Minardi M186

Minardi M186
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorMinardi
Designer(s)Giacomo Caliri
PredecessorM185
SuccessorM187
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisCarbon fibre monocoque
Axle trackFront:
Rear:
EngineMotori Moderni 615-90 1,499 cc (91.5 cu in), 90° V6, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmissionmanual
FuelAgip
TyresPirelli
Competition history
Notable entrantsMinardi F1 Team
Notable driversItaly Andrea de Cesaris
Italy Alessandro Nannini
Debut1986 Hungarian Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
6000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Minardi M186 was a Formula One car, designed for Minardi by Giacomo Caliri for use in the 1986 season. Introduced partway through the year and driven by Andrea de Cesaris, it was an unreliable car and only finished one race.

Development

Designed by Giacomo Caliri, only one example of the M186 was built for the Minardi team.[2] It had a carbon fibre monocoque and was powered by the Motori Moderni V6 engine,[1] which had been used in the M186's predecessor, the Minardi M185B.[2]

Race history

The M186 was introduced partway through the 1986 Formula One season, at the Hungarian Grand Prix and was raced by Andrea de Cesaris for the rest of the year except for the Austrian Grand Prix, where Alessandro Nannini drove it.[1][2]

The M186 was marginally better in qualifying than the M185B, and it had a best qualifying position of 11th, in the Australian Grand Prix, the team's best grid placing in its history at the time. However, like the M185B, the car was very unreliable and only finished one race, an eighth place at the Mexican Grand Prix. This was also de Cesaris' only finish of the year.[1]

Livery

The M186 retained the black and yellow colour scheme from the previous season. The main sponsors were the footwear brand Simod and fashion company Gilmar, both from Italy.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Team Chassis Engine(s) Tyres Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts. WCC
1986 Minardi F1 Team M186 Motori Moderni 615-90
V6 tc 		P BRA ESP SMR MON BEL CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA EUR MEX AUS 0 NC
Italy Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret
Italy Alessandro Nannini Ret

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Stats F1. "Minardi M186". Retrieved 10 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c Hodges 2001, p. 177.

References

  • Hodges, David (2001). A–Z of Grand Prix Cars. Ramsbury,Wiltshire: The Crowood Press. ISBN 1-86126-339-2.