Wolf WD1
CategoryCan-Am
ConstructorDallara
Designer(s)Giampaolo Dallara[1]
Technical specifications
ChassisAluminum monocoque[2]
EngineChevrolet[3] 5,000 cc (305.1 cu in) V8 engine naturally-aspirated mid-engined
TransmissionHewland FT-200 5-speed manual
Power550 hp (410 kW)
Competition history
Notable entrantsWalter Wolf Racing
Notable driversChris Amon
Gilles Villeneuve
Debut1977 Can-Am St. Jovite
RacesPodiums
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The Wolf WD1, also known as the Wolf-Dallara WD1, was a sports prototype race car, designed, developed, and built by British-Canadian constructor, Walter Wolf Racing, in partnership with Italian manufacturer, constructor, and design company, Dallara, for the revived Can-Am series, in 1977.[4] It was driven by Chris Amon and Gilles Villeneuve. Its best result was a 3rd-place podium finish, at Road America in 1977; being driven by Villeneuve.[5] As with most Can-Am cars of the time, it was powered by the commonly used 5.0 L (310 cu in) Chevrolet small-block engine.[6]

After competing in the Can-Am series, it was later converted to an open-wheel Formula 3 car in 1978, and was raced by Bobby Rahal in the European F3 series in 1978, and was powered by a naturally-aspirated 2.0 L (120 cu in) Novamotor 2T-G four-cylinder engine, producing 168 hp (125 kW), and 233 N⋅m (172 lb⋅ft) of torque.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Wolf – F3History". www.f3history.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Wolf-Dallara WD1". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Wolf WD1 Chev – primotipo…". primotipo...
  4. ↑ "Wolf Dallara WD1 1977 Can Am Car ex Amon / Villeneuve". racecarsdirect.com. 17 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wolf Dallara WD1". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Wolf Dallara WD1". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "History – Walter Wolf World".
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