Jaguar R1
The Jaguar R1 is the car with which the Jaguar Racing Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One season, and the first Jaguar-badged car after Ford's purchase of the Stewart team the previous year.
The Jaguar R1 on display at the British Motor Museum | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Jaguar | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Gary Anderson (Technical Director) John Russell (Chief Designer) Darren Davies (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Stewart SF3 | ||||||||
| Successor | R2 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth CR-2 3.0-litre V10, naturally-aspirated, mid-engined | ||||||||
| Transmission | Jaguar 6-speed magnesium-cased longitudinal sequential manual | ||||||||
| Power | 805 hp @ 17,500 rpm | ||||||||
| Fuel | Texaco | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Havoline | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Jaguar Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 7. Eddie Irvine 7. Luciano Burti 8. Johnny Herbert | ||||||||
| Debut | 2000 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The car proved largely disappointing, despite flashes of promise. It generally proved difficult to drive and suffered from an unreliable gearbox. Eddie Irvine, the 1999 championship runner-up, could only score 4 points, placing the team ninth overall in the Constructors' Championship.
The R1 was the last F1 car that Johnny Herbert raced; the experienced Englishman retiring at the end of the season. It was also the car in which Luciano Burti made his race début.
Tiff Needell became the fourth person to drive the car when he drove it before the Spanish Grand Prix as part of a segment for the TV show Top Gear.