Formula One era: 1980-1989
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| Safety regulations | |||
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| Cars | Circuits | Drivers | Organisation |
1981: Reinforced "survival cell" introduced and extended in front of driver's feet. 1983: Flat bottom obligatory; skirts banned; red light increased to 21W. 1984: Refuelling in races banned; fuel tank in centre of car. 1985: Frontal crash test. 1988: Driver's feet behind front wheel axis; static crash test of survival cell and fuel tank. |
1980: Obligatory permanent medical centre. 1981: Tyre barriers; pitlane minimum width 10m. 1984: Concrete wall may replace guardrails. 1985: Catchfences banned. 1987: Criteria for temporary circuits. 1989: Trackside barrier min. height 1m.; pitwall min. 1m35. |
1984: F1 "Super licence" required. 1989: Dope testing on IOC model, introduced. |
1980: FIA approval of medic. service obligatory; fast rescue car regulations. 1981: Grid 1x1x1. 1986: Permanent FIA medical service inspector. Medical helicopter obligatory. 1987: Grid 16m per car. 1988: Permanent FIA race director. |
| Regulations (engine - weight) |
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| 1980-1983 |
| 1500 cc with compressor or 3000 cc without a
compressor. Maximumweight 575 kg (1980), 585 kg (1981), 580 kg
(1982), 540 kg (1983) 480 hp at 10000 rpm-588 kg (1980 Williams 07B) 640 hp at 11000 rpm-540 kg (1983 Brabham BMW BT55 Turbo) |
| 1984-1985 |
| 1500 cc without and 3000 cc with compressor. Minimumweight 540 kg, maximumfuelconsumption 220 l/race. 750 hp at 12000 rpm-540 kg (1985 McLaren-TAG MP4/2B Turbo) |
| 1986 |
| 1500 cc with compressor. Minimumweight 540 kg,
max.fuelcons. 195 l/race 1400 hp at 12000 rpm-540 kg (Williams-Honda FW11 Turbo) |
| 1987-1988 |
| - Min.weight 500 kg (1987), 540 kg (1988).
Max.fuelcons. 195 l/race (1987), 155 l/race (1988), max.pressure 4
bar (1987), 2.5 bar (1988). 850 hp at 13000 rpm-540 kg (Williams-Honda FW11 Turbo) - Or: 3500 cc not compressed. Minimum 500 kg, no fuel-limit. 590 hp at 12000 rpm- 500 kg (Tyrell-Ford 016) |
| 1989 |
| 3500 cc not compressed (no more turbo engines), no refuelling. 685 hp at 13000 rpm-500 kg (McLaren-Honda MP4/5) |
27 Sep 2003
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