Tyrrell 019

Tyrrell 019
	mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Tyrrell / Hewland 6-speed manual
Fuel	Elf
Tyres	Pirelli
Competition history
Notable entrants	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
Notable drivers	3. Satoru Nakajima; 4. Jean Alesi
Debut	1990 San Marino Grand Prix
Last event	1990 Australian Grand Prix

The Tyrrell 019 was a 1990

racing car, designed by a team led by Harvey Postlethwaite, and built by Tyrrell. It was an evolution of Postlethwaite's first design for Tyrrell, the Tyrrell 018

.

The 019 marked a significant point in the evolution of Formula One design in having an elevated nose cone. This was the first time that such an idea had been tried in Formula One racing, and set the template for aerodynamic design ever since. The car was introduced two races into the

Ford DFR V8 engine - a descendant of the Cosworth DFV

.

Design

Although the 018 had a modestly successful season in

anhedral

front profile.

The car used the 3.5 litre

Cosworth DFR V8 engine which developed approximately 620 bhp (462 kW; 629 PS). The engines were tuned for Tyrrell by Hart Racing Engines

.

Competition history

In practice the car did not have the same impact in terms of results as it had in technological advancement. Although Alesi qualified a strong seventh and took a point for a sixth-place finish at its first race in San Marino, and then both qualified and finished in second place in Monaco, the remainder of the season resulted in only two points finishes. Nevertheless, as other teams experimented with the principle it rapidly became the norm for Formula One cars to sport a high nose cone. The last truly successful low nose design was the Williams FW16, built only four years after the Tyrrell's unveiling. After this car, all Formula One Championship winning chassis have followed Tyrrell's lead.

The Tyrrell 019 was replaced at the end of the 1990 season by the Tyrrell 020, a further evolution of Postlethwaite's high nose principle.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts.	WCC
1990	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Ford DFR V8	P		USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	16^†	5th
				Satoru Nakajima			Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	DNS	Ret	6	Ret
				Jean Alesi			6	2	Ret	7	Ret	8	11	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	8

^† Seven points scored with the Tyrrell 018.

Notes

^ "1990 Tyrrell 019 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
^ "STATS F1 • Tyrrell 019". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.

References

Frankel, A. & Brundle, M. 2000. 50 Years of Formula One. Motor Sport. LXXVI/7 (July 2000), 24-37
"Nose cone". F1Technical.net. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
"Tyrrell 019". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2007-08-04.

Awards
Preceded by Sauber C9	Autosport Racing Car Of The Year 1990	Succeeded by Jordan 191

[1] "1990 Tyrrell 019 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.

[2] "STATS F1 • Tyrrell 019". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.