Tyrrell 002

Tyrrell 002

Tyrrell 002
Constructor:	Tyrrell
Designer:	Derek Gardner
Predecessor:	Tyrrell 001
Successor:	Tyrrell 005 Tyrrell 006
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Aluminum monocoque
Engine:	Cosworth DFR V8
Wheelbase:	2536 mm
Weight:	560 kg
Tires:	Goodyear
statistics
Driver:	François Cevert
First start:	1971 South African Grand Prix
Last start:	1972 Italian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 21st 1 5 -
World Cup points:	-
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	-
Status: end of season 1972

The Tyrrell 002 is a racing car from the former British Formula 1 team Tyrrell . Together with the largely identical Tyrrell 003 and the later Tyrrell 004 , it formed a model family that followed in 1971 on the prototype Tyrrell 001 presented the previous year . The 002/003/004 family established Tyrrell's reputation as one of the leading racing car designers of its time. The 002, the 003 and the 004 were each one of a kind. The 002 was driven by François Cevert . Cevert's teammate Jackie Stewart won the sister model 0031971 the drivers' world championship; that year Tyrrell was the first time design champions.

The model family 002/003/004

Tyrrell regularly identified its racing cars with a consecutive three-digit number code. Until 005, the name was not linked to a series, but to individual chassis. The 002, 003 and 004 were therefore each unique pieces. From a technical point of view, however, they were almost identical.

History of origin

The Tyrrell Racing Organization had competed in Formula Junior , Formula 3 and Formula 2 since the 1950s . After team founder Ken Tyrrell had temporarily headed the Formula 2 and Formula 1 works teams of Cooper in the 1960s , he brought his own racing team to Formula 1 in 1968. In the first two years, Tyrrell was a pure customer team, the chassis from Matra combined with engines from Cosworth . When Matra made the further chassis delivery to Tyrrell dependent on the use of French engines for the 1970 season, Ken Tyrrell ended the relationship with Matra. Since no other competitive customer chassis were available, he decided to build his own racing car. After a short transition period with chassis from March , the first prototype, the Tyrrell 001, was ready for use in August 1970. The car, designed by Derek Gardner in great secrecy, was fast, but had numerous teething problems, including insufficient oil and fuel supply, as well as reliability problems in the mechanical area. The 001 competed in five world championship races in 1970 and 1971, but only crossed the finish line once: Stewart finished second in the opening race of the 1971 season in South Africa . In addition, there were the only finishes in Formula 1 races that did not have world championship status .

Based on the 001, Gardner constructed the model family 002/003/004. They were further developed and improved versions of the 001, to which they were still very similar in essence.

construction

The Tyrrell 002 had an aluminum monocoque that was formed from thicker aluminum sheets than its predecessor. The monocoque was 10 cm longer than that of the 001 and offered more elbow room. The roll bar behind the driver had been reinforced. Gardner had also redesigned the front suspension. Instead of a two-part wishbone, a one-part construction was now used. The braking system was revised during the 1971 season; Girling had double disc brakes in some races. Eventually, in some races, Tyrrell experimented with coolers built into the rear wings. Usually, however, it stayed with the front coolers, which were located in the vehicle nose. Tyrrell continued to use the established Cosworth DFV engine with 3.0 liter displacement as the drive; a five-speed transmission from Hewland (FG40) took over the power transmission . Tyrrell, however, was one of Cosworth's preferred customers. While most DFV engines made around 435 hp, Tyrrell drivers had specially redesigned versions that delivered 10 to 15 hp more.

Initially, the body largely corresponded to that of the 001. In the course of 1971, however, some add-on parts changed. At the Dutch Grand Prix , Gardner introduced a plastic air scoop that was installed over the engine. It was mostly painted black; in some races it was also given a blue paint job. In Great Britain , the 002 received a new front spoiler, which extended over the entire width of the vehicle and was supposed to direct the air over the front wheels.

