The Tyrrell 018 was a

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racing car designed by

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and

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. It was built and raced by

Tyrrell Racing The Tyrrell Racing Organisation was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell (1924–2001) which started racing in 1958 and started building its own cars in 1970. The team experienced its greatest success in the e ...

. It used a customer Ford DFR engine.

History

1989

The 018 made its debut at the second race of the

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, the

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was given the car for qualifying, but had problems with the

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and failed to qualify.

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qualified the team's old 017B but raced the newer 018 instead, which he drove into the points with a sixth place. Two races later at the

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Alboreto took a third place behind reigning

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and fellow Italian F1 veteran

Riccardo Patrese Riccardo Gabriele Patrese (born 17 April 1954) is an Italian former racing driver, who raced in Formula One from to . He became the first Formula One driver to achieve 200 Grand Prix starts when he appeared at the 1990 British Grand Prix, an ...

. It was generally believed in the F1 paddock at the time that the 018 with its sleek aerodynamics was one of the fastest of the new 3.5L cars in a straight line, despite running the underpowered customer DFR engine.

1990

The 018 was replaced after two races of the

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by the first of the "high-nose" cars in Formula One, the

Tyrrell 019 The Tyrrell 019 was a 1990 Formula One 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 ...

. The 018 was the first Tyrrell to lead a Grand Prix since Alboreto won the 1983 Detroit Grand Prix when Alesi jumped from fourth to first at the start of the 1990 United States Grand Prix and led the first 34 laps of the race before being passed by the

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Complete Formula One results

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) (results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * 9 points scored in using

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