What is the difference between CART, INDY and F1 cars?

Question

I am interested in engine types, displacement, HP, chassi manufacturer, vehicle weights. Any details I can get.

Answer 1

Cart are Ford V8 engines about 2,600 cc, turbo charged. While Indy engines are normaly asperated Honda V8 engines mostly. And the higest form of four wheel motor sport F-1 are 2,400cc V8 engines except for Toro Rosso Scuderia V-10 Ferrari motors allowed from last year with inlet restrictor. Chassis many makes? log onto f-1 dot com. f1.com Champcar.com and indycar.com for more details. WE CAN ONLY WISH FOR ONE OPEN WHEEL STANDARD.

Answer 2

Another big difference is tires. Champ Car(cart) uses Bridge-stone with 2 different compound set ups. They are differentiated by the stripe on the tire. I think F-1 uses Yokohama's. F-1 regular dry tires are grooved while the other 2 series only use grooved tires on wet conditions.
I think Champ Car is the best series as it showcases the driver & crews talents. They run the same engines and all have the same choice in tires. Red are soft & Black are hard. They series is becoming more international with all the races outside the US.
F-1 is all about the money. Even with all the resrictions, if you have the money to pore into the team you win races.
Indy car has never been a favourite of mine since they broke away from Champ Car.

Answer 3

All three cars a very similar as far as looks go. Cart has a 2.65 liter turbo charged engine producing about 800 horses. Indy cars have a 4.0 liter producing about 650 horses plus a manual transmission both cars us methanol for fuel after an incident where 2 cars crashed and both the drivers were burned to death by th gasoline. I believe F-1 still uses gasoline but im not 100 % sure about this. F-1 also does not use turbo charged engines, the were banned in 1989.

Answer 4

You got all that info, but in a nutshell here's the differences:

CART- lower-powered version of Indy cars, and where a lot of American Indy an F1 drivers cut their teeth.

Indy Car- Take all the fantastic technology and capabilities of an F1 racer, and neuter it. Spec tires, horsepower restrictions, etc. Basically, it's open-wheel NASCAR.

Formula 1- this is where the best of the best automotive technology is dreamed up, created and abused for your viewing pleasure. Aside from horsepower and dimension restrictions, it's pretty much all up to the designers and race teams to do anything and everything imaginable for just a tiny advantage. The world's best composites, engine designs, suspension, aerodynamics and electronic systems are employed here, and only the best drivers know how to unleash their full potential.

Answer 5

Indycar runs 3.0L normally aspirated Honda V-8's with a 90% methanol, 10% ethanol blend. About 650+ hp. Going to 100% ethanol next year. They run Firestone tires and a dallara chassis. The car weighs about 1500 lbs. dry.

Answer 6

Others have already answered the question so I am just responding to John Paul. I wish we had more diversity. I miss the days when you could tell a ferrari by the sound of it's V12 while the competition might have a 4 or 8 cylinder engine.

Answer 7

Your best source of information is the website of each racing series...