{{Short description|1952–1953 Formula 2 racing car}} {{Redirect|Ferrari 500|Ferrari 500 TR|Ferrari Monza|500 Superfast|Ferrari America}} {{refimprove|date=April 2016}} {{Racing car | Car_name = Ferrari 500 | Image = Ferrari 500 F2 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection.jpg | Category = Formula One | WC_results_only = Y | Constructor = Ferrari | Designer = Aurelio Lampredi | Predecessor = 212 | Successor = 553 | Team = Scuderia Ferrari <br> Ecurie Rosier <br> Ecurie Francorchamps <br> Scuderia Centro Sud | Drivers = {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Ascari <br> {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Farina <br> {{flagicon|GBR}}Mike Hawthorn | Technical ref = <ref name=StatsF1>{{cite web|publisher=Stats F1|title=Ferrari 500|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari-500.aspx|access-date=19 November 2015}}</ref> | Chassis = Single-seater, tubular frame | Front suspension = Double wishbones, transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, lever arm shock absorber | Rear suspension = De Dion axle, twin-trailing arms, transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, lever arm shock absorber | Wheelbase = {{convert|2197|mm|in||abbr=on}} | Track = Front: {{convert|1308|mm|in||abbr=on}} <br>Rear: {{convert|1245|mm|in||abbr=on}} | Engine name = ''Lampredi'' | Capacity = {{convert|1984.86|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}} | Configuration = L4 | Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated, | Engine position = front engine, longitudinally mounted | Gearbox name = Ferrari | Gears = 4-speed | Type = manual | Differential = | Weight = {{Convert|560|kg|lb|abbr=on}} dry | Fuel = Shell | Tyres = Pirelli<br>Dunlop<br>Englebert | Debut = 1952 Swiss Grand Prix | Races = 19 | Wins = 14 | Cons_champ = | Drivers_champ = 2 | Poles = 13 | Fastest_laps = 12 }} The '''Ferrari 500''' was a Formula 2 racing car designed by Aurelio Lampredi and used by Ferrari in {{f1|1952}} and {{f1|1953}}, when the World Championship was run to F2 regulations.
==Racing history== thumb|left|alt=Ferrari 500 For 1952, the FIA announced that Grand Prix races counting towards the World Championship of Drivers would be run to Formula 2 specification rather than to Formula 1, after the withdrawal of Alfa Romeo from the sport. Ferrari were the only team to have a car specifically designed for the new formula. The car was powered by an inline four-cylinder engine which was mounted behind the front axle, improving weight distribution. Alberto Ascari used the car to win his first world championship, winning all but one race with the simple 500. The race he missed was because he was driving the 4.5-litre Ferrari at the Indianapolis 500, however Ferrari won the race he was absent from as well. The following season, Ascari won his second world championship, and Ferrari won all but the final race, which was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, back in racing after an accident which had damaged his neck.
Ascari won seven consecutive World Championship races in the 500, a record which stood until Sebastian Vettel broke it in 2013. If the 1953 Indianapolis 500 (which was run to a different formula, and in which Ascari was not entered) is discounted, the run is extended to nine.
==625 F1== For the 1954 season and the return to Formula One engine regulations, Ferrari 500 chassis were modified for the new regulations with the 2.5-litre 625 engine and would win two more races, one each in 1954 and 1955, although it was not quite fast enough compared to the Mercedes-Benz W196 and Maserati 250F. Despite two new models appearing during this period the 625 was not completely replaced until {{f1|1956}} when Ferrari began using the D50 chassis Ferrari purchased along with the Lancia Formula One team.<ref name="Ferrari 625">{{cite web|url=https://formula1.ferrari.com/en/625-f1/|title=Ferrari 625 F1|website=formula1.ferrari.com|access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref> In May 1955, Maurice Trintignant had won the Monte Carlo GP for the first time for Ferrari.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://formula1.ferrari.com/en/happened-today-05-22/|title=Ferrari's first victory at Monte Carlo|website=formula1.ferrari.com|access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>
The 625 F1 ''Lampredi'' inline-four engine displaced 2498.32 cc and could produce between {{convert|210–230|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} at 7000 rpm with two Weber 50DCO carburettors. The car had an independent front suspension and de Dion axle at the rear. Transverse leaf-springs and Houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers were used on both ends.<ref name="Ferrari 625" /><gallery caption="1954 Ferrari 625 F1"> File:Ferrari 625 Donington pits.jpg|alt= Ferrari 625F1 bei einem Oldtimer-Rennen in Donington 2007 File:1954 Ferrari 625 F1 front.jpg|alt=Ferrari 625 F1 front view File:1954 Ferrari 625 F1 rear.jpg|alt=Ferrari 625 F1 rear view File:Ferrari 500 (Motor, 2480 cm³), Bj. 1954.jpg|alt= engine Ferrari 625F1 File:1954 Ferrari 625 F1 interior.jpg|alt=Ferrari 625 F1 interior view </gallery>{{Clear}}
==Technical data== thumb|Basic technical information about the Ferrari 500 F2 {| class="prettytable" |----- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" ! width="24%"|Technical data ! width="38%"|500 F2 ! width="38%"|625 F1 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Engine: || colspan="2" align="center" |Front mounted 4-cylinder in-line engine |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |displacement: || align="center"|1985 cm<sup>3</sup> || align="center"|2498 cm<sup>3</sup> |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Bore x stroke: || align="center"|90 x 78 mm || align="center" |94 x 90 mm |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Compression: || colspan="2" align="center" |13.0:1 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Max power at rpm: || align="center"|185 hp at 7 500 rpm || align="center"|210 hp at 7 000 rpm |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Valve control: || colspan="2" align="center" |Double Overhead Camshafts, 2 valves per cylinder |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Carburetor: || colspan="2" align="center" |2 Weber 50 DCO |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Gearbox: || colspan="2" align="center" |4-speed manual, transaxle |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |suspension front: || colspan="2" align="center" |Double cross links, transverse leaf spring |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |suspension rear: || colspan="2" align="center" |De Dion axle, double longitudinal links, transverse leaf spring |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Brakes: || colspan="2" align="center" |Hydraulic drum brakes |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Chassis & body: || colspan="2" align="center" |Oval tube frame with aluminum body |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Wheelbase: || colspan="2" align="center" |216 cm |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Dry weight: || align="center" |560 kg || align="center" |600 kg |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Top speed: || align="center" |260 km/h || align="center" |270 km/h |}
==Partial Formula One World Championship results== {{main|Ferrari Grand Prix results}} (This table contains results of Ferrari works cars; privateer results can be found here)
(key) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Tyres ! Driver ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 !Points !WCC |- !rowspan="6"| {{F1|1952}} |rowspan="6"| 500 |rowspan="6"| 500 2.0 L4 |rowspan="6"| {{Pirelli}} | | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA | |rowspan="6"| n/a{{sup|1}} |rowspan="6"| n/a{{sup|1}} |- |align="left"|Giuseppe Farina |style="background-color:#efcfff"| '''Ret/<br>Ret<sup>2</sup>''' | |style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2 |style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2 |style="background-color:#cfcfff"| '''6''' |style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2 |style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4 | |- |align="left"|Piero Taruffi |style="background-color:#ffffbf"| ''1'' | |style="background-color:#efcfff"| Ret |style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3 |style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2 |style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4 | |style="background-color:#cfcfff"| 7 | |- |align="left"|Andre Simon |style="background-color:#efcfff"| Ret<sup>2</sup> | | | | | | |style="background-color:#cfcfff"| 6 | |- |align="left"|Alberto Ascari | | |style="background-color:#ffffbf"| '''''1''''' |style="background-color:#ffffbf"| '''''1''''' |style="background-color:#ffffbf"| ''1'' |style="background-color:#ffffbf"| '''''1''''' |style="background-color:#ffffbf"| '''''1''''' |style="background-color:#ffffbf"| '''''1''''' | |- |align="left"|Luigi Villoresi | | | | | | |style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3 |style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3 | |- !rowspan="5"| {{F1|1953}} |rowspan="5"| 500 |rowspan="5"| 500 2.0 L4 |rowspan="5"| {{Pirelli}} | | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA |rowspan="5"| n/a{{sup|1}} |rowspan="5"| n/a{{sup|1}} |- |align="left"|Giuseppe Farina |style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret | |style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2 |style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret |style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 5 |style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3 |style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| 1 |style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2 |style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2 |- |align="left"|Alberto Ascari |style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''''1''''' | |style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''1''' |style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| 1 |style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| '''4''' |style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''''1''''' |style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| '''''8''''' <sup>2</sup> |style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| ''1'' |style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| '''Ret''' |- |align="left"|Mike Hawthorn |style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 4 | |style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 4 |style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 6 |style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| 1 |style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 5 |style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3 |style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3 |style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 4 |- |align="left"|Luigi Villoresi |style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2 | |style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| ''Ret'' |style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2 |style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 6 |style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| Ret |style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 8 <sup>2</sup> |style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| 6 |style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| 3 |- !colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|pages=37, 135–6, 179, 355, 378 and 388 |isbn=0851127029}}</ref>}}}} |}
*1 – The Constructors' World Championship did not exist before 1958. *2 – Shared Drive.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/fer500.htm Ferrari 500 at www.ddavid.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906084233/http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/fer500.htm |date=2011-09-06 }} * [https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/history/garage/1951/500-f2 Ferrari 500 F2: Ferrari History] * [https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/history/garage/1951/625-f1 Ferrari 625 F1: Ferrari History]
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Tipo 500 Category:Formula Two cars Category:Formula One championship–winning cars