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The Saab Formula Junior was a car built in 1960 by the Swedish car maker Saab. In 1960, the Saab 93F was being replaced by the Saab 96 and a new 841 cc engine was developed. The competition and testing departments of Saab did not want to see any series produced sports engines with the new size until they had a chance to try some new ideas. These ideas led to the creation of these Formula Junior race cars with which Saab surprised the motor racing world in the late autumn of 1960. The cars first showed up at the Gelleråsen racetrack at Karlskoga and then at the Eläintarhanajot race in Helsinki (Finland), in 1961, finishing 4th and 5th.

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  • La Saab Formula Junior est un modèle d'automobile de course fabriqué par Saab en 1960, destiné à courir en Formule Junior. Avec l'apparition de la Saab 96 et son nouveau moteur sport de 841 cm3 deux temps, Saab souhaita pouvoir expérimenter plusieurs innovations mécaniques avant de lancer les versions sportives de sa gamme. Ainsi la marque s'engagea-t-elle à l'automne 1960 dans la course automobile Formule Junior, avec la voiture de course Saab Formula Junior. La première présentation des voitures eut lieu en Suède au circuit de Gellerås à Karlskoga, puis en Finlande au circuit de Djurgårds (Eläintarhanajot). Contrairement à ses concurrentes, la Saab se constituait d'une monocoque autoporteuse en aluminium, avec un nez en fibre de verre enveloppant le trois cylindres horizontaux deux temps de 950 cm3 (cote de réaléase maximum du moteur de 841 cm3). Le moteur développait jusqu'à 86 ch transmis au train avant par une boîte manuelle à trois rapports. Mais avec sa tendance marquée au sous-virage, due à une répartition des masses de 70-30 %, et son manque de puissance, la voiture ne brilla pas en compétition malgré l'effort des pilotes Erik Carlsson, Carl-Magnus Skogh et Gösta Karlsson. Elle ne termina pas mieux qu'en quatrième position puis quitta la compétition en 1961 après deux saisons. L'expérience très courte aura tout de même permis à Saab d'enregistrer quantité de données importantes pour le développement de ses moteurs. La seule voiture encore en état est exposée au musée Saab de Trollhättan. (fr)
  • The Saab Formula Junior was a car built in 1960 by the Swedish car maker Saab. In 1960, the Saab 93F was being replaced by the Saab 96 and a new 841 cc engine was developed. The competition and testing departments of Saab did not want to see any series produced sports engines with the new size until they had a chance to try some new ideas. These ideas led to the creation of these Formula Junior race cars with which Saab surprised the motor racing world in the late autumn of 1960. The cars first showed up at the Gelleråsen racetrack at Karlskoga and then at the Eläintarhanajot race in Helsinki (Finland), in 1961, finishing 4th and 5th. The body design was unusual. Instead of using a multi-tubular spaceframe chassis like other Formula Junior cars, Saab chose to construct an advanced aluminium monocoque car, with a plastic nose-cone. The fibreglass nose protected a 'bored-out' horizontal 950 cc three cylinder two stroke engine, with two dual Solex carburettors developing some 95 bhp - (one of the carburettors was cut in half, thus providing three chokes — one for each of the three cylinders). There was a cross-flow radiator, for cooling. The suspension was purpose-built, incorporating a unique type of tensile spring. The cars did not do very well in races, due to their cornering ability and their relatively low-powered engine (the later regulations allowed up to 1100 cc engines). Nonetheless, two first places and a track record (Stockholm) were achieved. The 70%-30% front-rear weight distribution created pronounced understeer. This was only partially overcome by designing the rear suspension to encourage the inside rear wheel to lift during cornering. Only two cars were built, as later regulations made them even less competitive. They were retired at the end of the 1961 racing season. History records them as having fulfilled an important developmental role for Saab's competition department. The cars appeared in typical Swedish livery of blue and yellow. The drivers were Gösta Karlsson, and Erik Carlsson. (en)
