Shadow DN5
Tom Pryce at the 1975 Race of Champions | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Shadow Racing Cars | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Tony Southgate | ||||||||
| Predecessor | DN3 | ||||||||
| Successor | DN7 / DN8 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,499 mm (59.0 in) Rear: 1,575 mm (62.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,667 mm (105.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth DFV NA | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland TL 200 5-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 589 kg (1,299 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | UOP | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Shadow Racing Cars | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tom Pryce | ||||||||
| Debut | 1975 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Shadow DN5 was a Formula One car used by the Shadow team during the 1975 Formula One season. Updated to a 'B' specification, it was used through the 1976 Formula One season and for the first two races of the following season. It was qualified on pole position three times, and twice achieved a fastest lap in a race. Its best finish in a race was third (twice), both times driven by Tom Pryce.