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Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Toleman | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Rory Byrne | ||||||||
Successor | Toleman TG183 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,816 mm (71 in) Rear: 1,683 mm (66 in) |
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Wheelbase | 2,692 mm (106 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Hart 415T, 1,459 cc (89.0 cu in), Straight 4, Turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Hewland / Toleman 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 545 kg (1,202 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | Agip | ||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Toleman Group Motorsport | ||||||||
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Debut | 1981 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Toleman TG181 is a Formula One car that was used in the 1981 Formula One season. It was also the first car used by Toleman in F1.
It was a generally poor car, with its drivers, Derek Warwick and Brian Henton, only getting through qualifying once each, with Warwick's tenth place at Monza the only finish for the car.
Evolutions of the car, the Toleman TG181B and Toleman TG181C, were used the following year, to better effect.
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All chassis powered by versions of the Hart '415T' 1.5-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder engine.