Formula Car design spreadsheet by Oscar L.

Bernasconi, last modified Aug 2002

CONTROL DESIGN PANEL (GENERAL DIMENSIONS)
Rear Width (mm) 1785.0000 Front Width (mm) 1796.0000 Ackerman Angle 13.81 Area Nose 0.0100
1405 380 660 1470 326 660 3050 500 100 200

REAR Rear Wheel Rear wheel FRONT Front Wheel Front wheel Whellbase Ackermann Length Width
TRACK Width Diameter TRACK Width Diameter Length Point (units) Nose Nose
Area Rear Wing (m2) 0.2700 Width Tub 1400.0000 Length Tub 1397.0000 (mm) Area Tail 0.0875
500 900 200 250 1400 350 400 503 250 0

Back Wing Back Wing Back Wing TUB TUB TUB TUB TUB TAIL TUB TAIL TUB
Control Control Reducer WIDTH WIDTH CLOSING WIDTH CLOSING Closing Closing
Trailing Width Leading Inner Point OUTER BACK Inner Point FRONT Width Length
Edge Tips Edge Back Lines LINES LINE Front Lines LINE Lines Lines
Area F. Tub 0.5052 Area B. Nose 0.2160 Length Tips (mm) 481.0000 Area Front Wing (m2) 0.4830
60 400 540 400 69 0 1400 150 55 1400

Closing Closing BACK BACK TIPS TIPS TIPS Front Wing Front Wing Front Wing
Length Width NOSE NOSE CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL Control Control Control
Front Front CONTROL CONTROL TRAILING LEADING WIDTH Trailing Leading Length
Cockpit Cockpit LENGTH WIDTH POINT POINT LINE Edge Edge Span
3.0100 3.0100 IF TWO VALUES ARE EQUAL = Front Cockpit CONTACT with back nose
2247.5000 2247.0000 IF TWO VALUES ARE EQUAL = F. T. L. middle distance respect overall length
 FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS Limit Width According Regulations
Series 54 and 55
Item (mm) Width Rear Wing 300.0000 -0.5000 0.9000 -0.9000
Overall Length 4495.0000 Width Front Wing 1400.0000 5.0000 0.9000 -0.9000
Overall Width 1796.0000 Overall Width According Regulations Limit Bodywork Top Width Lines
Front Track 1470.0000 Series 55 And 56
Rear Track 1405.0000 3.9500 3.9500 1.5000 -1.5000
Front Width 1796.0000 Relation OK 4.2500 4.2500 1.5000 -1.5000
Rear Width 1785.0000 Relation OK
Wheelbase Length 3050.0000 F1 CARS (EXAMPLES)
Front Wheel Width 326.0000 Dimension Ferr.2001 Ferr.2002 Renaul Toyota BAR
Rear Wheel Width 380.0000 Length 4495 4495 4600 4547 4550
Wheel Diameter 660.0000 Width 1796 1796 1800 1800 1800
Wheelbase Length/Overall Width 1.6982 Height 959 959 950 950
Overall Length/Overall Width 2.5028 Front Track 1470 1470 1450 1424 1460
Overall Length/Wheelbase 1.4738 Rear Track 1405 1405 1400 1411 1420
Length Tub 1397.0000 Wheelbase 3050 3050 3100 3090 3050
Length Front Tub 2248.0000 W. Bead Dim. 13'' 13'' 13'' 13'' 13''
CALCULUS SHEET
REAR AXLE x (mm) y (mm) graphical conversion
Rear axle overall width right point 0.0000 -892.5000 0.0000 -0.8925
Serie 1
Rear axle overall width left point 0.0000 892.5000 0.0000 0.8925
REAR RIGHT WHEEL Serie 5
Rear Rwheel Lower Left Point -330.0000 -892.5000 -0.3300 -0.8925 -0.3300 -0.8925
Rear Rwheel Lower Medium Point 0.0000 -892.5000 Serie2 0.0000 -0.8925 -0.3300 -0.7025
Rear Rwheel Lower Right Point 330.0000 -892.5000 0.3300 -0.8925 -0.3300 -0.5125
Rear Rwheel Medium Left Point -330.0000 -702.5000 -0.3300 -0.7025 Serie 6
Rear Rwheel Medium Medium Point 0.0000 -702.5000 Serie 3 0.0000 -0.7025 0.3300 -0.8925
Rear Rwheel Medium Right Point 330.0000 -702.5000 0.3300 -0.7025 0.3300 -0.7025
Rear Rwheel Upper Left Point -330.0000 -512.5000 -0.3300 -0.5125 0.3300 -0.5125
Rear Rwheel Upper Medium Point 0.0000 -512.5000 Serie 4 0.0000 -0.5125 Limit Rear Line
Rear Rwheel Upper Right Point 330.0000 -512.5000 0.3300 -0.5125 Serie 53
FRONT AXLE -0.5000 1.5000
Front axle overall width right point 3050.0000 -898.0000 3.0500 -0.8980 -0.5000 -1.5000
Serie 14
Front axle overall width left point 3050.0000 898.0000 3.0500 0.8980 Values as regulations
REAR AXLE MEDIUM POINT Serie 12
Ackerman Point 0.0000 0.0000 Note: (0,0) means ideal Ackermann 0.0000 0.0000
 CALCULUS SHEET
REAR LEFT WHEEL
x (mm) y (mm) Serie 10
Rear Lwheel Upper Left Point -330.0000 892.5000 -0.3300 0.8925 -0.3300 0.8925
Rear Lwheel Upper Medium Point 0.0000 892.5000 Serie 7 0.0000 0.8925 -0.3300 0.7025
Rear Lwheel Upper Right Point 330.0000 892.5000 0.3300 0.8925 -0.3300 0.5125
Rear Lwheel Medium Left Point -330.0000 702.5000 -0.3300 0.7025 Serie 11
Rear Lwheel Medium Medium Point 0.0000 702.5000 Serie 8 0.0000 0.7025 0.3300 0.8925
Rear Lwheel Medium Right Point 330.0000 702.5000 0.3300 0.7025 0.3300 0.7025
Rear Lwheel Lower Left Point -330.0000 512.5000 -0.3300 0.5125 0.3300 0.5125
Rear Lwheel Lower Medium Point 0.0000 512.5000 Serie 9 0.0000 0.5125
Rear Lwheel Lower Right Point 330.0000 512.5000 0.3300 0.5125

