Zakspeed 891

{{Infobox racing car

| Car_name = Zakspeed 891

| Image = File:Zakspeed-Yamaha 891 1989 Formula1 Bernd Schneider East Racing LSideFrontt SATM 05June2013 (14600643865).jpg

|Caption=The 891 of Bernd Schneider at the Technik Museum Sinsheim

| Category = Formula One

| Constructor = Zakspeed

| Designer = Gustav Brunner

| Predecessor = 881

| Team = West Zakspeed Racing

| Drivers = 34. {{flagicon|GER}} Bernd Schneider
35. {{flagicon|JPN}} Aguri Suzuki

| Technical ref ={{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/zakspeed-891.aspx |title=STATS F1 • Zakspeed 891 |publisher=Statsf1.com |access-date=2010-08-23}}

| Chassis = Carbon fibre and Kevlar Monocoque

| Front suspension = Double wishbones, push-rod operated shock absorbers

| Rear suspension = Double wishbones, push-rod operated shock absorbers

| Wheelbase = {{convert|2820|mm|in||abbr=on}}

| Track = Front: {{convert|1800|mm|in||abbr=on}}
Rear: {{convert|1650|mm|in||abbr=on}}

| Engine name = Yamaha OX88,

| Capacity = {{convert|3498|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}},

| Configuration = 75° V8,

| Turbo/NA = NA,

| Engine position = mid-engine, longitudinally mounted

| Gearbox name = Zakspeed

| Gears = 6-speed

| Type = manual

| Differential =

| Fuel = Castrol

| Tyres = Pirelli

| Weight =

| Debut = 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix

|Last_event=1989 Japanese Grand Prix

| Races = 2

| Wins = 0

| Cons_champ = 0

| Drivers_champ = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest_laps = 0

|}}

The Zakspeed 891 was a Formula One car for the {{f1|1989}} season run by the German Zakspeed team. Its drivers were German Bernd Schneider in his second year with the team and F1 rookie Aguri Suzuki from Japan.

This was the first Formula One car powered by a Yamaha engine.

Overview

Due to neither Schneider nor his {{f1|1988}} team mate Piercarlo Ghinzani scoring any points in the 881, the team was forced into pre-qualifying in order to be able to try to qualify for a race. While Schneider was able to qualify his car 25th for the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix, it would prove to be a false hope with the German only able to pre-qualify and qualify once more, at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix. Suzuki never made it past pre-qualifying at any of the 16 rounds during the season.

Most of this was attributed to what was found to be a very underpowered Yamaha engine. Late in the season following another double failure to pre-qualify at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Yamaha OX88 V8 was reported to be producing only {{Convert|560|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}.[http://www.statsf1.com/es/moteur-yamaha.aspx StatsF1 - Yamaha OX88] This compared badly to the base {{Convert|620|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} of the common Judd V8. It was also unfavorable in comparison to the {{Convert|650|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} - {{Convert|700|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} bhp of the top four engines, the V10's of Honda (McLaren) and Renault (Williams), the Ferrari V12, and the Cosworth built Ford V8 used by (Benetton). This made Schneider qualifying 21st for the following race in Japan all the more impressive.

The 891 was the last Formula One car to be produced by Zakspeed as the team pulled out of Grand Prix racing following the 1990 season. Yamaha also pulled out of Formula One at the end of 1989, but would later return with the Brabham team in {{f1|1991}}.

File:Yamaha OX88 engine rear.jpg|Yamaha's OX88 V8 engine used by Zakspeed in 1989.

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 ! Pts. ! WCC
rowspan="3"\| {{F1\|1989}} \| rowspan="3"\| West Zakspeed Racing \| rowspan="3"\| Yamaha OX88 V8 \| rowspan="3"\| {{Pirelli}} \| \| BRA \| SMR \| MON \| MEX \| USA \| CAN \| FRA \| GBR \| GER \| HUN \| BEL \| ITA \| POR \| ESP \| JPN \| AUS \|rowspan="3"\|0 \|rowspan="3"\|NC
align="left"\| Bernd Schneider \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#efcfff;"\| Ret \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ
align="left"\| Aguri Suzuki \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ \| style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| DNPQ

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