Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Harvey Postlethwaite (Technical Director) Jean-Claude Migeot (Chief Designer) Mauro Forghieri (Chief Engine and Transmission Designer) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | 126C4 | ||||||||||
Successor | F1/86 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
Chassis | Kevlar and Carbon fibre composite monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,797 mm (71 in) Rear: 1,664 mm (66 in) | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,762 mm (109 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Ferrari Tipo 031/2, 1,496 cc (91.3 cu in), 120° V6, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Ferrari Type 635 5-speed manual | ||||||||||
Power | 750 hp (559.3 kW) @ 12,000 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
Weight | 558 kg (1,230.2 lb) | ||||||||||
Fuel | Agip | ||||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 27. Michele Alboreto 28. René Arnoux 28. Stefan Johansson | ||||||||||
Debut | 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Ferrari 156/85 was a Formula One car designed by Mauro Forghieri and Harvey Postlethwaite for use by Scuderia Ferrari in the 1985 Formula One World Championship. The number 27 car was driven by Italian Michele Alboreto, while the number 28 car was driven at the first race of the season in Brazil by Frenchman René Arnoux, who then fell out with Enzo Ferrari and was replaced for the rest of the year by Swede Stefan Johansson.