764 Toleman TG181C (1982) - a photo on Flickriver

764 Toleman TG181C (1982)

Toleman TG181C (1882) Engine 1459cc Hart 415T S4 Turbo
Driver David Alston
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The Toleman TG181 was the first Toleman Grand Prix car, designed by Rory Byrne and powered by a Brian Hart 415T turbo engine. Debuting in 1981 with team drivers Brian Henton and Dereck Warwick, as one of only two teams powered by Turbocharged engines, the other being Renault. While the turbo engine was finding its way in Formula One, the early cars proved both slow and unreliable

As far as results were concerned the TG101 had a torrid time in 1981, debuting at the fourth race of the season they contested the next twelve races with oln two qualifications, one for each driver, Henton finishing 10th in Italy and Warwick qualifying but retiring from the seasons final race at Ceasars Palace. Las Vagas, in fact things were so dire that neither car got through the Pre Qualifying sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix.

The TG181 was modified for the start of the 1982 season, as TG181B, for drivers Dereck Warwick and Teo Fabi, replacing Brian Henton. But there was no improvement on the 1981 results, in the seasons first six GP Warwick qualifyed three times all of which ended in race retirement and did not get through Pre-Qualification for the US West Grand Prix (Long Beach), while Fabi qualified twice, retiring in Belgium and finishing as non-classified in San Marino missing Pre-Qualifying in Monaco.
The cars were withdrawn from the next two GP, while further modifications took place. Returning as the TG181C for race nine, the Dutch Grand Prix. Results showed little improvement for the remainder of the season with Fabi posting five retirements and two non qualifications, while Warwick contested only six races in the TG181C with four retiements and 15th and 10th place finishes in France and Germany.

Warwick did no better in the new TG183 in the last two races with a pair of retirments, while Fabi soldiered on with TG181C.

The TG181C was retired at the end of 1982, replaced by the TG183 which started to show improvements and by the later part of 1983 was competitive

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Taken on: June 9, 2019

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