Last victory for the H?

[Ranger]

When was the last GP victory for an H-pattern gearbox? I'm guessing sometime between 1990-93 but I don't know the specifics.

[Sonic]

I believe it may be the 1992 spa GP with the Benetton B192. Martin drove it a few times on ITV F1 for various segments and it had a H box. http://www.gurneyflap.com/Resources/BENETTON-4113.jpg

[Mark]

I believe the last cars ever to race with an H-pattern were the Forti's, circa 1995?

[Sonic]

I respect pedro diniz just a wee bit more knowing that.

[Rodriguez 917]

Yeah that's right. Spa 1992 was the last win, Forti in 1995 was the last to use it

[philipbain]

Yeah that's right. Spa 1992 was the last win, Forti in 1995 was the last to use it

Agreed, Benetton were quite late developing the electronic systems on thier cars, they didn't have the full traction control / active suspension / semi auto until a few races into '93, though Benetton also developed a unique passive 4 wheel steering system that didn't actually make the car any quicker but Schumacher still ran it as he preferred the feel of the car with it.

[Rodriguez 917]

Yeah the Benneton in 1992 was a very different animal to what they had at the end of 1993. I think the 93 Benneton rivalled the Williams that year as one of the most active cars. Schumi always liked the car 'on the nose'. Good turn in and a nervous rear, the 4 wheeled steering obviously gave him that

You need to look further back.

Sequential boxes were de-riguer for a long time pre semi-automatic.

[AndyL]

Looking at that picture Sonic posted again, it does look like a shifter for a sequential box.

[Sonic]

Very difficult to say from the pic. It looks pretty much the same as the shift in any formula ford (all h boxes). can anyone shed some more light?