Tyrrell 001

Tyrrell Racing

Industry	Formula One racing team
Founder	Ken Tyrrell
Key people	Derek Gardner (lead designer), Ken Tyrrell (team principal), Jackie Stewart (driver), Peter Revson (driver)
Products	Formula One cars, including Tyrrell 001

The Tyrrell 001 represents a Formula One car engineered by Derek Gardner, the lead designer at Tyrrell Racing. It saw competition at the close of the 1970 Formula One season and the beginning of the 1971 season. Across five Grand Prix events, it retired on four occasions but managed to achieve one podium finish in second place.

Development

Following dissatisfaction with the March Engineering chassis during 1970, team principal Ken Tyrrell opted to create an in-house vehicle. He commissioned Derek Gardner to work quietly on the design from his residence. After fielding Matra chassis in 1969, Tyrrell redirected efforts because Matra's acquisition by Chrysler complicated the use of the favored Ford Cosworth DFV engines. This "Special Project" or "SP" was financed by Tyrrell himself, costing over £22,000.

1970

The Tyrrell 001 made its first appearance at Oulton Park in a non-championship event but did not finish. Introduced late in the year, it participated only in the final three North American rounds of the championship. Jackie Stewart earned pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix but was forced to retire from the lead due to axle failure. At the United States Grand Prix, he again led before an oil leak ended his race prematurely. The Mexican Grand Prix that year was marred by crowd control problems involving approximately 200,000 spectators, nearly resulting in cancellation. Despite efforts by Stewart and local favorite Pedro Rodríguez to calm the situation, disruptions continued. Stewart ultimately retired after suspension damage caused by striking a dog on track.

1971

At the South African Grand Prix, Stewart secured pole position driving the 001 and finished second behind Mario Andretti’s Ferrari. He then switched to the Tyrrell 003 for subsequent races that season. Peter Revson piloted the 001 in its final outing at the United States Grand Prix but had to retire due to clutch failure.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (bold denotes pole position)

Year	Entrant	Tyres	Driver	Grands Prix													Points	WCC
				RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX
1970	Elf Team Tyrrell	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country data UKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jackie Stewart											PO	Ret	Ret	Ret	0	-
1971	Elf Team Tyrrell	Template:Goodyear		RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA		!	!	73†	1st
			Template:Country data UKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jackie Stewart	2
			Peter Revson											Ret

^† Six points were earned using the Tyrrell 001; remaining points came from Tyrrell 002 and 003 models