HWM 51
Racing car model
Category | Voiturette/Formula One |
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Constructor | HWM |
Technical specifications | |
Chassis | Steel tubular spaceframe |
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar |
Suspension (rear) | Leaf springs, de Dion rear axle |
Engine | 2.0 L (122.0 cu in) Alta L4 naturally-aspirated mid-engined |
Transmission | manual |
Power | 145 hp (108 kW) |
Brakes | Disc brakes |
Tires | Dunlop |
Competition history |
The HWM 51 was an open-wheel race car, designed by Briton John Heath, and developed and built by HWM (Hersham and Walton Motors), in 1951.[2] It competed in voiturette racing events, as well as two Formula One World Championship Grand Prix events; the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix, and the 1952 Belgian Grand Prix.[3][4]