Shadow DN8
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Shadow Racing Cars | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Tony Southgate Dave Wass | ||||||||
| Predecessor | DN5B/DN7 | ||||||||
| Successor | DN9 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminiummonocoque | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,473 mm (58.0 in) Rear: 1,524 mm (60.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,718 mm (107.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth DFVNA | ||||||||
| Transmission | HewlandTL 200 5-speedmanual | ||||||||
| Weight | 620 kg (1,370 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | FINA/Valvoline | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Shadow Racing Cars | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Tom Pryce Alan Jones Riccardo Patrese Clay RegazzoniJackie Oliver Jean-Pierre Jarier Hans-Joachim Stuck | ||||||||
| Debut | 1976 Dutch Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
TheShadow DN8was aFormula Onecar used by theShadowteam during the1976,1977and1978 Formula One seasons.Driven byAlan Jones,it won the1977 Austrian Grand Prix,Shadow's only Grand Prix victory.
Development
[edit]The Shadow DN8 was conceptualised byTony Southgatebefore he left the team to joinTeam Lotus.Dave Wassthen completed the design work. It featured a low monocoque tub with hip radiators and an oil cooler positioned in the nose (but which would later be moved). Originally intended for the beginning of the 1976 season, a lack of funds following the withdrawal of major sponsorUOPthe previous year meant the DN8 did not make its debut until late in the year, at theDutch Grand Prix.Only one DN8 was produced for 1976, and it would not be until the third race of the following season that two DN8s were available for the drivers.[2]
Southgate returned to the team in the summer of 1977, and this prompted development of the DN8; the chassis was slimmed down with the water and oil coolers reworked for the latter part of the season.[3]
Racing history
[edit]After qualifying third in the hands ofTom Pryce,the DN8 finished fourth in its first race of the year, in the1976 Dutch Grand Prix.After the promise of this first race, it reverted to a midfield runner for the rest of the season. This continued into the early part of the1977 Formula One season.After Pryce was killed during theSouth African Grand Prix,the team brought inAlan Jonesas a replacement.[2]Jones finished in the points in Monaco and Belgium, and scored a win in theAustrian Grand Prix,from 14th on the grid. He had run second for much of the race and inherited the lead whenJames Hunt's car developed engine trouble.[1]Jones finished third in Italy and fourth in Canada and Japan for 22 points and 7th in the Drivers Championship standings.[2]
Renzo Zorzihad proved very slow and was replaced withRiccardo Patreseafter five races.[2]Patrese dovetailed the second Shadow seat with his Formula Two commitments, andJackie Oliver,Arturo MerzarioandJean-Pierre Jarierall deputised on occasion.[3]Patrese scored a point with sixth place in theJapanese Grand Prix.[1][2]
The DN8 remained in service for the early part of the1978 Formula One seasonfor the team's new drivers,Hans StuckandClay Regazzoni.Regazzoni finished fifth atBrazil,but both drivers failed to qualify for the next race inSouth Africa.TheShadow DN9was introduced at the following race for Stuck's use, while Regazzoni got his DN9 the race after.[3]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
[edit](key) (Results inboldindicate pole position; results initalicsindicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 1976 | Shadow Racing Cars | Cosworth DFVV8 | G | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN | 10* | 8th | ||
| Tom Pryce | 4 | 8 | 11 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Shadow Racing Cars | Cosworth DFVV8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | 23^ | 7th | |
| Tom Pryce | NC | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Renzo Zorzi | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Jones | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 17 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Riccardo Patrese | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackie Oliver | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arturo Merzario | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Shadow Racing Cars | Cosworth DFVV8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | 6° | 11th | ||
| Hans Stuck | 17 | Ret | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay Regazzoni | 15 | 5 | DNQ | 10 |
* 7 points scored in 1976 was with theDN5B
^ 1 point scored in 1977 was with the DN5B
° 4 points scored in 1978 was with theDN9
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
[edit](key) (Results inboldindicate pole position; results initalicsindicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 |
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| 1977 | Shadow Racing Cars | Cosworth DFVV8 | G | ROC | |
| Jackie Oliver | 5 |
Notes
[edit]References
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- Nye, Doug(1985).Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1966 – 1985.Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom: Hazelton Publishing.ISBN0905138376.
- Hodges, David (2001).A – Z of Grand Prix Cars.Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press.ISBN1861263392.
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