RAM 01
{{Short description|Formula One car}}
{{Racing car
| Image = File:RAM 01.jpg
| Category = Formula One
| Constructor = RAM Racing
| Designer = Dave Kelly
| Drivers = Eliseo Salazar
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.
Kenny Acheson
Jonathan Palmer
| Chassis = Aluminium Honeycomb monocoque
| Front suspension = Double wishbones, pull-rod-actuated coil springs and dampers, anti-roll bar
| Rear suspension = Double wishbones, pull-rod-actuated coil springs and dampers, anti-roll bar
| Wheelbase = {{cvt|2692|mm|in}}
| Engine position = mid-mounted
| Engine name = Ford-Cosworth DFY
| Capacity = {{convert|2993|cc|cuin|abbr=on}}
| Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated
| Configuration = 90° V8
| Gearbox name = Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual.
| Tyres = Pirelli
| Fuel =
| Debut = 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Races = 17
| Wins = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| Weight = {{cvt|540|kg|lb}}
| Power = {{cvt|530|hp|kW}}
}}
The RAM 01, also known as the RAM March 01, is an open-wheel Formula One race car built by British team and constructor RAM Racing in {{f1|1983}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com//spec/518/RAM-March-01-Cosworth.html|title=1983 RAM March 01 Cosworth Specifications|website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}
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 {{cvt|390|Nm|lbft}} 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, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-ford-cosworth.aspx|title=Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com}}
Racing history
With constant driver changes Eliseo Salazar, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jacques Villeneuve, Sr., and Kenny Acheson, the team only managed to qualify twice, in the first and last races of the season.
The 01 was also used for the first two races of the {{F1|1984}} season, fitted with a Hart 1.5 litre turbocharged engine.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |
| Year
! Entrant ! Engine ! Tyres ! Drivers ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! Pts. ! WCC |
|---|
| rowspan="5"| {{F1|1983}}
| rowspan="5"| RAM Racing Team March | rowspan="5"| Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 | rowspan="5"| {{Pirelli}} | | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MON | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | EUR | RSA | |rowspan="5"|0 |rowspan="5"|NC |
| align="left"| Eliseo Salazar
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | |
| align="left"| Jean-Louis Schlesser
| | |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| align="left"| Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.
| | | | | | | |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | | | | | |
| align="left"| Kenny Acheson
| | | | | | | | |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 | |
| rowspan="2"| {{F1|1984}}
| rowspan="2"| Skol Bandit Formula 1 Team | rowspan="2"| Hart 415T 1.5 S4 tc | rowspan="2"| {{Pirelli}} | | BRA | RSA | BEL | SMR | FRA | MON | CAN | DET | DAL | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | EUR | POR |rowspan="2"|0 |rowspan="2"|NC |
| align="left"| Jonathan Palmer
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |