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| Category | Formula One |
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| Constructor | Arrows |
| Team | Arrows |
| Designer | Mike Coughlan Eghbal Hamedy |
| Drivers | 14. Pedro de la Rosa 15. Toranosuke Takagi |
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre composite structure |
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod |
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod |
| Engine | Arrows, 72-degree V10 |
| Gearbox | Arrows carbon-fibre six-speed longitudinal semi-automatic |
| Fuel | Repsol |
| Tyres | Bridgestone |
| Debut | 1999 Australian Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 16 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
The Arrows A20 was the car with which the Arrows Formula One team used to compete in the 1999 Formula One season. It was driven by Pedro de la Rosa, a Spanish débutant, and Toranosuke Takagi, who moved from the obsolete Tyrrell team. The team was short of funds with the lack of a major sponsor and the chassis was a development of the A19, which had not been too competitive itself. Engine builder Brian Hart supplied in-house engines, but it became clear that his small resources were not sufficient to compete in modern F1, and he left the team after an ownership dispute with Tom Walkinshaw. The Nigerian Prince Malik was also linked with buying the team, although this came to nothing. The team ended up battling with Minardi at the back of the grid, although de la Rosa proved promising, scoring the team's only point of the season at his début in Australia. He would be retained for 2000, unlike Takagi, who was ditched in favour of Jos Verstappen.
Complete Formula One Results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1999 | Arrows | Arrows V10 | B | AUS | BRA | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | EUR | MAL | JPN | 1 | =9th | |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | ||||||
| Toranosuke Takagi | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret |
References
- AUTOCOURSE 1999-2000, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1999) ISBN 1-874557-34-9
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| Ferrari F399 • McLaren MP4-14 • Jordan 199 • Stewart SF3 • Williams FW21 • Benetton B199 • Prost AP02 • Sauber C18 • Arrows A20 • Minardi M01 • BAR 01 |
