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Minardi M02

Minardi M02
Mazzacane en Minardi F1 2000.jpg
Gastón Mazzacane in the M02
Category Formula One
Constructor Minardi
Designer(s) Gustav Brunner
Predecessor M01
Successor PS01
Technical specifications
Chassis Monocoque body in carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite
Suspension (front) In carbon push-rod with torsion bars; steel wishbones; F/S shock absorbers
Suspension (rear) As front
Length 4,420 mm (174 in)
Width 1,800 mm (71 in)
Height 950 mm (37 in)
Axle track Front: 1,452 mm (57 in)
Rear: 1,420.7 mm (56 in)
Wheelbase 3,050 mm (120 in)
Engine Cosworth RV10 (badged as Fondmetal) 3,000 cc (183 cu in) V10 (72°) naturally aspirated mid-mounted
Transmission Minardi titanium 6-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential
Weight 600 kg (1,323 lb)
Fuel Elf
Lubricants Elf
Brakes Brembo 6-piston calipers, carbon discs and pads
Tyres Bridgestone Potenza
Competition history
Notable entrants Telefónica Minardi Fondmetal
Notable drivers 20. Spain Marc Gené
21. Argentina Gastón Mazzacane
Debut 2000 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F.Laps
17 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0

The Minardi M02 was the car with which the Minardi Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One season. It was driven by the young Spaniard Marc Gené, in his second year with the team, and the Argentine rookie pay-driver Gastón Mazzacane. As ever, the car was a neat and tidy design, but hampered by a lack of power and testing mileage. The new fluorescent yellow colour scheme turned heads, but did little to improve the team's fortunes, as they eventually finished a de facto tenth in the Constructors' Championship, with no points but ahead of Prost due to a better finishing record. The team therefore qualified for some of the sport's television revenues in 2001.

At the end of the year, Telefonica pulled out of sponsoring the team, while Fondmetal boss Gabriele Rumi was forced to sell the team due to ill health, leaving team founder Giancarlo Minardi with the task of finding the budget for 2001. Fortunately, the team was eventually bought by the Australian entrepreneur, Paul Stoddart.

In 2014 British F1 engineering company TDF rebuilt chassis 1 and 2 for demonstration use. Chassis 2 was displayed and ran at speed on circuit at Zandvoort 'Festival Italia' driven by Jan Lammers. This was the first time an M02 chassis had run in public since 2001.

() (results in bold indicate pole position)



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