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Tyrrell Racing Organisation was a British Formula One constructor and two-time World Constructors' Champions. The team was founded, lead and named after Ken Tyrrell.

First entering F1 as an entrant in 1968 with the Matra team, the Tyrrell-Matra combination won both titles in 1969 (with Jackie Stewart) before splitting in 1970. Tyrrell won both titles in 1971, again with Stewart, and Stewart was World Champion once again in 1973.

However, after that title, Stewart retired, and with the death of François Cevert at the end of 1973, the team was never to win a title again, and began a slow decline after the creation of the famous six-wheeled P34, which raced in 1976 and 1977. The team took their final win, courtesy of Michele Alboreto, at the 1983 Detroit Grand Prix.

1984 was a disaster after the team was accused of using illegal tactics to run their cars underweight during races. Tyrrell was excluded from the 1984 championship, despite being able to refute all of the charges. Financial troubles constantly underlined their performance, often punching well above their financial might until the early 1990s, before the team was taken over in 1998 by British American Tobacco, who renamed the team British American Racing (BAR) for 1999.

BAR themselves were bought out by Honda, who raced in F1 for the first time since 1968 in 2006, winning a race in their first season. Honda left the sport after the 2008 season, and the team became Brawn GP in 2009, in which the team won both titles. At the end of the season, Mercedes bought out Brawn and hence the current Mercedes team has Tyrrell origins.

Due the way the permanent car number system worked, and Tyrrell's lack of world titles, Tyrrell held the numbers 3 and 4 from the system's inception in 1974 to the end of 1995.


History[]

Background[]

Prior to Formula One World Championship[]

The Tyrrell team first appeared in motorsport in the Formula Three series in 1958, running cars driven by Ken Tyrrell and various other local drivers. After limited success, Ken Tyrrell decided to move from the driver's seat to the management seat, starting a Formula Junior team which he operated out of a woodshed owned by his family business.

In 1963, Tyrrell discovered the talented Jackie Stewart and signed him to the Formula Junior team. He was also responsible for giving Jacky Ickx and John Surtees their racing debuts.

Two years later, the team made their way into Formula Two after signing a deal to run Ford Cosworth powered Matra's. This allowed the team to make their first appearance in the Formula One World Championship, entering two F2-spec cars at the 1966 German Grand Prix driven by Ickz and Hubert Hahne. Their F1 debut was marred by Ickx first-lap accident, in which John Taylor suffered severe burns and later died in hospital.

The following year, the team entered a single F2 entry into the German Grand Prix. Ickx qualified third on the grid, making him the quickest of the Formula Two entries by more than 20 seconds. However, Formula Two entries were required to start the race from the back of the grid. Nevertheless, Ickx managed to run as P4 before suffering a suspension failure three laps from the end of the race.

Tyrrell's success in the lower formulae helped Ken Tyrrell to secure financial backing from Dunlop and Ford, as well as the French oil brand Elf. Using this financial support, he was able to form a joint-venture with Matra to run a Formula One team called Matra International for the 1968 Formula One Season.

Formula One World Championship[]

Key Personnel[]

Formula One Record[]

Team Names[]

Years Name
19661967, 1970, 1984, 19881990, 19921994 Tyrrell Racing Organisation
19681969 Matra International
19711976 Elf Team Tyrrell
19771978 First National City Elf Team Tyrrell
1979, 1982 Team Tyrrell
19791980 Candy Team Tyrrell
1981 Tyrrell Racing Team
1983 Benetton Tyrrell Team
1985 Tyrrell Team
19861987 Data General Team Tyrrell
1991 Braun Tyrrell Honda
1995 Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha
1996 Tyrrell Yamaha
1997 PIAA Tyrrell Ford
1998 PIAA Tyrrell

F1 Summary[]

Note: Formula Two is highlighted in light blue.

