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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | De Tomaso | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Giampaolo Dallara | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | F1 /801 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminiummonocoque | ||||||||||
| Engine | FordCosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) V8 NA mid-engined | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland DG300 5 speed | ||||||||||
| Weight | 563 kg (1,241.2 lb) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Castrol | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Frank Williams Racing Cars | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Piers CourageBrian Redman Tim Schenken | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1970 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||||
TheDe Tomaso 505/38 is aFormula Oneracing car model, designed byGiampaolo Dallara for Italian car-manufacturerDe Tomaso and raced during the1970 Formula One season byFrank Williams Racing Cars.
The car was uncompetitive on debut, failing to finish or be classified the first four races of the year. Disaster struck at the followingDutch Grand Prix. DriverPiers Courage was killed in an accident that saw his De Tomaso 505 flip and catch fire. The loss deeply upset Williams; the distance the team principal now places between himself and his drivers has been attributed to this event.
The car never managed to be classified in a World Championship race, finishing only twice, inMonaco andCanada, twelve and eleven laps behind the winner respectively.
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(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | WCC |
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| 1970 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | FordCosworth DFV 3.0V8 | D | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 0 | - | |
| Piers Courage | Ret | DNS | NC | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Redman | DNS | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Tim Schenken | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)(Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engines | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | FordV8 | D | ROC | INT | OUL | |
| Piers Courage | 3 | ||||||
| Tim Schenken | DNA |