WHEELBASE LENGTH Serie 13

Wheelbase total length 3050.0000 0.0000 3.0500 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
3.0500 0.0000
FRONT RIGHT WHEEL Serie 18
Front Rwheel Upper Left Point 2720.0000 -572.0000 2.7200 -0.5720 2.7200 -0.5720
Front Rwheel Upper Medium Point 3050.0000 -572.0000 Serie 15 3.0500 -0.5720 2.7200 -0.7350
Front Rwheel Upper Right Point 3380.0000 -572.0000 3.3800 -0.5720 2.7200 -0.8980
Front Rwheel Medium Left Point 2720.0000 -735.0000 2.7200 -0.7350 Serie 19
Front Rwheel Medium Medium Point 3050.0000 -735.0000 Serie 16 3.0500 -0.7350 3.3800 -0.5720
Front Rwheel Medium Right Point 3380.0000 -735.0000 3.3800 -0.7350 3.3800 -0.7350
Front Rwheel Lower Left Point 2720.0000 -898.0000 2.7200 -0.8980 3.3800 -0.8980
Front Rwheel Lower Medium Point 3050.0000 -898.0000 Serie 17 3.0500 -0.8980
Front Rwheel Lower Right Point 3380.0000 -898.0000 3.3800 -0.8980
FRONT LEFT WHEEL Serie 23
Front Lwheel Upper Left Point 2720.0000 898.0000 2.7200 0.8980 2.7200 0.8980
Front Lwheel Upper Medium Point 3050.0000 898.0000 Serie 20 3.0500 0.8980 2.7200 0.7350
Front Lwheel Upper Right Point 3380.0000 898.0000 3.3800 0.8980 2.7200 0.5720
Front Lwheel Medium Left Point 2720.0000 735.0000 2.7200 0.7350 Serie 24
Front Lwheel Medium Medium Point 3050.0000 735.0000 Serie 21 3.0500 0.7350 3.3800 0.8980
Front Lwheel Medium Right Point 3380.0000 735.0000 3.3800 0.7350 3.3800 0.7350
Front Lwheel Lower Left Point 2720.0000 572.0000 2.7200 0.5720 3.3800 0.5720
Front Lwheel Lower Medium Point 3050.0000 572.0000 Serie 22 3.0500 0.5720
Front Lwheel Lower Right Point 3380.0000 572.0000 3.3800 0.5720
 PRINCIPAL CAR'S DIMENSIONS (See Datum Car Plane)
Overall Length 4495.0000 mm Area Tub Ahead The Cockpit 0.5052 m2
Overall Width 1796.0000 mm Length Back Nose 540.0000 mm
Front Track 1470.0000 mm Width Back Nose 400.0000 mm
Rear Track 1405.0000 mm Area Back Nose 0.2160 m2
Wheelbase Length 3050.0000 mm Total Area Nose 0.7090 m2
Rear Wheel Width 380.0000 mm Total Area Tub 2.5485 m2
Rear Width 1785.0000 mm Total Area Bodywork 3.5275 m2
Front Wheel Width 326.0000 mm Total Length Nose 985.0000 mm
Front Width 1796.0000 mm Cockpit Length 775.0000 mm
Rear Wheel Diameter 660.0000 mm Cockpit Width 520.0000 mm
Front Wheel Diameter 660.0000 mm Cockpit Area 0.3392 m2
Rear and Front Wheel Bead Diameter 13.0000 inches Distance Front Opening Cockpit from F. Axle 1425.0000 mm
Overall Length/Overall Width 2.5028 mm Front Cockpit to F. Wheel minus 625 mm 800.0000 mm
Wheelbase Length/Overall Width 1.6982 mm
Overall Length/Wheelbase Length 1.4738 mm
Chord Rear Wing 300.0000 mm
Span Rear Wing 900.0000 mm
Area Rear Wing 0.2700 m2
Ackerman Point Position 0.0000 mm
Ackerman Angle 13.8073 degrees
Width Tub 1400.0000 mm
Length Tub 1397.0000 mm
Area Tub (Principal Bodywork) 1.9558 m2
Tail Tub Length 350.0000 mm
Tail Tub Width 250.0000 mm
Area Tail Tub 0.0875 m2
Area Tail Tub plus Area Tub 2.0433 m2
Length Tips 481.0000 mm
Chord Front Wing 345.0000 mm
Span Front Wing 1400.0000 mm
Area Front Wing 0.4830 m2
Total Area Wings 0.7530 m2
Length Nose 100.0000 mm
Width Nose 100.0000 mm
Area Nose 0.0100 m2
Length Tub Ahead The Cockpit 1263.0000 mm
Width Tub Ahead The Cockpit 400.0000 mm
 Datum Car Plane (See Principal Car's Dimensions)

2.50

2.00

(500 mm line)
(350 mm line) (1200 mm line)
1.50
(800 mm line)
(900 mm line)
2 2 1.00
0.90
limit width
(900 mm line)
Width (meters)

0.50
(400 mm line) (200 mm line)

0.00

(200 mm line)

-0.50

limit width (1800 mm line) -0.90

1 1 -1.00

2 2 2 2 -1.50

-2.00

Length (meters)
-2.50
-1.00 -0.75 -0.50 -0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.25 3.50 3.75 4.00 4.25 4.50 4.75 5.00
 x (mm) y (mm)
WIDTH AND LENGTH BEHIND THE
a -500.0000 450.0000 -0.5000 0.4500
Serie 25
b -500.0000 -450.0000 -0.5000 -0.4500
THE REAR WHEEL CENTRE LINE
0.4500 -0.5000 -0.4500 -0.5000
Serie 26 Serie 27
0.4500 -0.2000 -0.4500 -0.2000
WIDTH AND LENGTH FORWARD
NOSE AND WING DIMENSIONS (TOP TUB AND NOSE)
THE FRONT WHEEL CENTRE LINE

Wheelbase+350 3400.0000 Series 34/35/38/39

There must be no bodywork in the area formed by two longitudinal Limit
lines line (1) 3.4000 1.5000 3.5500 0.7000
parallel to and 40 cm and 90 cm from the car centre line and two Serie 28 3.4000 -1.5000 3.5500 0.0000
transversal lines, one 35 cm forward of and one 80 cm behind the CONTROL CELL 3.8950 -0.7000
front wheel centre line 0.1039 According to 3.8950 0.0000
4.25 Nose imput
Wheelbase-800 2250.0000 Limit line (2) 2.2500 1.5000
Serie 29 2.2500 -1.5000
Limit line (3) 3.4000 0.2000 0.4500 3.4690 3.9500 0.7000 0.7000
Series 36/37
Serie 30/31 2.2500 0.2000 0.4500 3.4690 3.9500 -0.7000 -0.7000
Limit line (4) 3.4000 -0.2000 -0.4500 3.8950 3.9950 0.1000 0.1000 Series 40/41 Nose
Serie 32/33 2.2500 -0.2000 -0.4500 3.8950 3.9950 -0.1000 -0.1000 and 42 Position
AUXILIARY SERIES
0.0000 0.0000 -0.7350 Ackerman Series 0.7000 0.7000 5.0000 -1.0000 Limit line
Series 58/59
3.0500 0.0000 0.7350 Lines N° 61/62 -0.7000 -0.7000 5.0000 -1.0000 Width Tub
3.5500 0.0000 0.2000 Series 0.1000 0.1000 3.5000 5.0000 Limit line
Back
3.0100 0.0000 0.2000 N° 63/64 -0.1000 -0.1000 3.5000 5.0000 Width Nose
Series 60/61
0.0000 -0.2000
Nose
0.0000 -0.2000

