# Wolf WR7

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Wolf WR7 Fittipaldi F7 Keke Rosberg with his Wolf WR7 at Imola in 1979 Category Formula One Constructor Wolf/Fittipaldi Designer Harvey Postlethwaite Predecessor Wolf WR5/6 (Wolf) Fittipaldi F6A (Fittipaldi) Successor Fittipaldi F8 Technical specifications[1][2] Chassis Aluminium monocoque, with engine as a fully stressed member. Axle track Front: 1979: 1,626 mm (64.0 in) 1980: 1,778 mm (70.0 in) Rear: 1,626 mm (64.0 in) Wheelbase 1979: 2,667 mm (105.0 in) 1980: 2,642 mm (104.0 in) Engine Ford Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) 90° V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted. Transmission Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual gearbox, with Borg & Beck clutch. Tyres Goodyear Competition history Notable entrants Walter Wolf Racing Skol Fittipaldi Team Notable drivers James Hunt Keke Rosberg Emerson Fittipaldi Debut 1979 Argentine Grand Prix Races Wins Poles F/Laps 23 0 0 0 Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The **Wolf WR7** was a [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) car built for the [1979 season](/source/1979_Formula_One_season) by the [Walter Wolf Racing](/source/Walter_Wolf_Racing) team. Three examples of the car were produced. The first was WR7. A second car, **WR8**, was built to the same specification, while a slightly modified car, **WR9**, first appeared at the [British Grand Prix](/source/1979_British_Grand_Prix).[3] The cars were driven by [1976](/source/1976_Formula_One_season) champion [James Hunt](/source/James_Hunt) and [Keke Rosberg](/source/Keke_Rosberg). The engine was a [Ford Cosworth](/source/Ford_Motor_Company) [DFV](/source/Ford_Cosworth_DFV).

## Competition history

The car was designed by [Harvey Postlethwaite](/source/Harvey_Postlethwaite), previously responsible for the [Hesketh 308](/source/Hesketh_308) in which [James Hunt](/source/James_Hunt) won his first race. Wolf's former driver [Jody Scheckter](/source/Jody_Scheckter) left the team at the end of [1978](/source/1978_Formula_One_season), going to [Ferrari](/source/Scuderia_Ferrari), where he would win the [World Championship](/source/List_of_Formula_One_World_Drivers'_Champions). He was replaced by [1976 champion](/source/1965_Formula_One_season) James Hunt. When it was found that Hunt was unable to fit into the [Wolf WR5/6](/source/Wolf_WR5) chassis, a new car had to be built in a haste prior to the season opener in [Argentina](/source/1979_Argentine_Grand_Prix).[4] The cars proved unreliable and uncompetitive, with Hunt only finishing one of his six races in WR7 and WR8. The assertion made by *[Motor Sport](/source/Motor_Sport_(magazine))* magazine ahead of the season that Hunt was a driver likely to "quickly lose interest" when not provided with a competitive machine[4] proved right after the [1979 Monaco Grand Prix](/source/1979_Monaco_Grand_Prix) when he left the team to join [BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) as a commentator. [Keke Rosberg](/source/Keke_Rosberg) took over his drive for the remainder of the season, but also only finished one race. Rosberg crashed WR9 heavily during qualifying for the [Canadian Grand Prix](/source/1979_Canadian_Grand_Prix) so a hybrid car using WR8's monocoque, dubbed **WR8/9** was built up for his use in [the United States](/source/1979_United_States_Grand_Prix).[5]

At the end of the [1979 Formula One season](/source/1979_Formula_One_season), Walter Wolf, owner of the team, pulled out of Formula One and sold the assets of his organisation to [Wilson](/source/Wilson_Fittipaldi_J%C3%BAnior) and [Emerson Fittipaldi](/source/Emerson_Fittipaldi) for the use of their [Fittipaldi Automotive](/source/Fittipaldi_Automotive) team. The WR7 cars were raced as **Fittipaldi F7s** in the early part of the [1980 Formula One season](/source/1980_Formula_One_season) by Emerson Fittipaldi and Rosberg.

## 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 Entrants Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points WCC 1979 Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 Wolf WR8 Wolf WR8/9 Wolf WR9 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G ARG BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA 0 NC James Hunt Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Keke Rosberg 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 1980 Skol Fittipaldi Team Fittipaldi F7 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA 11 8th Emerson Fittipaldi NC 15 8 3 Ret 6 Ret Keke Rosberg 3 9 Ret Ret 7 DNQ Ret DNQ

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Wolf WR7](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wolf_WR7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Wolf WR7"](http://www.statsf1.com/en/wolf-wr7.aspx). *statsf1.com*. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Fittipaldi F7"](http://www.statsf1.com/en/fittipaldi-f7.aspx). *statsf1.com*. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LangVol3P280_3-0)** Lang, Mike (1983). *Grand Prix! Vol 3*. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 280. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85429-380-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85429-380-9).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mmm1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mmm1_4-1) [Jenkinson, Denis](/source/Denis_Jenkinson) (January 1979). ["Formula One Teams for 1979"](http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-1979/26/formula-one-teams-1979). *[Motor Sport](/source/Motor_Sport_(magazine)) magazine archive*. p. 26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LangVol3P326_5-0)** Lang, Mike (1983). *Grand Prix! Vol 3*. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 326. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85429-380-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85429-380-9).

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 Fittipaldi Automotive Founders Emerson Fittipaldi Wilson Fittipaldi Personnel Richard Divila Jo Ramírez Adrian Newey Harvey Postlethwaite Drivers Emerson Fittipaldi Keke Rosberg Chico Serra Formula One cars FD01 FD02 FD03 FD04 F5 F5A F6 F6A F7 F8 F8C F8D F9

v t e « previous Cars that competed in the 1979 Formula One season next » Alfa Romeo 177 Alfa Romeo 179 Arrows A1 Arrows A2 ATS D2 ATS D3 Brabham BT46 Brabham BT48 Brabham BT49 Ensign N177 Ensign N179 Ferrari 312T3/312T4/312T4B Fittipaldi F5A Fittipaldi F6/F6A Kauhsen WK Ligier JS11 Lotus 79 Lotus 80 McLaren M26 McLaren M28/M28B/M28C McLaren M29 Merzario A1B Merzario A2 Merzario A4 Rebaque HR100 Renault RS01 Renault RS10 Shadow DN9 Tyrrell 009 Williams FW06 Williams FW07 Wolf WR7-9

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