Maserati 450S group S (1956)

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Specifications

10 units built
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V8 (90^o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
4478cc, 93.8 x 81 mm
aluminium block and head
400 BHP (294.4 KW) @ 7200 RPM
360 Ft-Lbs (488 NM) @ 5500 RPM
DOHC, 2 valves/cyl - 16 valves total
aspiration: natural with 4 x Weber 45 IDM dual barrel carburetors
twin spark
dry sump
Colotti 5 speed manual gearbox
steel tubular Tipo 54 chassis
steering: worm and sector
790kg, 1180kg for Coupe Zagato

Results in WSCC

Season


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Nurburgring	Sverige
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	1000km	GP
Officine Alfieri Maserati					#T, oil leak

Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/0					1/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Harry Schell					T
Stirling Moss					T
Piero Taruffi					T

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

Officine Alfieri Maserati, 4501	#2, diffe rential				#1, rear axle*
Officine Alfieri Maserati, 4503		#19, 1st	#536, acci dent in practice	#2, oil tank	#2, acci dent	#7, 1st	#4, acci dent
Officine Alfieri Maserati, 4505			#537, brake pedal	#1, lost wheel
Officine Alfieri Maserati, 4507						#8, rear axle	#2, acci dent
Equipo Buell, 4508							#10, acci dent

Total points 20		10				10
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 13/2	1/0	1/1	2/0	2/0	2/0	2/1	3/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Stirling Moss	2		537	1, 2	1	7, 8	2, 4
Juan Manuel Fangio	2	19		1, 2
Jean Behra		19	536		2	7	2
Denis Jenkinson			537
Harry Schell				2	1	8	2
André Simon					2
Tony Brooks							4
Equipo Buell
Masten Gregory							10
Dale Duncan							10