Force India VJM05

The Force India VJM05 was the Formula One car raced by in the 2012 Formula One season. The drivers for the season were Paul di Resta and Nico Hülkenberg. The VJM05 was launched on February 3, 2012 at Silverstone, and made its official track début at the Test in Jerez on February 7.
It was powered by a V8 engine.
==Design Team==
Role 	Person
Chairman and team principal	Vijay Mallya
Co-owner 	Michiel Mol
Team director 	Bob Fernley
Chief operating officer 	Otmar Szafnauer
Technical director 	Andrew Green
Design Project Leader 	Akio Haga
Team manager 	Andy Stevenson
Project leader 	Ian Hall
Head of aerodynamics 	Simon Phillips
Chief race engineer 	Dominic Harlow
Source:Jones, Bruce (2012). The Official BBC SPORT Guide Formula One 2012. Carlton Books Limited. p. 31. .
==Force India VJM05 Technical Specifications==
Component 	Specification
Chassis 	Carbon fibre composite monocoque with Zylon legality side anti-intrusion panels.
Front suspension	Aluminium uprights with carbon fibre composite wishbones, trackrod and pushrod. Inboard chassis mounted torsion springs, dampers and anti-roll bar assembly.
Rear suspension 	Aluminium uprights with carbon fibre composite wishbones, trackrod and pullrod. Inboard gearbox mounted torsion springs, dampers and anti-roll bar assembly.
Wheelbase 	3500 mm
Front track 	1480 mm
Rear track 	1440 mm
Overall height 	950 mm
Overall length 	5100 mm
Overall weight 	640 kg (including driver, by regulations)
Wheels 	BBS forged wheels to Sahara Force India specification.
Engine supplier 	Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains V8 2.4 litre
KERS 	Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
Transmission 	McLaren Racing 7-speed, semi-automatic, 'e-shift'
Lubricants 	Mobil 1 Products
Spark Plugs 	NGK
Clutch 	AP Racing carbon clutch
Tyres 	Pirelli
Brake system 	AP Racing
Brake material 	Brembo
Dampers 	Penske
==Results==
Round	Race	Driver 	Grid	Race
1 	 	Paul di Resta 	15th	
1 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	9th 	
2 	 	Paul di Resta 	14th	
2 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	16th	
3 	 	Paul di Resta 	15th	12th
3 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	16th	15th
4 	 	Paul di Resta 	10th	
4 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	13th	12th
5 	 	Paul di Resta 	12th	14th
5 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	13th	
6 	 	Paul di Resta 	14th	
6 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	10th	
7 	 	Paul di Resta 	8th 	11th
7 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	13th	12th
8 	 	Paul di Resta 	10th	
8 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	8th 	
9 	 	Paul di Resta 	10th	
9 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	14th	12th
10 	 	Paul di Resta 	9th 	11th
10 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	4th 	
11 	 	Paul di Resta 	12th	12th
11 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	10th	11th
12 	 	Paul di Resta 	9th 	
12 	 	Nico Hülkenberg	11th	
==Complete Formula One Results==
Year	Driver 	Tyre 	1	2 	3 	4	5 	6 	7 	8 	9	10 	11 	12 	13 	14	15 	16 	17 	18	19 	20
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	di Resta 	rowspan=2	 	 	12th	 	14th	 	11th	 	 	11th	12th	 	 	 	12th	12th	12th	 	15th	19th
 	Hülkenberg	 	 	15th	12th	 	 	12th	 	12th	 	11th	 	21st	14th	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Statistics==
==Notes==
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