The Tyrrell 017 was a

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racing car designed by

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and Brian Lisles. It was built and raced by

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in the season and also for the first race of the season. It used a customer

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as had its predecessor. The car was driven in 1988 by

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pair

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and Formula One rookie Julian Bailey. Bailey was replaced by

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in 1989 as was the Cosworth DFZ replaced by the more powerful 1988 motor the

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. The 017 was a development of the team's successful car, the Tyrrell DG016. However, as successful as the DG016 was in the

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part of the championship (Tyrrell won the ' Colin Chapman Cup' as the leading atmospheric constructor while Jonathan Palmer won the '

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' as the atmo Drivers' Champion), the 017 was equally unsuccessful. Bailey failed to score a point and also failed to qualify for 10 races. Palmer scored all of the team's 5 points with Tyrrell finishing 8th in the Constructors' Championship. For 1989 the car had minor upgrades for the first race of the season and was dubbed the 017B. The car was still uncompetitive and was replaced from the second race in

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with the

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) * All points in scored using the

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