The Alfa Romeo 158/159, also known as the Alfetta (Alfa little Italian), is one of the most successful race cars ever produced. The Alfa Romeo 158 and its derivative, the 159, had 47 victories in 54 Grands Prix entered. It was originally developed for the pre-World War II voiturette formula (1937) and has a 1.5 liter straight-8 supercharged engines. After World War II, the car was eligible for the new Formula One occurred in 1947. In the hands of drivers such as Nino Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli, who dominated the first two seasons of Formula One World Championship.
The first version of this successful racing car, the Alfa Romeo 158, was made during 1937/1938. The main responsibility of the engineering was given to Gioacchino Colombo.
The car's name refers to its 1.5 liter engine and eight cylinders. The voiturette class race cars with 1.5 liter engines, standing in the same relation to the principle of "Grand Prix of Formula (generally for 3-liter engines) and makes GP2 Series Formula One today. Alpha 3 liters of racing cars in 1938 and 1939 were Type 308, 312 and 316.
The Alfa Romeo 158 debuted with the work of the Alfa Corse team in the Coppa Ciano Junior in August 1938 in Livorno, Italy, where Emilio Villoresi took the car's first victory. At that time, 1.479 cc engine produces about 200 hp (150 kW) at 7000 rpm. with the help of a single stage Roots blower. More success came in Acerbo Cup, Coppa Ciano and Tripoli Grand Prix in May 1940. World War II soon stopped developing the car for six years. After the war the engine was further developed to push out 254 hp (189 kW) in 1946.
In 1947, the Alfetta won the right to the newly created Formula One The new legislation allows supercharged 1500 cc and 4500 cc naturally aspirated engines. The Alfa Romeo 158 was amended again, this time to produce over 300 hp (220 kW) and was named Alfa Romeo Type 158/47. The car made a tragic debut in the 1948 Swiss Grand Prix, where Achille Varzi lost control of his car and was killed. Another loss for the team was in practice for the 1949 Grand Prix in Buenos Aires, where Jean-Pierre Wimille was killed in an accident (driving Simca-Gordini).
The car won every race he competed in 1950, it is incredible that a car that had originated in 1938 was as victorious. The Alfa Romeo team Giuseppe Farina talented as drivers and Juan Manuel Fangio, the latter of which later won the Drivers World Championship five times.
At the end of the year 1950, an updated version known as the Alfa Romeo 159 was produced.
The first version of this successful racing car, the Alfa Romeo 158, was made during 1937/1938. The main responsibility of the engineering was given to Gioacchino Colombo.
The car's name refers to its 1.5 liter engine and eight cylinders. The voiturette class race cars with 1.5 liter engines, standing in the same relation to the principle of "Grand Prix of Formula (generally for 3-liter engines) and makes GP2 Series Formula One today. Alpha 3 liters of racing cars in 1938 and 1939 were Type 308, 312 and 316.
The Alfa Romeo 158 debuted with the work of the Alfa Corse team in the Coppa Ciano Junior in August 1938 in Livorno, Italy, where Emilio Villoresi took the car's first victory. At that time, 1.479 cc engine produces about 200 hp (150 kW) at 7000 rpm. with the help of a single stage Roots blower. More success came in Acerbo Cup, Coppa Ciano and Tripoli Grand Prix in May 1940. World War II soon stopped developing the car for six years. After the war the engine was further developed to push out 254 hp (189 kW) in 1946.
In 1947, the Alfetta won the right to the newly created Formula One The new legislation allows supercharged 1500 cc and 4500 cc naturally aspirated engines. The Alfa Romeo 158 was amended again, this time to produce over 300 hp (220 kW) and was named Alfa Romeo Type 158/47. The car made a tragic debut in the 1948 Swiss Grand Prix, where Achille Varzi lost control of his car and was killed. Another loss for the team was in practice for the 1949 Grand Prix in Buenos Aires, where Jean-Pierre Wimille was killed in an accident (driving Simca-Gordini).
The car won every race he competed in 1950, it is incredible that a car that had originated in 1938 was as victorious. The Alfa Romeo team Giuseppe Farina talented as drivers and Juan Manuel Fangio, the latter of which later won the Drivers World Championship five times.
At the end of the year 1950, an updated version known as the Alfa Romeo 159 was produced.
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