Formula One racing car
Racing car model
Arrows A7 The A7
Category Formula One Constructor Arrows Designer(s) Dave Wass Predecessor A6 Successor A8 Chassis Aluminium monocoque Suspension (front) Double wishbones , push-rod dampersSuspension (rear) Double wishbones Axle track Front: 1,727 mm (68.0 in) Rear: 1,600 mm (63 in) Wheelbase 2,667 mm (105.0 in) Engine BMW M12/13 , 1,499 cc (91.5 cu in), Straight 4 , turbo , mid-engine , longitudinally mounted Transmission Arrows / Hewland 5-speed manual Fuel Valvoline Tyres Goodyear Notable entrants Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW Notable drivers 17. Marc Surer 18. Thierry Boutsen Debut 1984 Belgian Grand Prix Last event 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix Constructors' Championships 0 Drivers' Championships 0
The Arrows A7 was a Formula One car which the Arrows team used to compete in the 1984 Formula One season . The car made its debut at the 1984 Belgian Grand Prix held that year at Zolder . Driven by versatile Swiss fast man Marc Surer and Belgian Thierry Boutsen , the A7 scored only 3 points when Boutsen and Surer finished 5th and 6th respectively in the 1984 Austrian Grand Prix .
The A7 was the team's first time running a turbocharged engine. This was the same powerful BMW M12 Straight 4 which was also used by the Brabham team, though unlike Brabham who had BMW engineers looking after their engines, the Arrows engines were maintained and developed by Swiss engine guru Heini Mader . This left Arrows with around 800 bhp (597 kW; 811 PS) while the factory units were developing around 900 bhp (671 kW; 912 PS)
in the 9/1984 Sport Auto they found the Arrows A7 had a performance of:
0 - 40 kph
1.1 s
0 - 60 kph
1.8 s
0 - 80 kph
2.4 s
0 - 100 kph
3.1 s
0 - 120 kph
3.8 s
0 - 140 kph
4.7 s
0 - 180 kph
5.8 s
0 - 200 kph
6.4 s
1000 m
16.6 s
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Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Other points position
Blue
Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple
Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue
Practiced only (PO)
Thursday/Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting
Meaning
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Fastest lap
Superscript
Sprint race result
Abbreviation
Meaning
WDC
World Drivers' Championship position
WCC
World Constructors' Championship position
NC
Not classified
References