Zakspeed 871

{{Infobox racing car

| Image = File:Zakspeed 871.JPG

| Category = Formula One

| Car_name = Zakspeed 871

|Caption=The 871 of Christian Danner

| Constructor = Zakspeed

| Team = West Zakspeed Racing

| Designer = Chris Murphy
Heinz Zollner

| Predecessor = 861

| Successor = 881

| Drivers = 9. {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle
10. {{flagicon|GER}} Christian Danner

| Technical ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/zakspeed-871.aspx |title=STATS F1 • Zakspeed 871 |publisher=Statsf1.com |access-date=2010-08-23}}

| Chassis = Carbon fibre Monocoque

| Front suspension = Double wishbones, pullrods

| Rear suspension = Double wishbones, pullrods

| Wheelbase = {{convert|2800|mm|in||abbr=on}}

| Track = Front: {{convert|1800|mm|in||abbr=on}}
Rear: {{convert|1670|mm|in||abbr=on}}

| Engine position = mid-engine, longitudinally mounted

| Engine name = Zakspeed 1500/4

| Capacity = {{convert|1495|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}},

| Turbo/NA = turbo (4.0 Bar limited),

| Configuration = Straight 4,

| Gearbox name = Hewland / Zakspeed

| Gears = 6-speed

| Type = manual

| Differential =

| Tyres = Goodyear

| Fuel = Wintershall / Castrol

| Weight = {{convert|560|kg|lb||abbr=on}}

| Debut = 1987 San Marino Grand Prix

|Last_event=1987 Australian Grand Prix

| Races = 15

| Cons_champ = 0

| Drivers_champ = 0

| Wins = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest_laps = 0

}}

The Zakspeed 871 was a Formula One car designed by Chris Murphy and Heinz Zollner and raced by Zakspeed in the 1987 Formula One season.

Background

= Engine =

The car was powered by the team's own 1.5 litre, 1500/4 straight 4 turbo engine, which was rated at about {{Convert|820|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} for the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.gurneyflap.com/zakspeedengine.html |title=Zakspeed F1 Engines at |publisher=Gurneyflap.com |access-date=2012-01-07}}

= Sponsorship =

The team's main sponsor was German tobacco company West.

= Drivers =

Martin Brundle had moved after 3 years at Tyrrell to be Zakspeed's lead driver, in a virtual driver swap with Jonathan Palmer, who had left Zakspeed after two seasons to drive for Tyrrell. Brundle was joined by former Formula 3000 champion Christian Danner, who had moved from Arrows.

Racing history

After using the 861 for the first race in Brazil, the 871 made its debut in Brundle's hands at the San Marino Grand Prix where he qualified 15th and scored 2 points for finishing 5th.{{cite web |last1=Mowbray |first1=Jennie |title=#F1 HISTORY: MARTIN BRUNDLE AND THE 1987 ZAKSPEED 871 |url=https://thejudge13.com/2015/08/20/f1-history-martin-brundle-and-the-1987-zakspeed-871/ |website=thejudge13.com |access-date=1 June 2023}} This happened to be the only time that Zakspeed would ever score a point during their time in Formula One.

The 871 was replaced for the {{f1|1988}} season by the team's last turbo car, the Zakspeed 881 which would be again powered by the team's own turbocharged engine.

Complete Formula One results

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Year ! Team ! Engine ! Tyres ! Drivers ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! Points ! WCC
rowspan="3"\| {{F1\|1987}} \| rowspan="3"\| West Zakspeed Racing \| rowspan="3"\| Zakspeed 1500/4 S4 tc \| rowspan="3"\| {{Goodyear}} \| \| BRA \| SMR \| BEL \| MON \| DET \| FRA \| GBR \| GER \| HUN \| AUT \| ITA \| POR \| ESP \| MEX \| JPN \| AUS \|rowspan="3"\|2 \|rowspan="3"\|10th
align="left"\| Martin Brundle \| \| style="background:#dfffdf;"\| 5 \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#cfcfff;"\| 7 \| \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#cfcfff;"\| NC \| style="background:#cfcfff;"\| NC \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#000; color:white;"\| DSQ \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#cfcfff;"\| 11 \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret
align="left"\| Christian Danner \| \| \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| EX \| style="background:#cfcfff;"\| 8 \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#cfcfff;"\| 9 \| style="background:#cfcfff;"\| 9 \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#cfcfff;"\| 7

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Year

! Team

! Engine

! Tyres

! Drivers

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6