The Dallara 3087 is a

Formula 3000 Formula 3000 (F3000) was a type of open wheel, single seater formula racing, occupying the tier immediately below Formula One and above Formula Three. It was so named because the cars were powered by 3.0 L engines. Formula 3000 championships ...

car, first used in the

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, with which the

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team competed in the first race of the

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. Driven by

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, it failed to pass pre-qualifying with its fastest time being 18 seconds slower than the time set by

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for pole position. The BMS Scuderia Italia team replaced the car for the next race with Dallara F188 which was specifically designed for Formula One.

Development

Giuseppe Lucchini was an Italian steel tycoon and motorsport enthuasist who had set up a racing team,

Scuderia Italia BMS Scuderia Italia SpA (sometimes referred to as simply Scuderia Italia) is an Italian auto racing team founded by Italian steel magnate and motorsports enthusiast Giuseppe Lucchini in 1983. Initially named Brixia Motor Sport (BMS) the team bri ...

, to participate in the Italian Rally Championship and later the

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. For 1988, he turned to Formula One and contracted

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to build a suitable car, to be designated a Dallara F188, around a 3.5-litre

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. Dallara did not have their planned F188 chassis ready for Scuderia Italia to start the

. However, in order to fulfil its obligations to participate in the World Championship, a team had to participate in all the season's races. Therefore, for the first race in

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, Scuderia Italia brought a chassis designated the 3087. This was Dallara's

car first used in

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by two Italian teams, adapted to meet the Formula One regulations. It was equipped with a 3-litre

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engine with the rev limiter removed; all other normally aspirated cars in Formula One had larger 3.5-litre engines. It was driven by Italian

who had previously driven in Formula One for

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Race history

International Formula 3000

As a Formula 3000 car, the car debuted in the

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season and was used by EuroVenturini and

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teams, both paired with Cosworth DFV engines.

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was the only driver to use the car all season, where he scored the car's only points at Spa, which was red-flagged due to an accident involving Alfonso de Vinuesa and

Luis Pérez-Sala Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner (born 15 May 1959) is a Spanish former racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars. He was also the team principal of HRT Formula 1 Team during the 2012 F1 season. Pérez- ...

. Forti was the only team to use the chassis in

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(alongside with

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T88/50), but the team did not score any points at all with either car that year. Forti switched to Lola T89/50 chassis full-time for the following season, ending the car's participation in Formula 3000.

Formula One

For the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix, the car passed Formula One scrutineering, allowing Caffi to take part in pre-qualifying. He predictably finished in last place, 18 seconds slower than the pole position time of

and did not qualify for the race. The F188 chassis, fitted with the Cosworth DFZ 3.5 litre engine, was ready in time for the next race in

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. It would be used for the remainder of the

. The Dallara 3087 is the last non-Formula One car and the last car to use original Cosworth DFV engine to enter a Formula One Grand Prix.

Complete Formula One results

( key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

External links

Dallara 3087 at histomobile1988 Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying
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