{{short description|Formula One car}} {{Infobox racing car | Car_name = Wolf WR1-4 | Image = Wolf WR1 at Barber 01.jpg | caption = <small>The WR1 demonstrated at [[Barber Motorsports Park]] in 2010</small> | Category = [[Formula One]] | WC_results_only = Yes | Constructor = [[Walter Wolf Racing]] | Designer = [[Harvey Postlethwaite]] | Predecessor = | Successor = [[Wolf WR5]] | Team = [[Walter Wolf Racing]] | Drivers = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]<br>{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]] | Technical ref = <ref name=stats>{{cite web|title=Wolf WR1|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr1.aspx|website=statsf1.com|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> | Chassis = [[Aluminium]] [[monocoque]], with engine as a fully stressed member. | Front suspension = | Rear suspension = | Length = | Width = | Height = | Wheelbase = {{convert|2616|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | Track = Front: {{convert|1410|mm|in||abbr=on}}<br>Rear: {{convert|1524|mm|in||abbr=on}} | Engine name = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth DFV]] | Capacity = {{convert|2993|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}} | Configuration = 90° [[V8 engine|V8]], | Turbo/NA = [[naturally aspirated]], | Engine position = [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|mid-mounted]]. | Gearbox name = [[Hewland]] FGA 400 | Gears = 6-speed | Type = [[manual gearbox]] | Differential = | Weight = {{convert|585|kg|lb}} | Fuel = [[Petrofina|FINA]] | Lubricants = [[Castrol]] | Tyres = [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] | Debut = [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix]] | Races = 27 | Wins = 3 | Poles = 1 | Fastest_laps = 2 | Podiums = 10 }}
The '''Wolf WR1''' was a [[Formula One]] car built for the [[1977 Formula One season|1977 season]] by the [[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 {{F1|1978}}.<ref name=mmm>{{cite journal|title=Water Wolf Racing|journal=Motor Sport Magazine|issue=December 1977|page=27|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1977/27/water-wolf-racing}}</ref> The original car was driven exclusively by South African future 1979 World Champion [[Jody Scheckter]] in 1977. WR3 and WR4 were also driven by fellow future World Champion [[Keke Rosberg]] in the 1978 season.
==Design and competition history== For the [[1976 Formula One season]], Canadian [[Walter Wolf]] had bought 60% of the team [[Frank Williams Racing Cars]], agreeing to keep on previous owner [[Frank Williams (Formula One)|Williams]] as manager. However, Williams left the team before the start of the 1977 season to form his new team [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering]]. Having run a renamed [[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]], who had worked at [[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]]. The South African would go on to win two additional races, the prestigious [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]] and the team's home race in [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]], 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 [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] in WR3 and one [[pole position]] with WR2 at [[1977 German Grand Prix|Hockenheim]].<ref name=stats/><ref>{{cite web|title=Wolf WR2|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr2.aspx|website=statsf1.com|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wolf WR3|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr3.aspx|website=statsf1.com|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref>
With the arrival of [[Ground effect (cars)|ground effect]] 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]] for their new recruit [[Keke Rosberg]], who finished just one of his races in the car, at the [[1978 German Grand Prix]]. Scheckter scored one more podium finish in WR1 at the [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix]]. Halfway through the season, the WR1 design was replaced with the new [[Wolf WR5]].<ref name=stats/><ref>{{cite web|title=Wolf WR4|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr4.aspx|website=statsf1.com|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wolf WR1 Cosworth|url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/604/Wolf-WR1-Cosworth.html|website=ultimatecarpage.com|access-date=6 December 2015|first=Wouter|last=Melissen}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Jones|editor1-first=Bruce|title=Formel 1 Enzyklopädie|date=1999|location=Berlin|isbn=3328008489|page=104|language=de}}</ref>
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==Complete Formula One World Championship results== ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Drivers ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Points ! WCC |- !rowspan="2"| {{F1|1977}} |rowspan="2"| [[Walter Wolf Racing]] |rowspan="2"| WR1<br>WR2<br>WR3 | | [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] | [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] | [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]] | [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]] | [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] | [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]] | [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]] | [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] | [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] | [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]] | [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] | [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] !rowspan="2"| 55 !rowspan="2"| 4th |- | [[Jody Scheckter]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''1'' |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2''' |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''10'' |- !rowspan="4"| {{F1|1978}} |rowspan="3"| [[Walter Wolf Racing]] |rowspan="3"| WR1<br>WR4 | | [[1978 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] | [[1978 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] | [[1978 South African Grand Prix|RSA]] | [[1978 United States Grand Prix West|USW]] | [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | [[1978 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | [[1978 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] | [[1978 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]] | [[1978 French Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1978 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | [[1978 German Grand Prix|GER]] | [[1978 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] | [[1978 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] | [[1978 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | [[1978 United States Grand Prix|USA]] | [[1978 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] | !rowspan="4"| 24{{sup|1}} !rowspan="4"| 5th |- | [[Jody Scheckter]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |- | [[Bobby Rahal]] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | |- |rowspan="1"| [[Theodore Racing]] |rowspan="1"| WR3<br>WR4 | [[Keke Rosberg]] | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNPQ | | | |} {{sup|1}}4 points were scored using WR1-4, the remaining points were scored using the [[Wolf WR5|WR5-6]].
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{commons category|Wolf WR1}} * [http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/604/Wolf-WR1-Cosworth.html Car Profile]
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