Toleman TG181
The Toleman TG181 is a Formula One car that was used in the 1981 Formula One season. It was also the first car used by Toleman in F1.[1]
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Toleman | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Rory Byrne | ||||||||
| Successor | Toleman TG183 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,816 mm (71 in) Rear: 1,683 mm (66 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,692 mm (106 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Hart 415T, 1,459 cc (89.0 cu in), Straight 4, Turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland / Toleman 5-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 545 kg (1,202 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Toleman Group Motorsport | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |   | ||||||||
| Debut | 1981 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
It was a generally poor car, with its drivers, Derek Warwick and Brian Henton, only getting through qualifying once each, with Henton's tenth place at Monza the only finish for the car.
Evolutions of the car, the Toleman TG181B and Toleman TG181C, were used the following year, to better effect.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)
All chassis powered by versions of the Hart '415T' 1.5-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder engine.
| Year | Chassis | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1981 | TG181 | P | USW | BRA | ARG | SMR | BEL | MON | ESP | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | CPL | 0 | NC | ||
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DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
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DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | |||||||||
| 1982 | TG181B TG181C |
P | RSA | BRA | USW | SMR | BEL | MON | DET | CAN | NED | GBR | FRA | GER | AUT | SUI | ITA | CPL | 0 | NC | |
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Ret | DNQ | DNPQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 15 | 10 | Ret | Ret | |||||||||
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DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NC | Ret | DNPQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | |||||||
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References
- "Enstone Eras: Part One". Flag World. Flagworld Communications.
- Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. pp. 130, 181 and 393. ISBN 0851127029.
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