The Tyrrell 011 was a

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car designed by

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for the Tyrrell Racing Organisation.

Overview

It made its debut in the hands of

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at the

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where he qualified 18th and finished the race in the points with 5th place. The car was powered by the

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and initially ran on Avon tyres though the team later switched to Goodyear rubber. The 011 raced in three seasons of Formula One ( - ) although its only full season was . Drivers for Tyrrell in that time included Cheever,

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and

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. Tyrrell were able to win 2 races with the 011, both by Alboreto. The first win at the

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was also Alboreto's first and the last 011 victory was the 1983 Detroit Grand Prix. This race was also the last of 155 Grand Prix wins for the Cosworth DFV engine which had made its F1 debut 16 years earlier in . The 1983 cars were green and black in colour and were sponsored by the Italian fashion brand Benetton. The 011 was replaced two-thirds of the way through the 1983 season by the

Tyrrell 012 The Tyrrell 012 is a Formula One racing car that was designed by Maurice Philippe for the Tyrrell Racing, Tyrrell team. It was introduced for the season, and was subsequently used in and the first few races of . Overview 1983 It was the f ...

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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) (results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * 6 points scored in using the

Tyrrell 010 The Tyrrell 010 was a Formula One racing car that was designed by Maurice Philippe for Tyrrell Racing for the season. The 010, like all Tyrrells before it was powered by the Ford-Cosworth DFV V8 engine and made its competition debut in the third ...

* 1 point scored in using the

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