Alfa Romeo Tipo 316, 316 or 16C-316 Grand prix car was used in Grand Prix seasons 1938 and 1939, when it was driven by Giuseppe Farina and Clemente Biondetti. The Tipo 316 was one of three Alfa Romeo cars designed for the new rules in 1938, which differed mainly by the engine, the other two were the Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 straight-8 and Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 with a V12 engine. The car was based on Alfa Romeo 12C-37. It had roots supercharged 60 degree (V16 obtained from two 158 engines fitted to a common crankcase) engine from capacity produced at 7500 rpm. The engine was more powerful than the one in Tipo 308 or 312, but it was still not really competitive against Germans.
The car debuted at the first major race of the season for the Tripoli Grand Prix, where Biondetti resigned. In the primary race for the Grand Prix of Italy Farina scored in the second-place ranking is the only car on the podium, Biondetti was fourth. The last appearance of the car was on the primary race for the Grand Prix of Switzerland in the 1939 season, where Farina resigned after the first laps led. After that team efforts were devoted to 1.5 liter car Alfa Romeo 158 for Class Voiturette, and the Tipo 316 was no longer developed.
Technical Data
Technical data Tipo 308 Tipo 312 Type 316 Engine: 8-cylinder in-line engine 12-cylinder 60° V-engine 16-cylinder 60° V-engine displacement: 2991 cm32995 cm32958 cm3 Bore x stroke: 69 x 100mm66 x 73mm58 x 70 mm Max power: 295 hp320 hp350 hp Valve control: 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder row, 2 valves per cylinder Upload: Roots compressor Gearbox: 4-speed manual, transaxle suspension front: Individual type Dubonnet, coil springs suspension rear: Pendulum axis, transverse leaf spring Brakes: Hydraulic drum brakes Chassis & body: Crate beam frame with aluminiumbody Tubular space frame with aluminium body Wheelbase: 280 cm Dry weight: About 870 kg
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