# Wolf WR1 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wolf_WR1 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wolf_WR1.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_WR1 > Source revision: 1320979084 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Formula One car Racing car model Wolf WR1-4 The WR1 demonstrated at Barber Motorsports Park in 2010 Category Formula One Constructor Walter Wolf Racing Designer Harvey Postlethwaite Successor Wolf WR5 Technical specifications[1] Chassis Aluminium monocoque, with engine as a fully stressed member. Axle track Front: 1,410 mm (56 in) Rear: 1,524 mm (60.0 in) Wheelbase 2,616 mm (103.0 in) Engine Ford Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) 90° V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted. Transmission Hewland FGA 400 6-speed manual gearbox Weight 585 kilograms (1,290 lb) Fuel FINA Lubricants Castrol Tyres Goodyear Competition history Notable entrants Walter Wolf Racing Notable drivers Jody Scheckter Keke Rosberg Debut 1977 Argentine Grand Prix Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 27 3 10 1 2 Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. The **Wolf WR1** was a [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) car built for the [1977 season](/source/1977_Formula_One_season) by the [Walter Wolf Racing](/source/Walter_Wolf_Racing) team. Four examples of the car were produced. The first, completed well before the start of the season, was the WR1. Another two identical cars were built: **WR2**, finished ahead of the first race; and **WR3**, ready in March 1977. At the end of the season, a fourth car, **WR4**, was produced with slight adjustments, and WR1 was remodeled in similar fashion for [1978](/source/1978_Formula_One_season).[2] The original car was driven exclusively by South African future 1979 World Champion [Jody Scheckter](/source/Jody_Scheckter) in 1977. WR3 and WR4 were also driven by fellow future World Champion [Keke Rosberg](/source/Keke_Rosberg) in the 1978 season. ## Design and competition history For the [1976 Formula One season](/source/1976_Formula_One_season), Canadian [Walter Wolf](/source/Walter_Wolf) had bought 60% of the team [Frank Williams Racing Cars](/source/Frank_Williams_Racing_Cars), agreeing to keep on previous owner [Williams](/source/Frank_Williams_(Formula_One)) as manager. However, Williams left the team before the start of the 1977 season to form his new team [Williams Grand Prix Engineering](/source/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering). Having run a renamed [Hesketh 308C](/source/Hesketh_308C) in 1976, Wolf now needed to build his own car, recruiting a group of talented designers for the job, spearheaded by [Harvey Postlethwaite](/source/Harvey_Postlethwaite), who had worked at [Hesketh Racing](/source/Hesketh_Racing). WR1 became the team's first self-constructed car and it made an instant impression when Scheckter won on its début at the [1977 Argentine Grand Prix](/source/1977_Argentine_Grand_Prix). The South African would go on to win two additional races, the prestigious [Monaco Grand Prix](/source/1977_Monaco_Grand_Prix) and the team's home race in [Canada](/source/1977_Canadian_Grand_Prix), all in the WR1 chassis. He eventually finished the Championship in second place. Overall, WR1 was the most successful of the three chassis used in 1977: it raced in ten of the 17 races, scoring all three wins and one fastest lap. Scheckter managed another fastest lap at the [Japanese Grand Prix](/source/1977_Japanese_Grand_Prix) in WR3 and one [pole position](/source/Pole_position) with WR2 at [Hockenheim](/source/1977_German_Grand_Prix).[1][3][4] With the arrival of [ground effect](/source/Ground_effect_(cars)) in 1978, the car became obsolete, even in its remodelled WR4 configuration, and was used only in some of the races. WR3 and later WR4 were given to [Theodore Racing](/source/Theodore_Racing) for their new recruit [Keke Rosberg](/source/Keke_Rosberg), who finished just one of his races in the car, at the [1978 German Grand Prix](/source/1978_German_Grand_Prix). Scheckter scored one more podium finish in WR1 at the [1978 Monaco Grand Prix](/source/1978_Monaco_Grand_Prix). Halfway through the season, the WR1 design was replaced with the new [Wolf WR5](/source/Wolf_WR5).[1][5][6][7] ## Complete Formula One World Championship results ([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:F1_driver_results_legend_2)) (results in **bold** indicate pole position; results in *italics* indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WCC 1977 Walter Wolf Racing WR1 WR2 WR3 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN 55 4th Jody Scheckter 1 Ret 2 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 1 10 1978 Walter Wolf Racing WR1 WR4 ARG BRA RSA USW MON BEL ESP SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN 241 5th Jody Scheckter 10 Ret Ret Ret 3 Bobby Rahal Ret Theodore Racing WR3 WR4 Keke Rosberg 10 NC Ret DNPQ 14 points were scored using WR1-4, the remaining points were scored using the [WR5-6](/source/Wolf_WR5). ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stats_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stats_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stats_1-2) ["Wolf WR1"](http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr1.aspx). *statsf1.com*. Retrieved 6 December 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mmm_2-0)** ["Water Wolf Racing"](http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1977/27/water-wolf-racing). *Motor Sport Magazine* (December 1977): 27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Wolf WR2"](http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr2.aspx). *statsf1.com*. Retrieved 7 December 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Wolf WR3"](http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr3.aspx). *statsf1.com*. Retrieved 7 December 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Wolf WR4"](http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr4.aspx). *statsf1.com*. Retrieved 7 December 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Melissen, Wouter. ["Wolf WR1 Cosworth"](http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/604/Wolf-WR1-Cosworth.html). *ultimatecarpage.com*. Retrieved 6 December 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Jones, Bruce, ed. (1999). *Formel 1 Enzyklopädie* (in German). Berlin. p. 104. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3328008489](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3328008489).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher)) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Wolf WR1](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wolf_WR1). - [Car Profile](http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/604/Wolf-WR1-Cosworth.html) v t e Walter Wolf Racing Founder Walter Wolf Drivers Jody Scheckter Keke Rosberg James Hunt Bobby Rahal Formula One cars WR1 WR2 WR3 WR4 WR5 WR6 WR7 WR8 WR8/9 WR9 v t e « previous Cars that competed in the 1977 Formula One season next » Apollon Fly Brabham BT45/BT45B Boro 001 BRM P201B BRM P207 Ensign N177 Ferrari 312T2B Fittipaldi FD04 Fittipaldi F5 Hesketh 308E Kojima KE009 LEC CRP1 Ligier JS7 Lotus 78 March 761/761B March 771 McGuire BM1 McLaren M23 McLaren M26 Penske PC4 Renault RS01 Shadow DN5B Shadow DN8 Surtees TS19 Tyrrell 007 Tyrrell P34 Wolf WR1-3 v t e « previous Cars that competed in the 1978 Formula One season next » Arrows A1 Arrows FA1 ATS D1 ATS HS1 Brabham BT45C Brabham BT46/B/C Ensign N175 Ensign N177 Ferrari 312T2B/312T3 Fittipaldi F5A Hesketh 308E Ligier JS7 Ligier JS7/9 Ligier JS9 Lotus 78 Lotus 79 Martini MK23 McLaren M23 McLaren M26 Merzario A1 Renault RS01 Shadow DN8 Shadow DN9 Surtees TS19 Surtees TS20 Theodore TR1 Tyrrell 008 Williams FW06 Wolf WR1-4 Wolf WR5-6 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wolf WR1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_WR1) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_WR1?action=history)). 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