Footwork FA12

{{Short description|Formula One Car}}

{{Infobox racing car

| Image = 260px

| Car_name = Footwork FA12
Footwork FA12C

| Category = Formula One

| Constructor = Footwork Arrows

| Designer = Alan Jenkins (Technical Director)
Dave Amey (Chief Designer)

| Predecessor = Arrows A11C

| Successor = FA13

| Team = Footwork Grand Prix International

| Drivers = 9. {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto
10. {{flagicon|ITA}} Alex Caffi
10. {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| Technical ref ={{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/footwork-fa12.aspx|title=Footwork FA12|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/footwork-fa12c.aspx|title=Footwork FA12C|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}

| Chassis = Carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque

| Engine name = FA12: mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted, {{convert|3499|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}, Porsche 3512, 80° V12, NA
FA12C: mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted, {{convert|3493|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}, Ford DFR, 90° V8, NA

| Power = 680 hp @ 13,000 rpm (FA12 Porsche V-12),{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-porsche.aspx|title=Engine Porsche|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=14 December 2020}} 620-630 hp @ 11,250 rpm (FA12C Ford-Cosworth V-8){{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-ford-cosworth.aspx|title=Engine Ford Cosworth|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}

| Gearbox name = Hewland Transverse

| Type = semi-automatic

| Gears = 6-speed

| Differential =

| Front suspension =

| Rear suspension =

| Fuel = Shell

| Tyres = Goodyear

| Debut = 1991 San Marino Grand Prix

|Last_event=1991 Australian Grand Prix

| Races = 14

| Cons_champ = 0

| Drivers_champ = 0

| Wins = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest_laps = 0

|}}

The Footwork FA12 was a Formula One car designed and built by the Footwork Arrows team for the 1991 season. The number 9 car was driven by Michele Alboreto and the number 10 car was shared by Alex Caffi and Stefan Johansson. The team had no test driver.

The FA12 was intended to start the season, but the new Porsche 3512 engine was so large and bulky that the car had to be re-designed to install it properly,{{Cite web|url=http://www.forix.com/8w/engine-failures.html|title=8W - Why? - Engine failures|website=www.forix.com|access-date=14 December 2020}} so a 1990-based car called the A11C was used for the first three race meetings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Footwork+A11C&type=M|title=Footwork A11C - ChicaneF1.com|website=www.chicanef1.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}

The FA12 finally debuted at the San Marino Grand Prix, where Caffi failed to qualify the new car (Alboreto still had an A11C). For the following Monaco Grand Prix both drivers had FA12s - Caffi once again failed to qualify and Alboreto retired from the race. Stefan Johansson replaced Caffi at the Canadian Grand Prix after Caffi sustained injuries in a road accident;{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr505.html|title=Canadian GP, 1991|website=www.grandprix.com|access-date=14 December 2020}} this time both drivers qualified but both also retired from the race. The Mexican Grand Prix was the last appearance of the Porsche engine; Johansson failed to qualify and Alboreto again retired from the race.

Before the next race in France, the team switched to the Ford-Cosworth DFR 3.5-litre, V8 engine, in a modified version of the car designated the FA12C.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Footwork+FA12C&type=M|title=Footwork FA12C - ChicaneF1.com|website=www.chicanef1.com|access-date=14 December 2020}} But results were not much better; the last 10 races of the season yielded only 7 starts and 4 finishes, with a best placing of 10th.

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