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F2 car and engine

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What engines does F2 use?

  • V6 - 3.4 litre single turbo charged Mecachrome engine.
  • Rated to 620 HP @ 8750 rpm.
  • Fly by wire accelerator system.
  • Rebuild after 8000 km.
  • Maximum Torque 570 Nm @ 6000 rpm.

How quick is an F2 car?

  • Acceleration: 0 - 100 km/h, 2.90 sec
  • Acceleration: 0 - 200 km/h, 6.60 sec
  • Maximum speed: 335 km/h (Monza aero configuration + DRS)
  • Max. braking deceleration -3.5 G
  • Max. lateral acceleration +/- 3.9 G

Does F2 use DRS?

  • Same functionality of DRS used in Formula 1.
  • Hydraulic activation.

How big is an F2 car?

  • Overall length: 5285 mm
  • Overall width: 1900 mm
  • Overall height: 1097 mm (including FOM roll hoop camera)
  • Wheelbase: 3135 mm
  • Overall weight: 795 kg (driver on-board)

What tyres does F2 use?

  • F2 specific Pirelli slick / wet tyres.
  • O.Z. Racing magnesium rims.
  • 18” x 12” front wheel dimension.
  • 18” x 13.7” rear wheel dimension.
  • Texense TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System).

Are all F2 cars the same?

  • All 22 cars are built to the same specification by technical partner Dallara and powered by the same Mecachrome V6 engine.

  • Here are all the techncical stats of the current generation Formula 2 car:

F2 Safety standards

  • Full FIA F1 2024 safety standards.
  • Titanium Halo F1 specification.

Monocoque and Bodywork

  • Survival cell - Sandwich Carbon/aluminium honeycomb structure/Zylon anti-intrusion panels made by Dallara.
  • Front and rear wing - Carbon structures made by Dallara.
  • Bodywork - Carbon - Kevlar honeycomb structures made by Dallara.

Gearbox

  • 6-speed longitudinal Hewland sequential gearbox.
  • Marelli Electro-hydraulic command via paddle shift from steering wheel.
  • ZF SACHS Carbon clutch.
  • No on-board starter.
  • Non hydraulic ramp differential.

Fuel cell

  • FIA Standard.
  • Premier FT5 125 litres.

Electronic features

  • Marelli including data logging system.
  • Marelli power supply management unit.
  • CAN data acquisition pre-equipment.
  • Beacon receiver.
  • F1 type VSC & Marshalling system.

Suspension

  • Double steel wishbones, pushrod operated, twin dampers and torsion bars suspension (F) and spring suspension (R).
  • Adjustable ride height, camber and toe.
  • Two way (F) / Four way (R) adjustable Koni dampers.
  • Adjustable anti-roll bar (Front/Rear).

Brakes

  • 6 pistons monobloc Brembo callipers.
  • Carbone Industry carbon-carbon brake discs and pads.

Steering system

  • Non-assisted rack and pinion steering system - FIA 2023 specification.
  • XAP steering wheel with dashboard, gear change, clutch and DRS paddles, marshalling & VSC display.

Camera equipment

  • Roll hoop, face shot camera, and Biometric pre-equipment.

Extinguisher system

  • FEV (electrically operated)