The Zakspeed 871 was a Formula One car designed by Chris Murphy and Heinz Zollner and raced by Zakspeed in the 1987 Formula One season.
Background
Engine The car was powered by the team's own 1.5 litre, 1500/4 straight 4 turbo engine, which was rated at about for the season.
Sponsorship The team's main sponsor was German tobacco company West.
Drivers Martin Brundle had moved after 3 years at Tyrrell to be Zakspeed's lead driver, in a virtual driver swap with Jonathan Palmer, who had left Zakspeed after two seasons to drive for Tyrrell. Brundle was joined by former Formula 3000 champion Christian Danner, who had moved from Arrows.
Racing history After using the 861 for the first race in Brazil, the 871 made its debut in Brundle's hands at the San Marino Grand Prix where he qualified 15th and scored 2 points for finishing 5th. This happened to be the only time that Zakspeed would ever score a point during their time in Formula One.
The 871 was replaced for the season by the team's last turbo car, the Zakspeed 881 which would be again powered by the team's own turbocharged engine.
Complete Formula One results (key) Year Team Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points WCC West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 1500/4S4 tc BRA SMR BEL MON DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR ESP MEX JPN AUS210th Martin Brundle 5 Ret 7 Ret NC NC Ret DSQ Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Christian Danner Ret EX 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7
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