Arrows A7
Formula One racing car
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::summary Formula One racing car ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Image | Arrows A7 1984.jpg |
| Image_size | 275px |
| Caption | The A7 |
| Car_name | Arrows A7 |
| Category | Formula One |
| Constructor | Arrows |
| Designer | Dave Wass |
| Predecessor | A6 |
| Successor | A8 |
| Team | Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW |
| Drivers | 17. SWI Marc Surer |
- BEL Thierry Boutsen | | Technical ref | | | Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | | Front suspension | Double wishbones, push-rod dampers | | Rear suspension | Double wishbones | | Wheelbase | 2667 mm | | Track | Front: 1727 mm Rear: 1600 mm | | Engine name | BMW M12/13, | | Configuration | Straight 4, | | Capacity | 1499 cc, | | Turbo/NA | turbo, | | Engine position | mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | | Gearbox name | Arrows / Hewland | | Gears | 5-speed | | Type | manual | | Fuel | Valvoline | | Tyres | Goodyear | | Debut | 1984 Belgian Grand Prix | | Last_event | 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix | | Races | 14 | | Cons_champ | 0 | | Drivers_champ | 0 | | Wins | 0 | | Poles | 0 | | Fastest_laps | 0 | ::
| Image =Arrows A7 1984.jpg |Image_size=275px |Caption=The A7 | Car_name = Arrows A7 | Category = Formula One | Constructor = Arrows | Designer = Dave Wass | Predecessor = A6 | Successor = A8 | Team = Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW | Drivers = 17. SWI Marc Surer 18. BEL Thierry Boutsen | Technical ref = | Chassis = Aluminium monocoque | Front suspension = Double wishbones, push-rod dampers | Rear suspension = Double wishbones | Wheelbase = 2667 mm | Track = Front: 1727 mm Rear: 1600 mm | Engine name = BMW M12/13, | Configuration = Straight 4, | Capacity = 1499 cc, | Turbo/NA = turbo, | Engine position = mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | Gearbox name = Arrows / Hewland | Gears = 5-speed | Type = manual | Differential = | Fuel = Valvoline | Tyres = Goodyear | Debut = 1984 Belgian Grand Prix |Last_event=1984 Portuguese Grand Prix | Logo = | Races = 14 | Cons_champ = 0 | Drivers_champ = 0 | Wins = 0 | Poles = 0 | Fastest_laps = 0
The Arrows A7 was a Formula One car which the Arrows team used to compete in the 1984 Formula One season. The car made its debut at the 1984 Belgian Grand Prix held that year at Zolder. Driven by versatile Swiss fast man Marc Surer and Belgian Thierry Boutsen, the A7 scored only 3 points when Boutsen and Surer finished 5th and 6th respectively in the 1984 Austrian Grand Prix.
The A7 was the team's first time running a turbocharged engine. This was the same powerful BMW M12 Straight 4 which was also used by the Brabham team, though unlike Brabham who had BMW engineers looking after their engines, the Arrows engines were maintained and developed by Swiss engine guru Heini Mader. This left Arrows with around 800 bhp while the factory units were developing around 900 bhp
in the 9/1984 Sport Auto they found the Arrows A7 had a performance of: ::data[format=table]
| 1000 m | 16.6 s |
|---|---|
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Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW | BMW M12/13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 tc | BRA | RSA | BEL | SMR | FRA | MON | CAN | DET | DAL | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | EUR | POR | 3 | 11th | ||||
| Thierry Boutsen | Ret | 11 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | |||||||||
| Marc Surer | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||
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References
References
- [http://www.statsf1.com/es/arrows-a7.aspx Arrows A7 @ StatsF1]
- Sport Auto - 9/1984
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