Surtees TS7
Debut | 1970 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
The Surtees TS7 was a Formula One car used by Surtees during the 1970 and 1971 Formula One seasons. It was designed by John Surtees, Shahab Ahmed and Peter Connew.[1][2]
Racing history
1970-1971: Surtees
The Surtees team had scored three World Championship points, earning them eighth place in the Constructors' Championship standings.
The 1971 South African Grand Prix saw Team Surtees enter Surtees in the Surtees TS9, and Brian Redman and Rolf Stommelen in TS7s. Stommelen qualified 15th and Redman qualified 17th. Stommelen finished 12th and Redman seventh.[10] Following this race the team elected to concentrate on the TS9.
The Surtees team scored eight World Championship points, earning them eighth place in the Constructors' Championship for the second consecutive season.
1971: Stichting Autoraces Nederland
Stichting Autoraces Nederland bought a TS7 from Surtees and entered the 1971 Dutch Grand Prix with local driver Gijs van Lennep. He qualified 21st and finished eighth.[11]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engines | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | WCC |
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1970 | Team Surtees | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 3 | 8th | |
John Surtees | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||
Derek Bell
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6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1971 | Auto Motor Und Sport Team Surtees | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 8* | 8th | |||
Rolf Stommelen | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Team Surtees | Brian Redman | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Stichting Autoraces Nederland | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F | Gijs van Lennep | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Source:[12]
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* All points scored using the Surtees TS9.
Non-Championship Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engines | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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1970 | Team Surtees | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F | ROC | INT | OUL | ||||||
John Surtees | 1 | |||||||||||
1971 | Auto Motor Und Sport Team Surtees | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F | ARG | ROC | QUE | SPR | INT | RIN | OUL | VIC | |
Rolf Stommelen | 12 |
References
- ^ "Surtees TS7". Stats F1. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Surtees Ford". Jonathan Davies. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, British GP 1970". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, German GP 1970". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, Austrian GP 1970". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, Italian GP 1970". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, Canadian GP 1970". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, United States GP 1970". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, Mexican GP 1970". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, South African GP 1971". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix results, Dutch GP 1970". grandprix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ISBN 0851127029.