Races

1971

Regular driver of the 002: François Cevert

Tyrrell 002 (with Jackie Stewart lettering that is not true to the original)

The 002 was the first vehicle in the new model family that Tyrrell completed. It went to François Cevert, who was already driving the car at the 1971 season opener in South Africa , when Jackie Stewart was still racing with the 001. Cevert contested all eleven world championship races of the 1971 season in 002. In the first four races of the year Cevert dropped out three times, after which his performances consolidated. After a third and two second places in Italy , France and Germany , he reached the peak of his Formula 1 career so far at the US Grand Prix in Watkins Glen . Half a second behind pole driver Stewart, he qualified for fifth on the grid. After the first lap of the race he was in third place and formed the leading trio with Stewart and Denis Hulme ( McLaren ), which was expanded a few laps later to include Jackie Ickx (Ferrari). After Stewart's Tyrrell had technical problems, Cevert took the lead on lap 14, which he held until the end of the race. In the course of the event he continued to distance himself from the pursuers; In the end, his lead over second-placed Jo Siffert ( BRM ) was more than 40 seconds. Cevert's success was the first French win in a Formula 1 world championship run since Maurice Trintignant won the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix .

1972

In 1972 Cevert could not match the results of the previous year. In 002 he only achieved a second and a fourth place. Cevert had several accidents during the year; this repeatedly caused severe damage to the chassis. In Great Britain he got off the track during the race due to a driving error. The left front wheel tore off. Four laps later, Tim Schenken ( Surtees ) rammed the 002 parked on the edge and tore off all the suspension parts. At the German Grand Prix , Cevert had another accident with the now repaired 002, this time due to a collision with Arturo Merzario's Ferrari . Cevert had the 002 repaired again for the other races, as it could not cope with the 004, which was intended as a replacement car. The last race of 002 was the Italian Grand Prix , in which Cevert retired. In the fall of 1972 he took over the newly designed Tyrrell 006 , which had little resemblance to the 001 and 002. There were no other uses of the 002. The car was not sold to private drivers.

Results

driver	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	Points	rank
1971 Formula 1 season													26th	1
F. Cevert	DNF	DNF	7th	DNF	2	DNF	2	DNF	3	6th	1
1972 Formula 1 season													15th	2
F. Cevert	DNF	7th	DNF	NC	2	4th	DNF	10	9	DNF

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

literature

• Adriano Cimarosti: The Century of Racing . 1st edition. Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01848-9 .
• David Hodges: A – Z of Grand Prix Cars 1906–2001 , 2001 (Crowood Press), ISBN 1-86126-339-2 (English)
• David Hodges: Racing Cars from A – Z after 1945 , Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7
• Mike Lawrence: March, The Rise and Fall of a Motor Racing Legend . MRP, Orpington 2001, ISBN 1-899870-54-7 .
• Pierre Ménard: La Grande Encyclopédie de la Formule 1 , 2nd edition, St. Sulpice, 2000, ISBN 2-940125-45-7 (French)
• Doug Nye: The Big Book of Formula 1 Racing Cars. The three-liter formula from 1966 . Publishing house Rudolf Müller, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-481-29851-X .
• Ken Stewart, Norman Reich: Sun on the Grid. Grand Prix and Endurance Racing in Southern Africa . London 1967. ISBN 1-870519-49-3

Web links

Commons : Tyrrell 002  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Race history of the Tyrrell 002 on www.oldracingcars.com

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ Adriano Cimarosti: The century of racing , S. 233rd
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Tyrrell 001 on the website www.research-racing.de (accessed on November 1, 2017).
3. ↑ Doug Nye: The Big Book of Formula 1 Racing Cars. The three-liter formula from 1966 . Verlagsgesellschaft Rudolf Müller, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-481-29851-X , p. 53.
4. ↑ Adriano Cimarosti: The century of racing , S. 226th
5. ^ Rob Widdows: The best kept secrets ... , Motorsport Magazine, Issue 9/2008, p. 73.
6. ↑ ^{a b} David Hodges: Rennwagen from A – Z after 1945 , Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 , p. 253.
7. ↑ Doug Nye: The Big Book of Formula 1 Racing Cars. The three-liter formula from 1966 . Verlagsgesellschaft Rudolf Müller, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-481-29851-X , p. 56.
8. ↑ Adriano Cimarosti: The century of racing , S. 236th
9. ↑ L'Équipe, October 4, 1971.
10. ↑ Doug Nye: The Big Book of Formula 1 Racing Cars. The three-liter formula from 1966 . Verlagsgesellschaft Rudolf Müller, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-481-29851-X , p. 56.
11. ↑ Tyrrell scored a total of 73 points in the 1971 season with the 002 and 003. The team thus took first place in the constructors' championship.
12. ↑ Tyrrell scored a total of 51 points in the Constructors' Championship in 1972 with the 002, 003 and 004. This put the team in second place overall