Prost

2001 Prost

Prost Specifications

Configuration 90 Degree V
Number of Cylinders 10
Displacement 2997cc
Cylinder Block Aluminium
Number of Camshafts 4 OHC
Camshaft Drive Gears
Number of Valves 40 with Pneumatic Return
Ignition and Injection System Magneti Marelli
Oil System Dry Sump
Weight Under 100kg

Car Specifications

Chassis Carbon Composition Monocoque Designed and Manufactured at Prost Grand Prix
Front suspension Push Rod Operated Torsion Bars and Carbon Composition Wishbones
Rear Suspension Push Rod Operated Torsion Bars and Carbon Composite Wishbones
Brakes Prost Grand Prix System.  AP Racing Calipers
Dampers Sachs
Transmission Longitude Semi-Automatic Seven-Speed Gearbox.  Hand Controlled AP Racing Multi-Plate Carbon Clutch
Tyres Michelin
Race Wheels BBS Forged Magnesium Alloy
Cooling system Water Cooling System: Symmetric Radiators in each Side Pod
Engine Cooling System Water Cooling System: Symmetric Radiators in each Side Pod
Gearbox & Hydralics Cooling System Radiator in Right Hand Side of Engine
Electric System 12-Volt System with Lightweight Batteries
Fuel System ATL Rubber Fuel Cell Mounted withint the Monocoque Structure behind the Cockpit
Electronics Magneti Marelli

 

Sponsorship

3M, AGFA, Altran, BIC, Bridgestone, CATIA, Cegetel, Charmills Technologies, Desk, Dili pace, DISA, DMG, Europcar, Facom, Fenwick-Okuma, Gauloises Blondes, IBSV, J.M. Weston, Peugeot, Play Station, SAN, Sescoi, Silicon Graphics, Sodexho, SPARCO, Superior, TBF, Total, Unika, Volvo, Yahoo

Prost Grand Prix
7 Avenue Eugene Freyssinet,
78286 Guyancourt,
France 
Tel: +33 1 39 30 11 00
Fax: +33 1 39 30 11 01