The Tyrrell 007 is a

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racing car, designed by Tyrrell's Chief Designer, Derek Gardner. It was used in the , , and Formula One seasons.

Development

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, owner of

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needed two new drivers for because

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retired from driving at the end of 1973 and

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was killed at the 1973 season finale in the

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. The team had originally planned to have Cevert and

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as their driver line up for 1974. Following Cevert's death, Tyrrell signed

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as replacement. In the first three races of 1974, (

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and

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), Tyrrell used the earlier 005 and 006 chassis.

Racing history

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1974

The Tyrrell 007 made its debut at the

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. Scheckter drove the 007 and finished fifth, Depailler raced the 006 and the 005 was no longer used. Two 007s raced at

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. At the start of the race,

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took the lead ahead of Scheckter and

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. At the end of the first lap Fittipaldi passed Scheckter to take second place. At the Swedish Grand Prix, Scheckter won the race and Depailler finished second. At the

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Scheckter finished fifth and Depailler sixth. At the

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, Scheckter took fourth and Depailler finished eighth in the 006. In the

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Scheckter took the lead and won the race, engine failure took Depailler out of the race. In

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, Depailler through an accident caused by broken suspension. At the Austrian Grand Prix Depailler retired after an accident. Peterson crossed the line less than a second ahead of Fittipaldi after 12 laps of battling in

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. Scheckter finished third and Depailler finished eleventh. The Tyrrell team scored 52 World Championship points; four points were scored by the 005 and the 007 scored 48 points, earning them third place in the Constructors' Championship standings.

1975

The Tyrrell team scored twenty five World Championship points, earning them fifth place in the Constructors' Championship standings.

1976

The Tyrrell team scored 71 World Championship points, 13 points were scored by the 007 and the

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scored 58 points, earning them third place in the Constructors' Championship standings.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) 4 points in scored using the Tyrrell 005.
58 points in scored using the

.
All points in scored using the

Non-Championship results

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) (results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

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