Tyrrell 012
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Weight | 540 kg (1,190 lb) | ||||||||
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Fuel | Elf | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Michele Alboreto Danny Sullivan Martin Brundle Stefan Johansson Stefan Bellof Mike Thackwell | ||||||||
Debut | 1983 Austrian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last event | 1985 Austrian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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The Tyrrell 012 is a
Overview
1983
It was the first chassis built by the team to be composed mostly of carbon fibre, following on from
Boomerang car
The initial version of Tyrrell 012 had a triangle-shaped rear-wing design (and was nicknamed "boomerang"). The car with this wing design was seen only once during a grand prix weekend, in the hands of Michele Alboreto during practice for the 1983 Austrian Grand Prix.[3][4][5][6][7] The same car design also appeared during F1 tyre testing at Brands Hatch in 1983.[8][9]
1984
For 1984, the sponsor was
1985
The 012 was pressed into service in the early races of 1985 and Bellof pulled off a run of points finishes until the 014 Renault turbo was introduced; its chassis almost identical to its predecessor's. The DFY engine, by the start of the 1985 season was around 300 hp down on most of the turbo-charged engines used by other teams that year. The 012 does, however, have the distinction of being the last Formula 1 car to enter a race powered by the DFV's development, the
By 1985 the 012 was the only car in Formula One still using a non-turbo engine which put the team at a severe power disadvantage. This was shown on the 1.8 km long Mistral Straight at
In
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. | WCC |
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1983 | Benetton Tyrrell Racing Team | G | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MON | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | EUR | RSA | 12* | 7th | ||||
Michele Alboreto | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
Danny Sullivan | 4 | Ret | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | G | BRA | RSA | BEL | SMR | FRA | MON | CAN | DET | DAL | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | EUR | POR | 0** | EX | |||
Martin Brundle | 3 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
Stefan Johansson | DSQ | DSQ | DNQ | DSQ | EX | EX | EX | ||||||||||||||||
Stefan Bellof | 4 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | EX | DSQ | EX | EX | EX | |||||||
Mike Thackwell | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | G | BRA | POR | SMR | MON | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | BEL | EUR | RSA | AUS | 4 | 9th | |||
Martin Brundle | 3 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 12 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
4 | 10 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stefan Bellof | 6 | Ret | DNQ | 11 | 4 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Stefan Johansson | 7 |
* 11 points scored using Tyrrell 011 in 1983
** Tyrrell Racing disqualified for entire 1984 season
References
- ^ "Tyrrell 012". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Remembering Michele Alboreto". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ McMullen, Jeremy. "1983 Tyrrell 012 news, pictures, specifications, and information". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ Sabez, Federico (2009-12-02). "Monoplazas extravagantes en la historia de la Fórmula 1 (parte II, los "raros")" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ Mattar, Rodrigo (2008-10-15). "Jubileu de Prata – GP da Áustria de 1983" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ Fachin, Julio (2011-05-27). "Série Esquisitices – 3" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ Photos of Tyrrell 012 "Boomerang" in Austria (notice there's no fuel tank opening on the right-side engine cover): [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7] Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Michele Alboreto – Tyrrell 012 at Druids Bend during F1 tyre testing at Brands hatch in 1983". 6 October 2011. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ Photos of Tyrrell 012 "Boomerang" in Brands Hatch (notice there is a fuel tank opening on the right-side engine cover): [8]
- ^ "Tyrrell-Ford 012 "Systime"". Scalemates. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Blunsden, John (1 August 1984). "Thackwell for Tyrrell". The Times. London. p. 21 – via Gale.com.
- ^ Hill, Matt. "Stefan Bellof: One of the Fastest Drivers Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "1983 - 1985 Tyrrell 012 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ McDonald, Matt (10 February 2011). "1985 Tyrrell 012 Formula One". www.topspeed.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.