The Dallara T12 or Dallara FR35-12 is a racing car developed by Italian manufacturer

Dallara Dallara is an Italian race car manufacturer, founded by its current President, Gian Paolo Dallara. After working for Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and De Tomaso, in 1972 in his native village of Varano de' Melegari (Parma), Italy he created ...

for use in the World Series Formula V8 3.5, a series originally formed from the

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top category. The T12 is the third generation of car used by the World Series by Renault/WS Formula V8 3.5, and was introduced at Silverstone on August 24, 2011. The T12 chassis featured a new,

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supplied by British firm Zytek Motorsport and designated as ZRS03. The car also featured a new

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developed by

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and a

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similar to the one first used in the

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. As the WS Formula V8 3.5 is a spec series, the T12 is raced by every team and driver on the grid.

References

External links

Dallara T12 Formula Renault 3.5 Technical SpecificationsDallara Official Website
{{Dallara World Series Formula V8 3.5 Open wheel racing cars T12