Serie 43 0.3500 1.7470 0.7000 0.7000 1747.0000

TUB WIDTH AND LENGTH
Serie 44 0.3500 1.7470 -0.7000 -0.7000 1.7470
0.3500 0.1250 0.7000
Series 45/46 BODYWORK BACK TUB (CLOSE LINE)
0.3500 -0.1250 -0.7000
1.7470 0.7000 0.2000
Series 47/48 BODYWORK FRONT TUB (CLOSE LINE)
1.7470 -0.7000 -0.2000
1.7470 3.0100 0.2000 0.2000
Series 49/50 CLOSING LINE AHEAD THE COCKPIT
1.7470 3.0100 -0.2000 -0.2000
0.0000 0.3500 0.1250 0.1250
Series 51/52 CLOSING LINE AROUND THE REAR WHEELS
0.0000 0.3500 -0.1250 -0.1250
 FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS AS PER REGULATIONS 15 Right Front Wheel Internal Line
(mm) 16 Right Front Wheel Medium Line
Max. Overall With 1800.00 17 Right Front Wheel External Line
Max. Complete Front Wheel Width 355.00 18 Right Front Wheel Back Line
Max. Complete Rear Wheel Width 380.00 (-1.0 mm) 19 Right Front Wheel Front Line
Max. Complete Wheel Diameter 660.00 (-0,4 mm) 20 Right Front Wheel External Line
Min. Complete Front Wheel Width 305.00 21 Right Front Wheel Medium Line
Min. Complete Rear Wheel With 365.00 22 Right Front Wheel Internal Line
Wheel Bead Diameter 330.00 (+/- 2.5 mm) 23 Right Front Wheel Back Line
Max. Front Tyre Tread Width 270.00 24 Right Front Wheel Front Line
Max. Rear Tyre Tread Width No restriction 25 Rear Airfoil Back Line
Width behind the rear wheel centre line <=1000 26 Rear Airfoil Left Line
Overhangs: No part of the car shall be <= 500 27 Rear Airfoil Right Line
than 50 cm behind the centre line of the <= 1200 28 Regulation Limit Front Line (1)
rear wheels or more than 120 cm in front >= 90 cm length 29 Regulation Limit Back Line (2)
the centre line of the front wheels. then 20 cm width 30 Regulation Limit Inner Left Line (3)
No part of the bodywork more than 20 cm 31 Regulation Limit Outer Left Line (3)
from the centre line of the car may be more 32 Regulation Limit Inner Right Line (4)
than 90 cm in front wheel centre line 33 Regulation Limit Outer Right Line (4)
Bodywork around the front wheels As L47 34 Left Back Wing Line (Left Trailing Edge)
Q54-WB (Max. 900 mm) 900.0000 OK 35 Rght Back Wing Line (Right Trailing Edge)
L63-WB Max. 1200 mm) 945.0000 OK 36 Left Extreme Front Wing (Left Tip)
PRINCIPAL SERIES 37 Right Extreme Front Wing (Right Tip)
Serie Title 38 Left Front Wing Line (Left Leading Edge)
1 Rear Axle 39 Right Front Wing Line (Right Leading Edge)
2 Right Rear Wheel External Line 40 Left Extreme Nose
3 Right Rear Wheel Medium Line 41 Right Extreme Nose
4 Right Rear Wheel Internal Line 42 Top Nose
5 Right Rear Wheel Back Line 43 Tub Left Line
6 Right Rear Wheel Front Line 44 Tub Right Line
7 Left Rear Wheel External Line 45 Tub Left Back Line
8 Left Rear Wheel Medium Line 46 Tub Right Back Line
9 Left Rear Wheel Internal Line 47 Tub Left Front Line
10 Left Rear Wheel Back Line 48 Tub Right Front Line
11 Left Rear Wheel Front Line 49 Closing Left Line Around The Front Wheels
12 Ackermann Point 50 Closing Right Line Around The Front Wheels
13 Wheelbase Length 51 Closing Left Line Around The Rear Wheels
14 Front Axle 52 Closing Right Line Around The Rear Wheels
 Formula Car design spreadsheet by Oscar L. Bernasconi, last modified Aug 2002
CONTROL DESIGN PANEL (COCKPIT AND SURVIVAL CELL SPECIFICATIONS)
Cockpit Length (mm) 775.0000 Cockpit Width (mm) 520.0000 Length Lines (mm) Line 2-2 470 (min. 450)
800 0 0 0 Min. Angle 12 Line a 320 16 0 Line 3-3
0.2125565617 0.20943951 Line a-d 775 350
PI x r2 0.0314 Line b 275 min. 350
Back L x 0,1 0.0320 Line b-b' 520 Line 4-4
Back Cockp. 0.1430 Line c 400 292
Cockpit Cockpit Cockpit Cockpit C. Cockp. 0.1050 Line a-4 1700 Front Cockpit 2-3 and 3-4
Front Line Width Length Lengthback Triangles 0.0128 Line d 150 Cockpit Opening 300
Cockpit Area (m2) 0.34 Front Cockp. 0.0150 Inter 1-1 350 Template Template 625

