The Andrea Moda S921 was a Formula One car designed by

Simtek Simtek (Simulation Technology) was an engineering consultancy firm and Formula One racing team. The Formula One (F1) engineering consultancy arm, Simtek Research, was founded in 1989 by Max Mosley and Nick Wirth. It originally was involved i ...

and used by the

Andrea Moda Formula Andrea Moda Formula was a Formula One team that competed during the 1992 Formula One World Championship. The team was owned by Italian shoe designer Andrea Sassetti, who named the team after his company. The team contested nine races but man ...

team in the

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. It was driven by the experienced Brazilian

Roberto Moreno Roberto Pupo Moreno (born 11 February 1959), usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a Brazilian former auto racing, racing driver. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 c ...

and Englishman

Perry McCarthy Perry Edward McCarthy (born 3 March 1961) is a British racing driver, who drove for the Andrea Moda Formula, Andrea Moda team in Formula One in , though never making it into a race, before moving into Sportscar racing, sportscars, including dri ...

Overview

Development

The plans for the car had been purchased from

Nick Wirth Nicholas John Peter Wirth (born 26 March 1966) is an automotive engineer and the founder and owner of Wirth Research. He is also the former owner of the Simtek Formula One team, a former aerodynamicist at March Engineering, March and former tec ...

Research, who had originally designed the machine in 1990 for

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's proposed entry into Formula 1. The design was then revived and updated; two chassis were built for Moreno and McCarthy.

Racing history

The car was highly unsuccessful and its best result was at the

1992 Monaco Grand Prix The 1992 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 50ème Grand Prix de Monaco) was a Formula One motor race held on 31 May 1992 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the sixth race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship. The 78-lap race was won by Ayrton S ...

; Moreno managed to get through the Friday pre-qualifying session, and then qualified in 26th place for the race. Moreno then managed to climb as high as 19th before retiring on lap 11 due to engine failure. The team was expelled from the championship after team owner

Andrea Sassetti Andrea Sassetti (born 1960) is an Italian shoe designer, owner of the Italian fashion company Andrea Moda, a brand of high-end women's shoes. Born in Fermo, he was also the owner of a Formula One motor racing team Andrea Moda Formula in 1992. The ...

was arrested at Spa for financial irregularities, and following an FIA ruling following the arrest that the team was not run "in a manner compatible with the standards of the championship or in any way brings the championship into disrepute." The team did still turn up at Monza for the next Grand Prix but was banned from entering the paddock. The team finished last in the Constructors' Championship, with no points.

Complete Formula One results

( key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

Lapped Legends

F1 STATS

External links

Andrea Moda profile on Chequered Flag Motorsports

Car Statistics on STATSF1

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