Saturday, January 28 2006 was an important date for motor racing. After
the purchase of the Minardi F1 Team on the part of Red Bull, it seemed that
the Minardi Team was destined to disappear from the international scene, but
fortunately it didn’t happen, thanks to the intervention of GP Racing ,
wanting to preserve the wealth of experience accumulated over twenty years
of Formula One.
The Minardi Team, born from the new partnership between Giancarlo
and Giovanni Minardi and GP Racing , is destined to compete in the new Euroseries, the
continental championship born from the CSAI F.3000 Italian Trophy. In 2007
the team will take part in the GP2 series having merged with Piquet Sports
The cars of the new Minardi Team are in GP 2 - Dallara Renault and
Euroseries Lola B02/50,
while the colours are those of the debut, yellow and dark blue, restoring
the logo of the past, a gryphon holding a sword.
The targets of the new team are clear: stand out in the championship and
launch young talents in the Formula One and in the highest categories of
world motor racing.
| Car builder |
DALLARA |
| Chassis |
Carbon with Aluminium honeycomb |
| Bodywork |
Carbon pre-impregnated with NOMEX
honeycomb |
| Suspension, front/rear |
push-rod twin dampers |
| Composites |
DALLARA with DELTA TECH materials |
| Gearbox |
GEARTEK six ratios plus reverse gear |
| Differential |
HEWLAND |
| Springs |
EIBACH36mm ID Front, 57mm ID Rear |
| Dampers |
KONI 4 way adjustable, bump and rebound |
| Fuel Cell |
PREMIER – FT5 (FIA Specifications) |
| Extinguisher System |
LIFELINE (electrically operated) |
| Steering Wheel |
EM Motorsport design |
| Radiators and heat
exchangers |
DALLARA |
| Rims |
O.Z.Racing 13” x 12” front 13” x 13.7”
rear |
| Brake System |
BREMBO
GP2 series spec 6 piston calipers |
| Battery |
ODISSEY PC 545 |
| Seatbelt |
TRW-SABELT harness |
| Weight |
680kg (including driver) |
| Bodywork |
Carbon fibre and glass fibre skins Nomex |
| Suspension, front/rear |
Double wishbone, pushrod operated twin
coil damper |
| Dampers |
Ohlins TT44 3-Way Adjustable |
| Gearbox |
Lola/Hewland 6 speed transverse
sequential |
| Differential |
Hewland powerflow |
| Brakes |
Brembo 4-piston calipers |
| Cooling system |
LH water radiator, RH split oil/water
radiator |
| Seat belts |
Sabelt 6-point |
| Steering wheel |
Sabelt, 280 mm diameter |
| Wheels |
13' OZ Magnesium |
| Tyres |
Michelin control tyres |
| Fuel cell |
ATL 125 litres capacity |
| Dimensions |
| Wheelbase |
3000 mm |
| Front track |
1476 mm |
| Rear track |
1411 mm |
| Weight |
545 Kg ready to run (minus fuel and
driver) |
Based in Veggiano north of Faenza the New Minardi Team is
at the home of GP Racing.
