Cyrano Formule III
The Cyrano is a project carried out by five students at the Espace Sbarro in Grandson, Switzerland: a two-seater Formula 3 with simple specifications: power and lightness.
Explosive performance
Powered by a 160 hp Yamaha R1 engine in a rear mid-engine position, the Cyrano, whose total weight does not exceed 400 kg, is a true extreme-performance racer. The bodywork isn't as simple as it looks: a fin worked into the sides, a large fin at the rear for strong downforce, and that distinctive, elongated front end, like a huge nose? Hence the name: Cyrano!
Inaperçue
Unfortunately I couldn't find many photographs of this Formula III, overshadowed at the Geneva Motor Show by the much-publicized Turbo S20. If you have any information on the Cyrano, please don't hesitate to contact me to complete this page.
- Yamaha R1 four-cylinder motorcycle engine
- Displacement 1560 cm3
- 160 horsepower
- Transverse rear mid-engine position
- rear-wheel drive
- Michelin tires on OZ rims
- Weight 400 kg
In brief
1- Study of a Formula 3, powerful and light
2- Work by five students at Espace Sbarro in Switzerland
3- Unnoticed: a pity!