The Toleman TG183 was a Formula One racing car designed by

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and built and raced by Toleman Motorsport.

Design

The TG183 was distinctive in that it had twin rear wings and front wing mounted radiators. Unfortunately the front wing configuration caused the front of the car to move about at high speed and was eventually replaced by a more conventional front wing set up.

Competition summary

The car first raced in the last two races of the

1982 Formula One season The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 36th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It included two competitions run over the course of the year, the 33rd Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 25th Formula One World ...

driven by Derek Warwick. In the

1983 Formula One season The 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 37th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1983 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1983 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were conteste ...

an updated version of the car, designated TG183B, was introduced and Warwick was joined at Toleman by Bruno Giacomelli. The car also raced in the first four races of the

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when Ayrton Senna made his debut in the Formula 1 championship alongside former

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350cc and Formula 750 motorcycle World Champion Johnny Cecotto from Venezuela. The TG183B's last race meeting, the

1984 San Marino Grand Prix The 1984 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 6 May 1984. It was the fourth race of the 1984 Formula One World Championship. Report Pre-race A dispute between the Toleman team and tyre suppliers Pirelli lead to ...

saw the only time that Ayrton Senna would fail to qualify for a Grand Prix. After a dispute with tyre supplier

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which saw the team switch to

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, Toleman sat out the first day of qualifying rather than use the Italian rubber. In the second, wet qualifying session Senna's Hart 415T engine suffered a fuel pressure problem at the Tosa section of the Imola circuit, the furthest part of the track from the pits. He was unable to get back to the pits in time to record a time. The TG183B was replaced after four races of by the

Toleman TG184 The Toleman TG184 is a Formula One racing car designed by Rory Byrne and Pat Symonds and was used by Toleman Motorsport during the majority of the 1984 Formula One season. Engine Like its predecessor, the TG183B, the TG184 was powered by the ...

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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References

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