Ferrari Tipo 500
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Ferrari | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Aurelio Lampredi | ||||||||
| Predecessor | 212 | ||||||||
| Successor | 553 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Single-seater, tubular frame | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, lever arm shock absorber | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | De Dion axle, twin-trailing arms, transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, lever arm shock absorber | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,308 mm (51.5 in) Rear: 1,245 mm (49.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,197 mm (86.5 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Lampredi 1,984.86 cc (121.1 cu in) L4 naturally aspirated, front engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Ferrari 4-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 560 kg (1,230 lb) dry | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli Dunlop Englebert | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari Ecurie Rosier Ecurie Francorchamps Scuderia Centro Sud | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Alberto Ascari Giuseppe Farina Mike Hawthorn | ||||||||
| Debut | 1952 Swiss Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Drivers' Championships | 2 | ||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
The Ferrari 500 was a Formula 2 racing car designed by Aurelio Lampredi and used by Ferrari in 1952 and 1953, when the World Championship was run to F2 regulations.