Year Entrant Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds WCC Pts WCC Pos Test drivers Report
1966 Tyrrell Racing Organisation BRM L4 1.0 F Germany Hubert Hahne 6 N/A N/A N/A Report
Ford Cosworth SCA L4 1.0 Belgium Jacky Ickx 6
1967 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 D Belgium Jacky Ickx 7 N/A N/A N/A Report
1968 Matra International Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 D United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1, 4-12 N/A N/A N/A Report
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 2
France Johnny Servoz-Gavin 3, 9-10, 12
1969 Matra International Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 D United Kingdom Jackie Stewart All N/A N/A N/A Report
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise All
France Johnny Servoz-Gavin 9-11
Ford Cosworth FVA L4 1.6 D France Johnny Servoz-Gavin 7
1970 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 D United Kingdom Jackie Stewart All 0 NC Report
France Johnny Servoz-Gavin 1–3
France François Cevert 5–13
1971 Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G United Kingdom Jackie Stewart All 73 1st Report
France François Cevert All
United States Peter Revson 11
1972 Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1–5, 7–12 51 2nd Report
France François Cevert All
France Patrick Depailler 6, 12
1973 Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G United Kingdom Jackie Stewart All 82 2nd Report
France François Cevert All
New Zealand Chris Amon 14–15
1974 Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G South Africa Jody Scheckter All 52 3rd Report
France Patrick Depailler All
1975 Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G South Africa Jody Scheckter All 25 5th Report
France Patrick Depailler All
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9
France Michel Leclère 14
1976 Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G South Africa Jody Scheckter All 71 3rd Report
France Patrick Depailler All
1977 Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G Sweden Ronnie Peterson All 27 5th Report
France Patrick Depailler All
1978 Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G France Patrick Depailler All 38 4th Report
France Didier Pironi All
1979 Team Tyrrell
Candy Team Tyrrell
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G France Didier Pironi All 28 5th Report
France Jean-Pierre Jarier 1–9, 12–15
United Kingdom Geoff Lees 10, 14–15
Ireland Derek Daly 11
1980 Candy Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G Ireland Derek Daly All 12 6th Report
France Jean-Pierre Jarier All
United Kingdom Geoff Lees 13–14
1981 Tyrrell Racing Team Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 M
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United States Eddie Cheever All 10 8th Report
United States Kevin Cogan 1
Argentina Ricardo Zunino 2–3
Italy Michele Alboreto 4–15
1982 Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G Sweden Slim Borgudd 1–3 25 7th Report
United Kingdom Brian Henton 4–16
Italy Michele Alboreto All
1983 Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G United States Danny Sullivan All 12 7th Report
Italy Michele Alboreto All
1984 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0 G United Kingdom Martin Brundle 1–9 0 DSQ Report
Sweden Stefan Johansson 10–13
Germany Stefan Bellof 1–10, 12–13
New Zealand Mike Thackwell 11
1985 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0
Renault EF4B V6t 1.5
G United Kingdom Martin Brundle All 4
3
9th
10th
Report
Sweden Stefan Johansson 1
Germany Stefan Bellof 2–11
Italy Ivan Capelli 14, 16
France Philippe Streiff 15
1986 Data General Team Tyrrell Renault EF4B V6t 1.5 G United Kingdom Martin Brundle All 11 7th Report
France Philippe Streiff All
1987 Data General Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 G United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer All 11 6th Report
France Philippe Streiff All
1988 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 G United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer All 5 8th Report
United Kingdom Julian Bailey All
1989 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 G United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer All 16 5th Report
Italy Michele Alboreto 1–6
France Jean Alesi 7–10, 12, 14–16
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert 11, 13
1990 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 P Japan Satoru Nakajima All 16 5th Report
France Jean Alesi All
1991 Braun Tyrrell Honda Honda RA101E V10 3.5 P Japan Satoru Nakajima All 12 6th Report
Italy Stefano Modena All
1992 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Ilmor 2175A V10 3.5 G France Olivier Grouillard All 8 6th Report
Italy Andrea de Cesaris All
1993 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Yamaha OX10A V10 3.5 G Japan Ukyo Katayama All 0 NC Report
Italy Andrea de Cesaris All
1994 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Yamaha OX10B V10 3.5 G Japan Ukyo Katayama All 13 7th Report
United Kingdom Mark Blundell All
1995 Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha Yamaha OX10C V10 3.5 G Japan Ukyo Katayama All 5 8th Report
Italy Gabriele Tarquini 14
Finland Mika Salo All
1996 Tyrrell Yamaha Yamaha OX11A V10 3.5 G Japan Ukyo Katayama All 5 8th Report
Finland Mika Salo All
1997 PIAA Tyrrell Ford Ford ED4 V8 3.0
Ford ED5 V8 3.0
G Netherlands Jos Verstappen All 2 10th Report
Finland Mika Salo All
1998 PIAA Tyrrell Ford Ford JD Zetec-R V10 3.0 G Brazil Ricardo Rosset All 0 NC Report
Japan Tora Takagi All

List of race wins[]

