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27th May 2010, 14:07 #121Senior Member
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Could it be 500 cc in a Cooper F3? Harry Schell ran such a car for about 1 lap at Monaco GP 1950.
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28th May 2010, 22:35 #122Senior Member
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On looking it up I see this is incorrect. Harry drove the 500cc in the F3 race, winning his heat. He then switched to the 1100cc JAP twin engine for the GP.
Originally Posted by D28
He was allowed to enter despite having zero practice time! This is what put me off, needless to say, regulations were a bit more relaxed 60 yeras ago. Still this is the first rear engined car to start a F1 race, and may be one of the smallest motors.
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29th May 2010, 01:17 #123Senior Member
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Smaller than that. Originally Posted by D28
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31st May 2010, 18:11 #124Senior Member
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748cc DB in the 1955 Pau GP
Or, does "appear at a F1 event" include supporting races?Duncan Rollo
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31st May 2010, 21:24 #125Senior Member
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No. This was an actual Formula One car.
If it was smaller than 500cc it's smaller than 748cc.The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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2nd June 2010, 17:58 #126Senior Member
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OK Rollo, maybe you should just tell us. I can find no reference to an engine that small, I give up, but remain curious. Originally Posted by Rollo
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2nd June 2010, 21:43 #127Senior Member
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The clue is in the question:
What was the smallest engine capacity ever to appear at an F1 event?
And the answer to that is 0cc. Zero.
At the 1992 Canadian GP, Andrea Moda arrived at the circuit with no engines at all because of legal troubles. Although Roberto Moreno did manage to complete four laps because they borrowed an engine from Brabham, and to avoid being fined, the team pushed Perry McCarthy's car over the line at the end of the pit lane.
http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr523.html
Not quite as sad as the Spanish GP that year though:
http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr520.html
Andrea Moda Formula continued its mad F1 career with Perry McCarthy (now with a superlicence, which he did not have in Brazil) completing 10 yards
... that's a First Down isn't it?The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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2nd June 2010, 22:37 #128Senior Member
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Hmmm, very devious 
but perfectly fair
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3rd June 2010, 00:11 #129Senior Member
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You old trickster Rollo!
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3rd June 2010, 00:52 #130Senior Member
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Ok then.
Who was the first person ever, to only score ˝ a point in a GP?The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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