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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Coloni | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Christian Vanderpleyn Gary Anderson | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Coloni FC188B | ||||||||||
| Successor | Coloni C4 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | carbon fibre/kevlar monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | KONI dampers | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | KONI dampers | ||||||||||
| Axle track | 1,810 mm (71.3 in)/1,600 mm (63.0 in) front/rear (C3) 1,810 mm (71.3 in)/1,670 mm (65.7 in) front/rear (C3C)[2] | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,800 mm (110.2 in) (C3) 2,850 mm (112.2 in) (C3C)[2] | ||||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth DFR 3,494 cc (213.2 cu in) V8 (C3 and C3C) Subaru 1235 3,500 cc (213.6 cu in) B12 (C3B) | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Coloni 6-speed (C3 and C3C) Minardi 6-speed (C3B) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Coloni Racing Srl Subaru Coloni Racing | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 31.  Roberto Moreno31.  Bertrand Gachot32.  Pierre-Henri Raphanel32.  Enrico Bertaggia | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1989 Canadian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Coloni C3 (also known as the Coloni FC189) was a Formula One racing car designed by Christian Vanderpleyn for the 1989 Formula One season. Built to replace the Coloni FC188 used in the previous season, the C3 used a 3.5-litre Cosworth DFR V8 engine. Although not ready for the start of the 1989 season, the C3 made its début at the 1989 Canadian Grand Prix in the hands of Roberto Moreno and Pierre-Henri Raphanel. The C3 was not successful and frequently failed to pre-qualify for races during 1989. It was updated to the C3B for the 1990 season, with the Cosworth DFR being replaced by a Subaru 1235 flat-12 engine; however, this engine was large, heavy and underpowered. Bertrand Gachot, Coloni's only driver for 1990, failed to pre-qualify in any of the eight races that he drove the C3B. Following a fallout between Enzo Coloni and Subaru, the C3C was developed, once again using the Cosworth DFR; although Gachot was usually able to pre-qualify this version, he never managed to qualify for a race. In 1991, the C3C was evolved into the C4, but results did not improve and Coloni folded at the end of that season.
- ^ "Coloni FC189". STATS F1. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Coloni FC189C". STATS F1. Retrieved 3 January 2015.