Win Number Event Driver
1 1968 Dutch Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
2 1968 German Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
3 1968 United States Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
4 1969 South African Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
5 1969 Spanish Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
6 1969 Dutch Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
7 1969 French Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
8 1969 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
9 1969 Italian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
10 1970 Spanish Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
11 1971 Spanish Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
12 1971 Monaco Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
13 1971 French Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
14 1971 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
15 1971 German Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
16 1971 Canadian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
17 1971 United States Grand Prix France François Cevert
18 1972 Argentine Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
19 1972 French Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
20 1972 Canadian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
21 1972 United States Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
22 1973 South African Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
23 1973 Belgian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
24 1973 Monaco Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
25 1973 Dutch Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
26 1973 German Grand Prix United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
27 1974 Swedish Grand Prix South Africa Jody Scheckter
28 1974 British Grand Prix South Africa Jody Scheckter
29 1975 South African Grand Prix South Africa Jody Scheckter
30 1976 Swedish Grand Prix South Africa Jody Scheckter
31 1978 Monaco Grand Prix France Patrick Depailler
32 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix Italy Michele Alboreto
33 1983 Detroit Grand Prix Italy Michele Alboreto

Statistics[]

Entries 430
Starts 428
Pole Positions 14
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 33
Race Wins 23
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 70
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 20
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 621
Laps Raced 39327
Distance Raced 182915.508
Races Led 38
Laps Led 1493
Distance Led 6737.363
Doubles
Hat-Tricks
Grand Chelems

Complete Formula One Results[]

Main article: Tyrrell/Results

Tyrrell Driver Grand Prix Count[]

Information
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Name Duration Grand Prix Starts
France Patrick Depailler 1972, 1974-1978 80
Japan Ukyo Katayama 1993-1996 64
Finland Mika Salo 1995-1997 50
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1970-1973 49

Notes[]


External links[]

V T E Tyrrell logo Tyrrell Racing United Kingdom
Founder
Ken Tyrrell
Personnel
Ben Agathangelou · Tim Densham · Derek Gardner · Maurice Philippe · Harvey Postlethwaite
World Champions
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971, 1973)
Drivers
France François Cevert · France Patrick Depailler · South Africa Jody Scheckter · France Didier Pironi · Italy Michele Alboreto · United Kingdom Martin Brundle · West Germany Stefan Bellof · France Philippe Streiff · France Jean Alesi · Japan Ukyo Katayama · Italy Andrea de Cesaris · Finland Mika Salo
Cars
Matra MS9 · Matra MS10 · Matra MS80 · Matra MS84 · March 701 · 001 · 002 · 003 · 004 · 005 · 006 · 007 · P34 · 008 · 009 · 010 · 011 · 012 · 014 · 015 · DG016 · 017/017B · 018 · 019 · 020/020B/020C · 021 · 022 · 023 · 024 · 025 · 026
Season Reports
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998
See also
British American Racing
V T E List of World Constructors' Champions
1950: none
1951: none
1952: none
1953: none
1954: none
1955: none
1956: none
1957: none
1958: Vanwall
1959: Cooper-Climax
1960: Cooper-Climax
1961: Ferrari
1962: BRM
1963: Lotus-Climax
1964: Ferrari
1965: Lotus-Climax
1966: Brabham-Repco
1967: Brabham-Repco
1968: Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1969: Matra-Ford Cosworth
1970: Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1971: Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
1972: Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1973: Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1974: McLaren-Ford Cosworth
1975: Ferrari
1976: Ferrari
1977: Ferrari
1978: Lotus-Ford Cosworth
1979: Ferrari
1980: Williams-Ford Cosworth
1981: Williams-Ford Cosworth
1982: Ferrari
1983: Ferrari
1984: McLaren-TAG
1985: McLaren-TAG
1986: Williams-Honda
1987: Williams-Honda
1988: McLaren-Honda
1989: McLaren-Honda
1990: McLaren-Honda
1991: McLaren-Honda
1992: Williams-Renault
1993: Williams-Renault
1994: Williams-Renault
1995: Benetton-Renault
1996: Williams-Renault
1997: Williams-Renault
1998: McLaren-Mercedes
1999: Ferrari
2000: Ferrari
2001: Ferrari
2002: Ferrari
2003: Ferrari
2004: Ferrari
2005: Renault
2006: Renault
2007: Ferrari
2008: Ferrari
2009: Brawn-Mercedes
2010: Red Bull-Renault
2011: Red Bull-Renault
2012: Red Bull-Renault
2013: Red Bull-Renault
2014: Mercedes
2015: Mercedes
2016: Mercedes
2017: Mercedes
2018: Mercedes
2019: Mercedes
2020: Mercedes
2021: Mercedes
2022: Red Bull-RBPT
2023: Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
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