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!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|'''Lancia D50/Ferrari D50'''
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|  Category           ||   [[Formula One]] 
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|  F1 car             ||   Y 
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|  Constructor        ||   [[Lancia]] 
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|  Designer           ||   [[Vittorio Jano]] 
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|  Team               ||   [[Lancia|Scuderia Lancia]]<br>[[Scuderia Ferrari]] 
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|  Drivers            ||   {{flagiconITA}} [[Alberto Ascari]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Luigi Villoresi]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Eugenio Castellotti]]<br>{{flagiconARG}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Luigi Musso]]<br>{{flagiconUK}} [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]]<br>{{flagiconESP|1939}} [[Alfonso de Portago]] 
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|  Chassis            ||   Tubular [[spaceframe]], with stressed engine.
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|  Front suspension   ||   Unequal length, tubular [[double wishbone suspension|double wishbone]], with transverse [[leaf spring]] and inboard [[Shock absorber|dampers]].
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|  Rear suspension    ||   [[De Dion tube]], with transverse leaf spring and inboard dampers.
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|  Wheelbase          ||   2280mm 
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|  Track              ||   F: 1294mm<br>R: 1330mm 
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|  Engine name        ||   Lancia ''DS50'' 
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|  Capacity           ||   2488cc 
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|  Configuration      ||   90° [[V8 engine|V8]]. 
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|  Turbo/NA           ||   [[Naturally-aspirated engine|Naturally aspirated]], 
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| Engine position    ||   [[FMR layout|front-mounted]].<br>1954: 260bhp.<br>1955/6: 285bhp. 
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|  Gearbox name       ||   Lancia 
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|  Gears              ||   5-speed 
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|  Type               ||   [[manual gearbox|manual]] 
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|  Differential       ||   [[transaxle]]. 
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|  Weight             ||   620kg 
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|  Fuel               ||   [[Shell Oil Company|Shell]] 
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|  Tyres              ||   [[Pirelli]]/[[Englebert (tyre manufacturer)|Englebert]] 
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|  Debut              ||   [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix]] 
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|  Races              ||   '''14''' <br><small>Lancia: 4<br>Ferrari: 10</small> 
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|  Wins               ||   '''5''' <br><small>0<br>5</small> 
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|  Cons_champ         ||   
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|  Drivers_champ      ||   1 <small>({{F1|1956}}: [[Juan Manuel Fangio|Fangio]])</small> 
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|  Poles              ||   '''8''' <br><small>2<br>6</small> 
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| Fastest_laps       ||   '''5''' <br><small>1<br>4</small> 
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The '''Lancia D50''' was a [[Formula One]] [[racing car]] designed by [[Vittorio Jano]] for [[Lancia]] in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such as the use of the engine as a stressed chassis member, the off-centre positioning of the engine to allow a lower overall height, and pannier fuel cells for better weight distribution and aerodynamics. Six of the cars were built, two of them are displayed in Italian museums.

The D50 made its race debut toward the end of the [[1954 Formula One season]] in the hands of two-time and reigning World Champion, [[Italians|Italian]] driver [[Alberto Ascari]]. In its very first event Ascari took both pole position in qualifying and fastest race lap, although his car's clutch failed after only ten laps. Following Ascari's death, and in increasing financial trouble, the Lancia family sold their controlling share in the Lancia company, and the assets of Scuderia Lancia were given to [[Scuderia Ferrari]]. Ferrari continued to develop the car, although they removed many of Jano's most innovative designs, and the car was rebadged as the '''Lancia-Ferrari D50''' and later simply the '''Ferrari D50'''. [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] won the Formula One World Championship in 1956 with this car modified by Ferrari. During their competition lifespan D50s were entered into 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, winning five.



==External links==

*[http://videos.streetfire.net/search/f1+car/0/ab538c3f-ab0d-4965-9e8e-6486516b086d.htm Push-starting a Lancia D50]. ''www.streetfire.net'' (video)




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