Acer Formula 1 Engines
Founder: Stan Shih
Nation: Taiwan
First GP: Australia 2001
Last GP: Japan 2001
Best Result: 5th (European GP)
Best Grid Position: 4th (Heinz-Harald Frentzen)
2001 Season
Constructors Championship: 9th position
Best Driver: Heinz-Harald Frentzen (13th)
Points: 4 points
Overall Statistics
- 17 Grands Prix
- 1 no start
- 1 season
- 5 drivers
- 1,707 laps raced
- 8,141 km raced
- 0.24 points per GP
Engine Specifications
Acer 01A (Ferrari 049C) (2001)
After rejections from Mercedes and Supertec, Prost turned to Ferrari as their last hope. Sponsor Acer funded the engine rebranding to gain visibility.
The Acer-badged Ferrari engine was significantly better than Prost’s previous Peugeot units but received no development updates during the season.
Configuration: 90° V10
Displacement: 2,997 cm³
Power: 800 hp
RPM: 16,200
Teams: Prost
Technical Background
The Acer 01A was a rebadged Ferrari 049C engine with no technical modifications. While more reliable than Prost’s previous Peugeot engines, it received no updates during the 2001 season, limiting its competitiveness against factory teams.
2001 Driver Lineup
- Jean Alesi (France)
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Germany) – scored all 4 points
- Luciano Burti (Brazil)
- Tomas Enge (Czech Republic)
- Gastón Mazzacane (Argentina)
