The Shadow DN3 was a Formula One car used by the Shadow team during the 1974 Formula One season. It also appeared twice during the early stages of the 1975 Formula One season in an updated DN3B form. Designed by former BRM engineer Tony Southgate, the best finish achieved in a DN3 was Jean-Pierre Jarier's third place at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Shadow DN3
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorShadow Racing Cars
Designer(s)Tony Southgate
PredecessorDN1
SuccessorDN5
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisAluminium monocoque
Axle trackFront: 1,473 mm (58.0 in)
Rear: 1,524 mm (60.0 in)
Wheelbase2,667 mm (105.0 in)
EngineCosworth DFV NA
TransmissionHewland TL 200 5-speed manual
Weight580 kg (1,280 lb)
FuelUOP
TyresGoodyear
Competition history
Notable entrantsShadow Racing Cars
Notable driversUnited States Peter Revson
France Jean-Pierre Jarier
United Kingdom Brian Redman
United Kingdom Tom Pryce
Debut1974 Argentine Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
14000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

Development edit

The Shadow DN3, designed by Tony Southgate, was a development of Southgate's earlier car for the Shadow team, the DN1. One of the problems of the DN1, excessive vibration, was eliminated with stiffening of the DN3 monocoque. The DN3 had a longer wheelbase and was also five kilograms heavier than the previous year's car.[2]

Racing history edit

For the start of the 1974 Formula One season, the previous year's DN1 was driven by new Shadow driver Jean-Pierre Jarier for the first two races of the year and was retired from both. Jarier drove a DN3 for the remainder of the season. Peter Revson, a race winner for McLaren, had also joined the team and had use of the DN3 from the start of the season. The DN3 showed immediate promise with Revson qualifying it fourth and sixth respectively for the first two races of the year. However, he was killed in testing prior to the South African Grand Prix and Shadow missed the race.[3]

Brian Redman took Revson's place in the team from the Spanish Grand Prix for three races, with Swedish driver Bertil Roos taking over for his home grand prix. Tom Pryce, who had made his Formula One debut earlier in the year with Token Racing, then took over for the remainder of the season. Pryce finished 6th in the German Grand Prix to end the season with one point towards Shadow's total of seven points. The other six points came from Jarier, who, despite the death of Revson, continued as lead driver. In Monaco, Jarier finished third (having qualified sixth) and followed this up with fifth at the Swedish Grand Prix.[2] The team finished in eighth place in the constructor's championship.[3]

Until the new DN5 became available for his use, Pryce used an updated DN3B for the first two races of the following season, without scoring any points.[2]

Complete Formula One World Championship results edit

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Entrants Chassis Engines Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points WCC
1974 UOP Shadow Racing Cars DN3 Ford V8 G ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA 7 8th
Jean-Pierre Jarier NC 13 3 5 Ret 12 Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 10
Peter Revson Ret Ret
Brian Redman 7 Ret Ret
Bertil Roos Ret
Tom Pryce Ret Ret 8 6 Ret 10 Ret NC
1975 UOP Shadow Racing Cars DN3B Ford V8 G ARG BRA RSA ESP MON BEL SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA 9.51 6th1
Tom Pryce 12 Ret
1976 Team P R Reilly DN3 Ford V8 G BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN 102 8th2
Mike Wilds DNQ

^1 All points scored in 1975 were with the Shadow DN5.

^2 All points scored in 1976 were with the Shadow DN5B and Shadow DN8.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Stats F1. "Shadow DN3". Retrieved 10 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c Hodges, 2001, p. 208
  3. ^ a b Nye, 1986, p. 233

References edit

  • Nye, Doug (1985). Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1966 – 1985. Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom: Hazelton Publishing. ISBN 0905138376.
  • Hodges, David (2001). A – Z of Grand Prix Cars. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press. ISBN 1861263392.