The Toleman TG181 is a Formula One car that was first used in the 1981 Formula One season. It was also the first car used by Toleman in F1.
Being heavy and with a relatively underpowered and unreliable engine, a 4-cylinder 1.5 litre turbo by Brian Hart, it was a generally poor performing car, with its drivers, Derek Warwick and Brian Henton, only getting through qualifying once each, with Henton's tenth place at Monza the only finish for the car. Due to its bulk, the team ended up nicknaming it the "General Belgrano" after the Argentine battleship sunk during the 1982 Falklands War, and the "Flying Pig".
Evolutions of the car, the Toleman TG181B and Toleman TG181C, were used the following year, to slightly better effect.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)
All chassis powered by versions of the Hart 415T 1.5-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder engine.
Year Entrant Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points WCC Candy Toleman Motorsport TG181 Hart 415TS4 t/c USW BRA ARG SMR BEL MON ESP FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN CPL0NC Brian Henton DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 DNQ DNQ Derek Warwick DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Candy Toleman Motorsport TG181BTG181C Hart 415TS4 t/c RSA BRA USW SMR BEL MON DET CAN NED GBR FRA GER AUT SUI ITA CPL0NC Derek Warwick Ret DNQ DNPQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 15 10 Ret Ret Teo Fabi DNQ DNQ DNQ NC Ret DNPQ DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret DNQ
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