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Maserati
250F (1954)
Formula One car, 26 examples.
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Handelsgeselschaft · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Straight six, normally aspirated
- Power
- 164 kW / 223 PSFactory: 220 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Gioacchino Colombo (design); Valerio Colotti (chassis, suspension, transmission)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Maserati 250F (1954) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Handelsgeselschaft · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maserati 250F (1954) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
Maserati 250F (1954) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Thomas Bersy · CC BY-SA 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Maserati built the 250F for the 2.5-litre Formula that began in 1954, after Alfa Romeo withdrew from Grand Prix racing. The company engaged Gioacchino Colombo, formerly chief designer at Ferrari, together with an engineer who was made responsible for the chassis, suspension and transmission.
The first two cars were prepared for Juan Manuel Fangio and a young protege. The car drew considerable interest from privateers, since Maserati was the only marque offering a competitive 2.5-litre car for them. The straight-six was a normally aspirated engine based on the A6SSG, and it produced 220 bhp at 7400 rpm on the special methanol fuel mix used in 1954.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 250F (1954).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Straight six, normally aspirated1 Independently researched |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 164 kW / 223 PSFactory: 220 hp · converted1 Independently researchedInitial 1954 output on the special methanol fuel mix. Unit kept as written ('bhp'). |
| Power at | 7,400 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Transaxle1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Multi-tubular ladder-type frame, not a true spaceframe; 40 mm side rails1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Independent, wishbones1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | De Dion, mounted ahead of the transaxle1 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
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Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
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Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Grand Prix Cars - Maserati 250F Level C ddavid.com (archived)
- Maserati chose a straight six normally aspirated engine configuration
- the engine produced an initial 220 bhp at 7,400 rpm
- initial 220 bhp at 7,400 rpm
- transaxle
- multi-tubular but based more on the traditional ladder principle rather than a true spaceframe
- Standard wishbone independent front suspension
- de Dion rear suspension was used
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