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Pacific PR02

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Pacific PR02
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorPacific Grand Prix
Designer(s)Frank Coppuck (Chief Designer)
Dave Watson (Head of Aerodynamics)
PredecessorPR01
Technical specifications
Suspension (front)Push rod
Suspension (rear)Push rod
EngineFord ED, 2999cc, 75-degree V8, naturally-aspirated
TransmissionPacific 6-speed semi-automatic longitudinal
Power630 hp @ 13,200 rpm[1]
FuelElf
TyresGoodyear
Competition history
Notable entrantsUrsus Pacific Grand Prix
Notable drivers16. France Bertrand Gachot
16. Italy Giovanni Lavaggi
16. Switzerland Jean-Denis Delétraz
17. Italy Andrea Montermini
TD. United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Debut1995 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last event1995 Australian Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
17000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Pacific PR02 was a Formula One car designed by Frank Coppuck for use by the Pacific team in the 1995 Formula One World Championship. The car was powered by a 3-litre Ford EDC V8 engine. The number 17 car was driven by Andrea Montermini, and the number 16 car was driven by team shareholder Bertrand Gachot, and later pay drivers Giovanni Lavaggi and Jean-Denis Delétraz, before Gachot returned. The team's test driver was Oliver Gavin. The team did not have a main sponsor.

While the car's performance was an improvement over its predecessor, the PR02 suffered from poor reliability, finishing seven times in thirty-four starts. Out of these seven times, it finished last on two occasions and was not classified on another two occasions.

The team finished last in the Constructors' Championship, with no points, and withdrew from Formula One at the end of 1995.

Complete Formula One results

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Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WCC
1995 Pacific Racing Ford ED V8 G BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR PAC JPN AUS 0 NC
Bertrand Gachot Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 8
Giovanni Lavaggi Ret Ret Ret Ret
Jean-Denis Delétraz Ret 15
Andrea Montermini 9 Ret Ret DNS DSQ Ret NC Ret 8 12 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret

References

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  1. ^ "Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS F1".
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