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Technology in race cars (2): Ferrari Dino 246 from 1958 - The Dino-saur

Name: Ferrari Dino 246 1958
Brand: Ferrari

Created on February 18, 2021

Text:

Gerhard Schütz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Archiv G. Schütz

Archiv Marcel Massini

Bruno von Rotz

Courtesy Bonhams (2007)

Stuart Adams

Archiv

Daniel Reinhard

Archiv G. Schütz

Archiv Marcel Massini

Bruno von Rotz

Courtesy Bonhams (2007)

Stuart Adams

Archiv

Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - The red racing suit and what's underneath

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - Past in red, Spa 1958, shortly after Eau Rouge

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Cooper T43 (1958) - Future in green, Spa 1958, shortly after Eau Rouge

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - World Champion Mike Hawthorn - in the palm paradise of Monaco is well steered

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - The Dino V6, compact powerhouse

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Father Enzo and son Alfredo Ferrari on a 12-cylinder engine

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - Peter Collins' joy of driving

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - Peter Collins at the wheel of 0002 on his winning drive at Silverstone in 1958. It was to be his second last Grand Prix before his fatal accident with this car at the Nürburgring

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - 1958 chassis, Formula 1 version with thin tubes

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - Front view mid-1958, engine installed at an angle to the left. Elaborate drum brakes, which will give way to disc brakes in Monza in the fall

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - see-through drawing with errors - the engine is installed straight instead of at an angle, the drive shaft is not correct either

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - from this perspective it is clear how low the driver sits. World champion Mike Hawthorn in 0003 on his way to second place at Silverstone in 1958

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - chassis 0003, world champion car of Mike Hawthorn, 1958 at the pit stop in Monza. The new thin brake disks are clearly visible

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - Chassis 0005. 1960 engine tilt converted to right-hand drive. There was still a long way to go for driver safety (tanks, steering column!). Car is in the Museo Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia

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Ferrari F2 (1957) - Formula 2 chassis 0011 1957, the engine installed at an angle to the left

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Ferrari F2 (1960) - Formula 2 chassis 0011 1960, the engine newly installed at an angle to the right. But Count Berghe von Trips is looking for the cause of the crash in Monaco in 1960

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - chassis 0007, converted to engine inclination to the right - the drive shaft to the rear transverse gearbox is clearly visible

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - Chassis 0003, Monza 1958, Mike Hawthorn's world champion car - engine slanted to the left, De Dion tube behind the axle, disc brakes

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1960) - Chassis 0003, engine inclination 1960 converted to right-hand side

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1960) - Chassis 0003, the engine seen from the front

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1960) - Chassis 0003, next to the drive shaft is well seated

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1960) - Chassis 0008, discrete central engine test 1960 - Richie Ginther drives it to 6th place in Monaco

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1960) - central engine version chassis 0008 - longitudinal gearbox behind the axle. Rustic welding work on the tubular chassis

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) - Formula 1 racing at your fingertips - a mechanic transfers Olivier Gendebien's Dino 246 through the Belgian village of Stavelot to the nearby Spa circuit in 1958

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BRM P25 (1958) - French GP Reims of 1958, the front row of the grid with Mike Hawthorn and Luigi Musso, both Ferrari, and Harry Schell on BRM

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Ferrari 246 F1 Dino (1958) - in the Museo nazionale dell`automobile di Torino

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1960) - AVD Oldtimer Grand Prix 2010

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1960) - Race 5 for historic Grand Prix cars up to 1961 at the AVD OGP 2011

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1960) - at the Goodwood Revival 2011

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1960) - in the race for the Richmond & Gordon Trophies at the Goodwood Revival 2012

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1960) - in the race for the Richmond Trophy at the Goodwood Revival 2013

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1960) - Series B - Grand Prix Historique de Monaco 2014

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1960) - Field "B" - Monaco Grand Prix Historique 2016

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Ferrari Dino 246 (1960) - Historic Grand Prix Cars up to 1960 - AvD OGP 2017

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1960) - Goodwood Members Meeting 2018 - Hawthorn Trophy

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Ferrari 246 Dino (1958) - Historic Grand Prix Cars Association - Brands Hatch Masters Historic Festival 2020

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Summary

At the end of the 1950s, Formula 1 saw the transition from front-engine to mid-engine monopostos. While the British opted for the engine behind the driver early on, Ferrari stuck with the traditional design for a while with the Dino 246 from 1958, and with good success. In the end, however, even Enzo Ferrari had to change his mind. This article on the history of racing car technology explains the technology of the Ferrari Dino 246 and shows it in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Another front engine at Ferrari
First mid-engine attempts

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The years 1958-1978 were the two most creative decades in the history of racing technology. This series portrays the most innovative, pioneering and exotic designs of Formula 1, Indy cars, sports cars and CanAm, and at the same time traces the major lines of development that still have an impact today. The series started with Lotus, one of the most important innovation drivers of these two decades. And the series will also finish with Lotus: With the first ground-effect Formula 1 to win a world championship in 1978, the Type 79. The dinosaurs died out pretty quickly for prehistoric times. It was also a blink of an eye in history for front-engined Formula 1 cars: 3 years.

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