The Tyrrell 005 is a

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that was designed for the Tyrrell team by their Chief Designer, Derek Gardner.

Jackie Stewart Sir John Young Stewart (born 11 June 1939), known as Jackie Stewart, is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the "Flying Scot", he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Cha ...

drove the 005 in the final four races of the

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, and it was also used for selected races of the and the early part of the seasons. Only one chassis was built and Gardner designed it with a particularly short wheelbase of specifically to suit Stewart's style and abilities.

Racing history

The 005's first race was the 1972 Austrian Grand Prix where Stewart finished seventh. Clutch failure put Stewart out of the race and out of the championship at the

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. The Scotsman won the

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and

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Grands Prix. Stewart raced the 005 at the 1973 Argentine Grand Prix and finished third. The Scotsman finished 2nd in the

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François Cevert Albert François Cevert Goldenberg (25 February 1944 – 6 October 1973) was a French racing driver who took part in the Formula One World Championship. He competed in 48 World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one win, 13 podium finishes and 8 ...

drove the 005 in the

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and was not classified.

Chris Amon Christopher Arthur Amon (20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One racing in the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely regarded as one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand ...

raced the 005 at the

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and finished 10th. Amon was scheduled to drive the 005 in the

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but he and Stewart withdrew after the death of Cevert during practice. The 005 was used in the first three races of 1974 by Frenchman

Patrick Depailler Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler (; 9 August 1944 – 1 August 1980) was a racing driver from France. He participated in 95 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 2 July 1972. He also participated in several non-champi ...

who finished 6th in the

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. Depailler finished 8th in the

and the 005's final race was the

when the Frenchman finished fourth. The 005 was replaced by the Tyrrell 006.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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)(results in bold indicate pole position, results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ¹ 18 points were scored using the Tyrrell 005; the other 33 points were scored using the

Tyrrell 002 The Tyrrell 002 is a Formula One racing car which was designed for the and Formula One seasons by Tyrrell's Chief Designer, Derek Gardner. It was essentially the same design as the Tyrrell 001, but incorporated some detail changes, and 002 (a ...

Tyrrell 003 The Tyrrell 003 is a Formula One (F1) racing car which was designed by Tyrrell's chief designer, Derek Gardner and used in the and F1 seasons. It was driven by Jackie Stewart to the 1971 World Drivers' Championship. The 003 was effectivel ...

and Tyrrell 004
² 6 points were scored using the Tyrrell 005; the other 76 points were scored using the Tyrrell 006
³ 4 points were scored using the Tyrrell 005; the other 48 points were scored using the

Tyrrell 007 The Tyrrell 007 is a Formula One racing car, designed by Tyrrell's Chief Designer, Derek Gardner. It was used in the , , and Formula One seasons. Development Ken Tyrrell, owner of Tyrrell Racing needed two new drivers for because Jackie Stew ...

References

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