Wolf WD1
| Category | Can-Am | ||||
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| Constructor | Dallara | ||||
| Designer | Giampaolo Dallara[1] | ||||
| Successor | Emiliani 380 | ||||
| Technical specifications | |||||
| Chassis | Aluminum monocoque[2] | ||||
| Engine | Chevrolet[3] 5,000 cc (305.1 cu in) V8 engine naturally-aspirated mid-engined | ||||
| Transmission | Hewland FT-200 5-speed manual | ||||
| Power | 550 hp (410 kW) | ||||
| Competition history | |||||
| Notable entrants | Walter Wolf Racing | ||||
| Notable drivers | Chris Amon Gilles Villeneuve | ||||
| Debut | 1977 Can-Am St. Jovite | ||||
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The Wolf WD1, also known as the Wolf-Dallara WD1, was a sports prototype race car, designed, developed, and built by British-Canadian constructor, Walter Wolf Racing, in partnership with Italian manufacturer, constructor, and design company, Dallara. It was designed to compete in the revived Can-Am series, in 1977.[4] It was driven by Chris Amon and Gilles Villeneuve. Its best result was a 3rd-place podium finish, at Road America in 1977; being driven by Villeneuve.[5] As with most Can-Am cars of the time, it was powered by the commonly used 5.0 L (310 cu in) Chevrolet small-block engine tuned by Falconer & Dunn.[6] To meet the Can-Am regulations, it was a sports car design with fully enclosed wheels, but the single seat was along the centerline.[7]
After competing in the Can-Am series, it was later converted to an open-wheel Formula 3 car in 1978, and was raced by Bobby Rahal in the European F3 series in 1978.[8] The F3 version was powered by a naturally-aspirated 2.0 L (120 cu in) Novamotor 2T-G four-cylinder engine, producing 170 PS (125 kW; 168 bhp), and 233 N⋅m (172 lb⋅ft) of torque.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wolf – F3History". www.f3history.co.uk.
- ↑ "Wolf-Dallara WD1". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Wolf WD1 Chev – primotipo…". primotipo...
- ↑ "Wolf Dallara WD1 1977 Can Am Car ex Amon / Villeneuve". racecarsdirect.com. 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Wolf Dallara WD1 - Photo Gallery". Racing Sports Cars. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018.
- ↑ "Wolf Dallara WD1". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "海外スポーツ: ウルフ、Can-Amにも進出" [International Sports: Wolf also debuts in Can-Am]. Car Graphic (in Japanese). No. 197, issue 8/77. Nigensha Publishing Co., Ltd. 25 July 1977. p. 250.
- ↑ "History – Walter Wolf World".
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