Shadow DN7

{{Infobox racing car

| Image = 200px

| Car_name = Shadow DN7

| Category = Formula One

| Constructor = Shadow Racing Cars

| Designer = Tony Southgate

| Predecessor = DN5

| Successor = DN8

| Team = Shadow Racing Cars

| Drivers = {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Technical ref = {{cite web|last=Stats F1|title=Shadow DN7|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/shadow-dn7.aspx|accessdate=10 November 2012}}

| Chassis = Aluminium monocoque

| Front suspension =

| Rear suspension =

| Wheelbase = {{convert|2667|mm|in||abbr=on}}

| Track = Front: {{convert|1473|mm|in||abbr=on}}
Rear: {{convert|1549|mm|in||abbr=on}}

| Engine name = Matra MS73 V12

| Configuration =

| Capacity =

| Turbo/NA = NA

| Engine position =

| Gearbox name = Hewland TL 200

| Gears = 5-speed

| Type = manual

| Differential =

| Weight = {{convert|612|kg|lb||abbr=on}}

| Fuel = UOP

| Tyres = Goodyear

| Debut = 1975 Austrian Grand Prix

| Races = 2

| Cons_champ = 0

| Drivers_champ = 0

| Wins = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest_laps = 0

}}

The Shadow DN7 was a Formula One car used by the Shadow team in two races late in the 1975 Formula One season. Driven by Jean-Pierre Jarier, it never finished a race.

Development

The Shadow DN7 was designed by Tony Southgate and, in contrast to previous Shadow cars, the powerplant around which the car was designed was a V12. This was the Matra MS73 V12, selected with an eye towards the high speed circuits on the Formula One calendar. The chassis was similar to the DN5, and to allow for the increased consumption of the V12, the fuel tank capacity was increased.Hodges, 2001, pp. 208–209

Racing history

The DN7 only participated in two races, in Austria and Italy, driven by Jean-Pierre Jarier who qualified it 14th and 13th on the grid respectively. Mechanical failures meant that it was never classified as a finisher. As Matra decided to supply Ligier with its engines for 1976, Shadow did not continue with the car and Jarier reverted to the DN5 for the final race of the season in the United States.Nye, 1986, p. 234

=Complete Formula One World Championship results=

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)

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! Year

! Entrants

! Engines

! Tyres

! Drivers

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Points

! WCC

rowspan="2"| {{F1|1975}}

| rowspan="2"| UOP Shadow Racing Cars

| rowspan="2"| Matra V12

| rowspan="2"| {{Goodyear}}

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| ESP

| MON

| BEL

| SWE

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| ITA

| USA

| rowspan="2"|9.5*

| rowspan="2"|6th

align="left"| Jean-Pierre Jarier

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

* all points scored in 1975 were with the DN5

Notes

References

{{cite book|last=Nye|first=Doug|authorlink=Doug Nye|title=Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1966 – 1985|year=1985|publisher=Hazelton Publishing|location=Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom|isbn=0905138376}}
{{cite book|last=Hodges|first=David|title=A – Z of Grand Prix Cars|year=2001|publisher=Crowood Press|location=Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire|isbn=1861263392}}

External links

[http://www.shadow-dn7.com Shadow DN7 website]

Category:Shadow Formula One cars