Cockpit Dimensions

Line b 0.35
Point 2
Line c 0.25
Point 3
Point 4
Width (meters)

Line a Point 1 0.15

Line d
0.05
-0.05
Point 1
-0.15
Line b' Point 3 Point 4
-0.25
Point 2
-0.35
0.4000 0.9000 1.4000 1.9000 2.4000 2.9000

Length (meters)
 Survival Cell Specifications (including Cockpit)

1.0000
0.9000
0.8000
0.7000
0.6000
0.5000
0.4000
0.3000
Width (meters)

0.2000
Cockpit opening 625 mm behind front wheel
0.1000
centre line (Limit Line)
0.0000
-0.1000
-0.2000
-0.3000
-0.4000
-0.5000
-0.6000
-0.7000
-0.8000
-0.9000
-1.0000 Limit 450 mm
0.2250
-1.00 -0.75 -0.50 -0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.25 3.50

0.1750
Length (meters) Limit 350 mm

Limit 520 mm

-0.80
R 100 line R100 line
 2425 800 800 2.4250 0.8000 0.8000 Cockpit be no less than 625 mm behind the front whee
Serie 7
2425 -800 -800 2.4250 -0.8000 -0.8000 centre line
Series 450 450 0 0.2250 0.2250 0.0000
Width Survival Cell
8 -450 -450 3250 -0.2250 -0.2250 3.2500
9 350 350 0 0.1750 0.1750 0.0000
450 mm and 350 mm limits
10 and 11 -350 -350 3250 -0.1750 -0.1750 3.2500
520 3000 0.2600 0.2600 3.0000 Limit Line 0.21255656
Serie 13/14
-520 0 -0.2600 -0.2600 0.0000 Width back cockpit 0.20943951 Minimum Limit Angle
1625 0 1.6250 0.0000 0.0000 Limit Line 12
Serie 15
1625 150 1.6250 0.0750 -0.0750 Front Cockpit Lateral Limit Lines
1225 1625 260 0.1750 0.2600 1.2250 1.6250 0.2600 0.1750 Front
Series 16/17
1225 1625 260 -0.1750 -0.2600 1.2250 1.6250 -0.2600 -0.1750 Cockpit
Serie 18 1.5250 1.5250 0.8000 -0.8000 R100 Line Auxiliar calculus for series 32/33/34 0.01392 0.01392
Series 950 260 0.9500 1.2250 0.2600 0.2600 Lateral Limit 0.1611
19/20 950 -260 0.9500 1.2250 -0.2600 -0.2600 Back Cockpit Back Line
0.9500 0.8000 0.8500 0.8000 160 0.1600 0.8500 Cockpit
Serie 21 Serie 22 Serie 23
0.9500 -0.8000 0.8500 -0.8000 -160 -0.1600 0.8500 Width
1.6250 233 0.2330 Cockpit Opening 2.25 0.3
Serie 24
1.6250 -233 -0.2330 Template 2.25 -0.3
1.2250 1.6250 0.3200 0.2350 Cockpit 2 0.2 0.2
Series 25/26
1.2250 1.6250 -0.3200 -0.2350 Opening 2.9 -0.2 -0.2
1.2250 0.8500 0.3200 0.3200 Side Wider
Series 27/28
1.2250 0.8500 -0.3200 -0.3200 Wider
Series 1.6250 2.2500 0.2350 0.1750
Survival
29/30/31 1.6250 2.2500 -0.2350 -0.1750
Series 2.2500 2.5500 0.1750 0.1462
Cells
32/33/34 2.2500 2.5500 -0.1750 -0.1462