Prost JS45
The Prost JS45 was the Formula One racing car constructed by Ligier with which the Prost team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship, and the first Prost-badged car following Alain Prost's acquisition of Ligier in February 1997.
The JS45 on display at the Musée National de l’Automobile | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Prost | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Loïc Bigois (Engineering Director) Claude Delbet (Chief Designer) Damien Py (Chief Engineer) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ligier JS43 | ||||||||||
| Successor | AP01 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrod, twin or triple damper | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, pushrod, twin damper | ||||||||||
| Engine | Mugen-Honda MF301HA & MF301HB 3.0-litre 72-degree V10 | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Prost six-speed transverse sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 710 hp @ 13,900 rpm | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Prost Gauloises Blondes | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 14. Olivier Panis 14. Jarno Trulli 15. Shinji Nakano | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1997 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1997 European Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
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