Dallara F192

The Dallara F192 was a Formula One car designed by Giampaolo Dallara, of Dallara, and used by the BMS Scuderia Italia team during the 1992 Formula One season. The car was powered by the Ferrari V12 engine and ran on Goodyear tyres.

First raced in the South African Grand Prix, the F192's best finish was two 6th places, both achieved by Pierluigi Martini, at the Spanish Grand Prix and San Marino Grand Prix respectively. It was the last Dallara chassis to be used by Scuderia Italia.

For the 1992 season, team owner Giuseppe Lucchini took over Ferrari's engine supply arrangement with Minardi. This arrangement provided the team with Ferrari 3.5 litres (3,500 cc) V12 engines, although to 1991 specification. The chassis, designed by Giampaolo Dallara, was a development of the previous year's car but adapted for use with the new engine, which required a larger fuel cell. It was the only 1992 car to use a high front wing with deep end plates which, after the first race of the year, were supported by cables.

The car's monocoque chassis was of carbon fibre and provided with Dallara's own six-speed transverse gearbox. The F192 was configured with double wishbone pushrod suspension having a single damper at the front but dual dampers at the rear. Partway through the season, the front suspension was switched to a dual damper system. Brakes were by Brembo with Carbone Industrie pads. The steering was of a Momo design and the car ran on Goodyear tyres. Its wheelbase was 2,960 millimetres (116.5 in), the front track was 1,817 millimetres (71.5 in) while the rear track was 1,616 millimetres (63.6 in). The capacity of the fuel tank was 225 litres (49.5 imp gal) and fuel and oil was supplied by Agip. The overall weight of the car was 505 kilograms (1,113.3 lb).

Presented in a largely red colour with white trim, the F192 carried sponsorship from cigarette brand Marlboro, SPAL, Fin-Eco, the fuel concern Agip and Lucchini's own steel manufacturing concern.

The team's drivers both complained about the handling of the car and consequently aerodynamics and the suspension were refined continuously throughout the year. The suspension was particularly sensitive, and the original Koni dampers were laterally swapped out for Penske product and then Dynamic Suspension units. The results achieved by the end of the European stage of the season were not what was expected and for the following season, Lucchini decided to use a chassis designed by Lola. This ended a five-year relationship with Dallara.

For the 1992 season, Scuderia Italia had recruited Pierluigi Martini, who had driven the previous year for Minardi. His teammate was JJ Lehto, who had driven for Scuderia Italia the previous year. The F192 made its debut at the first race of the 1992 season at the South African Grand Prix, qualifying 24th (Lehto) and 25th (Martini) fastest. There were a number of technical issues in qualifying that affected the team's performance. In the race itself, the drivers both retired. Lehto was running in 11th when his driveshaft failed on lap 47. Martini, following a collision with Mauricio Gugelmin's Jordan-Yamaha on lap 1, was in last place when he retired on lap 57.

Some of the technical issues that had affected the F192 in South Africa had largely been resolved for the next race, Lehto qualifying in 7th and Martini in 9th, ahead of both the works Ferrari cars. Only Lehto finished the race, in 8th, having to change tires partway through due to heavy steering. Martini was even more affected by the steering, making three stops for tires before retiring from last place on lap 37. At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Martini qualified in 8th while Lehto was 16th on the grid. During the race, Martini was running in the points before retiring on lap 17 with clutch failure. Lehto finished 8th, having to make an extra tire stop following a puncture.