Parnelli VPJ4 – 75

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Races	16
Race Starts	13
Drivers' Titles	0
Constructors' Titles	0
Victories	0
Poles	0
Fastest Laps	1
Podiums	1
Points	5
Laps	413
Laps Led	10
One/two finishes	0

	Year	Race	Nr	Driver	Team	CH	Engine	Spec	Tyre	Gr	Ps	Fastest Lap	Led	Retired	Pts	Formula
16	1975	USA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
15	1975	USA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	5	DNF	01:45.938		Suspension	0	F1
15	1975	USA	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
15	1975	ITA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	15	DNF	01:47.000		Accident	0	F1
14	1975	SUI	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	DNA			DNA	0	F1EC
13	1975	AUT	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	19	DNF			Accident	0	F1
12	1975	AUT	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
12	1975	GER	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	13	10	07:09.300		Out of fuel	0	F1
11	1975	GER	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	S			Spare car	0	F1
11	1975	GBR	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
10	1975	GBR	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	12	12	01:22.500			0	F1
10	1975	GBR	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
10	1975	FRA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	15	5	01:51.280			2	F1
9	1975	FRA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
9	1975	FRA	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
9	1975	NED	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	DNA			Not present	0	F1
8	1975	SWE	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	15	4	01:28.660			3	F1
7	1975	SWE	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice accident	0	F1
7	1975	SWE	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
7	1975	BEL	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	003	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	DNA			Not present	0	F1
6	1975	MON	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	13	DNF	01:48.030		Oil leak	0	F1
5	1975	MON	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1
5	1975	ESP	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	4	DNF	01:25.100	10	Suspension	0	F1
4	1975	ESP	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	S			Spare car	0	F1
4	1975	INT	26	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	001	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	0	T			Practice	0	F1EC
3	1975	INT	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	9	3				0	F1EC
3	1975	RSA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	6	17	01:19.350		Transmission	0	F1
2	1975	BRA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	18	7	02:35.190			0	F1
1	1975	ARG	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	002	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	Firestone	10	DNF	01:52.930		Transmission	0	F1

	Year	Race	Nr	Driver	Team	Constructor	Model	Engine	Spec	Gr	Ps	Fastest Lap	Retired	Pts	Formula
11	1975	ITA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	15	DNF	01:47.000	Accident	0	F1
10	1975	AUT	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	0	F1
9	1975	GER	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	S		Spare car	0	F1
8	1975	GBR	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	12	12	01:22.500		0	F1
7	1975	GBR	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	0	F1
7	1975	FRA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	15	5	01:51.280		2	F1
6	1975	FRA	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	0	F1
6	1975	SWE	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	15	4	01:28.660		3	F1
5	1975	SWE	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	0	F1
5	1975	MON	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	0	F1
4	1975	ESP	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	S		Spare car	0	F1
3	1975	INT	26	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	0	F1EC
2	1974	USA	55	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	3	DSQ		Disqualified	0	F1
1	1974	CAN	55	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	16	7	01:14.315		0	F1

	Year	Race	Nr	Driver	Team	Constructor	Model	Engine	Spec	Gr	Ps	Fastest Lap	Led	Retired	Pts	Formula
10	1976	USW	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4B	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	15	DNF	01:26.622		Water leak	0	F1
9	1976	RSA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4B	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	13	6	01:19.150			1	F1
8	1975	USA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	5	DNF	01:45.938		Suspension	0	F1
7	1975	USA	27T	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T			Practice	0	F1
7	1975	SUI	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	DNA			DNA	0	F1EC
6	1975	MON	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	13	DNF	01:48.030		Oil leak	0	F1
5	1975	ESP	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	4	DNF	01:25.100	10	Suspension	0	F1
4	1975	INT	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	9	3				0	F1EC
3	1975	RSA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	6	17	01:19.350		Transmission	0	F1
2	1975	BRA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	18	7	02:35.190			0	F1
1	1975	ARG	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	10	DNF	01:52.930		Transmission	0	F1

	Year	Race	Nr	Driver	Team	Constructor	Model	Engine	Spec	Gr	Ps	Fastest Lap	Retired	Formula
8	1975	USA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	F1
7	1975	AUT	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	19	DNF		Accident	F1
6	1975	GER	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	13	10	07:09.300	Out of fuel	F1
5	1975	GBR	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	F1
4	1975	FRA	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice	F1
3	1975	NED	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	DNA		Not present	F1
2	1975	SWE	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	T		Practice accident	F1
1	1975	BEL	27	Mario Andretti	Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing	Parnelli	VPJ4	Ford Cosworth	DFV V8 3.0	0	DNA		Not present	F1

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox: Hewland FG400

Driveshafts: Parnelli/Hardy Spicer

Clutch: Borg & Beck

Clutch lining: Ferodo

CHASSIS

Front suspension: Double wishbones, torsion bars

Rear suspension: Single lower links, parallel top links, twin radius rods, torsion bars/springs

Suspension dampers: Koni

Wheel diameter: front: 13 in. rear: 13 in

Wheel rim widths: front: 10/11 in. rear: 18/19 in.

Tyres: Firestone/Goodyear

Brakes: Lockheed

Brake pads: Ferodo

Steering: Vel’s Parnelli Jones rack and pinion

Radiator: Liberty or Serck

Fuel tank: Firestone Rasafe

Battery: Varley

Instruments: Smiths

DIMENSIONS

Wheelbase: 100 in./2540 mm

Track: front: 59 in./1500 mm rear: 61 in./1550 mm

Gearbox weight: 102 lb/46 kg

Chassis weight (tub): 80 lb/36 kg

Formula weight: 1300 lb/589 kg

Fuel consumption: 5-6 mpg/1.8-2.1 km/litre

ENGINE

Type: Ford Cosworth DFV

No. of cylinders: V8

Bore and stroke: 85.6 mm x 64.8 mm

Capacity: 2993 cc

Compression ratio: 11:1

Maximum power: 465 bhp

Maximum rpm: 10,500

Valve sizes: 33.60 mm x 2/29.1 mm x 2

Valve lift: 10.4 mm

Valve timing: 62/86, 86/62

Pistons and rings: Cosworth

Bearings: Vandervell

Fuel injection: Lucas petrol injection

Ignition system: Lucas Opus

Fuel and oil: Valvoline

Sparking plugs: Champion

Engine weight: 365 lb/166 kg