Footwork FA12


The Footwork FA12 was a Formula One car designed and built by the Footwork Arrows team for the 1991 season. The number 9 car was driven by Michele Alboreto and the number 10 car was shared by Alex Caffi and Stefan Johansson. The team had no test driver.
The FA12 was intended to start the season, but the new Porsche 3512 engine was so large and bulky that the car had to be re-designed to install it properly, so a 1990-based car called the A11C was used for the first three race meetings.
The FA12 finally debuted at the San Marino Grand Prix, where Caffi failed to qualify the new car. For the following Monaco Grand Prix both drivers had FA12s - Caffi once again failed to qualify and Alboreto retired from the race. Stefan Johansson replaced Caffi at the Canadian Grand Prix after Caffi sustained injuries in a road accident; this time both drivers qualified but both also retired from the race. The Mexican Grand Prix was the last appearance of the Porsche engine; Johansson failed to qualify and Alboreto again retired from the race.
Before the next race in France, the team switched to the Ford-Cosworth DFR 3.5 litre V8 engine, in a modified version of the car designated the FA12C. But results were not much better; the last 10 races of the season yielded only 7 starts and 4 finishes, with a best placing of 10th.

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngineTyresDriver12345678910111213141516Pts.WCC
Footwork ArrowsFA12Porsche 3512
V12		USABRASMRMONCANMEXFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPNAUS0NC
Footwork ArrowsFA12Porsche 3512
V12		Michele AlboretoRetRetRet0NC
Footwork ArrowsFA12Porsche 3512
V12		Alex CaffiDNQDNQ0NC
Footwork ArrowsFA12Porsche 3512
V12		Stefan JohanssonRetDNQ0NC
Footwork ArrowsFA12CFord DFR
V8		Michele AlboretoRetRetDNQDNQDNPQDNQ15RetDNQ130NC
Footwork ArrowsFA12CFord DFR
V8		Stefan JohanssonDNQDNQ0NC
Footwork ArrowsFA12CFord DFR
V8		Alex CaffiDNPQDNPQDNQDNPQDNPQDNPQ10150NC