  • Saab Formula Junior – samochód wyścigowy szwedzkiej marki Saab zaprezentowany jesienią 1960 roku. (pl)
  • Saab Formula Junior var en tävlingsbil som Saab byggde 1960. På 1960-talet ersattes Saab 93F av Saab 96 och en ny 841 kubikcentimeters motor utvecklades. Tävlings- och utvecklingsavdelningarna ville inte att man skulle serieproducera sportversioner av motorn innan man hade testat några nya idéer. Det var dessa idéer som gjorde att man byggde två bilar för att tävla i Formel Junior. Bilarna tävlade första gången på Gelleråsen i Karlskoga (hösten 1960) och sedan i Helsingfors 1961, där man kom i mål som fyra och femma. Konstruktionen var annorlunda. Istället för en fackverkskonstruktion som de flesta andra Formel Junior-bilar konstruerade Saab en avancerad självbärande kaross i aluminium med en noskon i glasfiber. Bakom noskonen satt en uppborrad 950 kubikcentimeters tvåtaktsmotor med dubbla -förgasare 95 hästkrafter. Fjädringen var specialbyggd. Bilarna hade inga vidare tävlingsframgångar, huvudsakligen på grund av att motorn var för klen (reglerna tillät motorer upp till 1100 kubikcentimeter) men trots det lyckades man få två förstaplatser och slog ett banrekord (i Stockholm). Viktfördelningen var 70-30. Bara två bilar byggdes eftersom senare regeländringar gjorde dem ännu mer underlägsna och de slutade tävlas med i slutet av säsongen 1961. De hade fyllt sin roll som testbänk för SAAB:s tävlingsavdelning. Bilarna var målade i de svenska blå-gula färgerna. Förarna var , Carl-Magnus Skogh och Erik Carlsson. (sv)
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  • Saab Formula Junior – samochód wyścigowy szwedzkiej marki Saab zaprezentowany jesienią 1960 roku. (pl)
  • La Saab Formula Junior est un modèle d'automobile de course fabriqué par Saab en 1960, destiné à courir en Formule Junior. Avec l'apparition de la Saab 96 et son nouveau moteur sport de 841 cm3 deux temps, Saab souhaita pouvoir expérimenter plusieurs innovations mécaniques avant de lancer les versions sportives de sa gamme. Ainsi la marque s'engagea-t-elle à l'automne 1960 dans la course automobile Formule Junior, avec la voiture de course Saab Formula Junior. La première présentation des voitures eut lieu en Suède au circuit de Gellerås à Karlskoga, puis en Finlande au circuit de Djurgårds (Eläintarhanajot). (fr)
  • The Saab Formula Junior was a car built in 1960 by the Swedish car maker Saab. In 1960, the Saab 93F was being replaced by the Saab 96 and a new 841 cc engine was developed. The competition and testing departments of Saab did not want to see any series produced sports engines with the new size until they had a chance to try some new ideas. These ideas led to the creation of these Formula Junior race cars with which Saab surprised the motor racing world in the late autumn of 1960. The cars first showed up at the Gelleråsen racetrack at Karlskoga and then at the Eläintarhanajot race in Helsinki (Finland), in 1961, finishing 4th and 5th. (en)
  • Saab Formula Junior var en tävlingsbil som Saab byggde 1960. På 1960-talet ersattes Saab 93F av Saab 96 och en ny 841 kubikcentimeters motor utvecklades. Tävlings- och utvecklingsavdelningarna ville inte att man skulle serieproducera sportversioner av motorn innan man hade testat några nya idéer. Det var dessa idéer som gjorde att man byggde två bilar för att tävla i Formel Junior. Bilarna tävlade första gången på Gelleråsen i Karlskoga (hösten 1960) och sedan i Helsingfors 1961, där man kom i mål som fyra och femma. (sv)
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  • Saab Formula Junior (fr)
  • Saab Formula Junior (en)
  • Saab Formula Junior (pl)
  • Saab Formula Junior (sv)
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