Ferrari 375 Plus group S (1954)

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8 units built
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Ferrari Lampredi Tipo 113, V12 (60º) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
4954cc, 84.0 x 74.5 mm
9.3:1
330 HP / 6000 rpm
light alloy block and head
7 main bearings
single overhead camshaft (SOHC), chain driven, 2 valves / cyl. - 24 valves total
aspiration, natural with 3 x Weber 46 DCF/3 carburetors
single spark plug per cylinder, two magnetos, firing order 1 - 12 - 5 - 8 - 3 - 10 - 6 - 7 - 2 - 11 - 4 - 9
water cooled
dry sump
4 speed manual gearbox
1st: 2.425/1
2nd: 1.72/1
3rd: 1.24/1
4th: 1.00/1
R: 2.98/1
final drive, 3.445/1, 3.556/1, 4.00/1, 4.43/1
Tipo 505 steel tubular frame rolling chassis, aluminium bodyshell
f suspension unequal-length wishbones, transverse leaf spring, Houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
r suspension de Dion, twin radius arms, transverse leaf spring, Houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers
worm-and-wheel steering
hydraulic drum brakes all around
length 4175 mm (164.4 in)
width 1600 mm / 63 in
height 1092 mm / 43 in
wheelbase 2600 mm (102.4 in)
f/r track 1325 mm (52.2 in) / 1284 mm (50.6 in)
wheels, 6.5 x 16"
tires, front 6.00 x 16", rear 7.00 x 16"
950kg, 50/50 % front/rear weight distribution
fuel tank, 190 lt
drag coefficient, 0.45

Results in WSCC

Season


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Carrera Pan
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	24h
Scuderia Ferrari, 0386AM		in entry list	#606, acci dent
Scuderia Ferrari, 0396AM			#536, acci dent	#4, 1st		#1, fatal acci dent*
Scuderia Ferrari, 0392AM			#538, driver ill	#5, gear box		#19, 1st
Scuderia Ferrari, 0384AM			#545, acci dent	#3, rear axle

Total points 20				10		10
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 9/2			4/0	3/1		2/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Scuderia Ferrari
Giuseppe Farina		+	606
Umberto Maglioli		+	545	3		19
Paolo Marzotto			536	3
Marino Marini			536
Giannino Marzotto			538
Gioia Tortima			538
Luigi Parenti			606
Froilan Gonzalez				4
Maurice Trintignant				4
Robert Manzon				5
Louis Rosier				5
John Edgar
Jack McAfee						1
Ford Robinson						1

*John Edgar entry

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Nurburgring	Sverige
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	1000km	GP

Howard Hively/ Troy Ruttman, 0384AM		#2, transm ission
Enrique Saenz Valiente/ Jorge Camano, 0398TF	#45, over heating

Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 2/0	1/0	1/0

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Nurburgring	Le Mans	Sverige	Venezuela
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	1000km	24h	GP	GP

Argentina Racing, 0398TF	#18, gear box

Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/0	1/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Argentina Racing
Luis Milán	18
Jorge Camano	18