Description

CONNAUGHT – LEA FRANCIS A

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HISTORY

The Connaught – Lea Francis A is the car that participated at the Formula 1 World Championship in 1952. The car was designed by Mike Oliver and Rodney Clarke.

The British Connaught Engineering team with Dennis Poore at the wheel of the Connaught – Lea Francis A finished fourteenth in the Formula 1 World Championship in 1952 with three points while the team mate Eric Thompson finished twentieth with two pints in season.

Alberto Ascari with the Ferrari 500 F2 winner the Formula 1 World Championship in 1952.

CHASSIS

Connaught A
Designed: Mike Oliver and Rodney Clarke
Aluminium body on tubular chassis
Length: 3937 mm
Width: 1422 mm
Height: 1067 mm
Suspension front: Double wishbones, torsion bars, Armstrong hydraulic dampers, anti-roll bar
Suspension rear: DeDion axle, single radius rods, progressive torsion bars, Armstrong shock absorbers
Brakes: Girling hydraulic drums, all-round
Tyres: Englebert

ENGINE

Lea Francis Straight 4, 1960 cc front, longitudinally mounted
Power: 108 kW
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive
Transmission: Armstrong-Siddeley preselector four speed Manual
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: ?

RESULT

Fourteenth in the Formula 1 World Champion 1952 with driver Dennis Poore.
Twentieth in the Formula 1 World Champion 1952 with driver Eric Thompson.