The RAM 01 is an open-wheel
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
race car built by British team and constructor
RAM team in .
Design and development
The 01 was the first car built by the British team to participate in the 1983 Formula One world championship.
Designed by
Dave Kelly, the car was equipped with a 530-hp
Ford Cosworth DFY V8 powertrain with of torque, which drove the rear wheels through a five-speed
Hewland FGA manual gearbox. The chassis frame, an evolution of that of the
March 821
The March 821 was a British Formula One racing car used by the John MacDonald (Formula One), John MacDonald-owned RAM Racing in the 1982 Formula One World Championship. Regardless of its model designation, the car had no connection with long-est ...
, was of the aluminum monocoque type, while the braking system was composed of four ventilated disc brakes. The suspension consisted of double wishbones and shock absorbers with coil springs.
Racing history
With constant driver changes
Eliseo Salazar
Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela (born 14 November 1954) is a Chilean former racing driver. , he is the only Chilean to have participated in a Formula One World Championship. He made his Formula One debut on 15 March 1981, and ultimately contested 37 r ...
,
Jean-Louis Schlesser
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,
Jacques Villeneuve, Sr., and
Kenny Acheson
Kenneth Henry Acheson (born 27 November 1957) is a British former racing driver from Northern Ireland who competed for RAM Racing in the 1983 and 1985 Formula One seasons. He completed only one of his three race starts, finishing in 12th posit ...
, the team only managed to qualify twice, in the first and last races of the season.
References
{{F1 cars 1983
RAM Formula One cars