TheTyrrell 020 was a Formula One racing car designed byHarvey Postlethwaite andGeorge Ryton forTyrrell Racing and raced during the1991 season, the entire 1992 season and the half of 1993 season.
The 020 was driven bySatoru Nakajima who brought theHonda engine contract with him and also byStefano Modena. Its best result was a second place by Modena in theCanadian Grand Prix. Tyrrell scored 12 points to finish 6th in the Constructors' Championship with half the points scored by Modena's 2nd in Canada.
The car was powered by the 690 bhp (515 kW; 700 PS) Honda RA101EV10 engine previously raced byMcLaren in1990 and maintained byMugen Motorsports, which would run Mugen-Honda badged engines the following year forFootwork Arrows.
The car was updated for the1992 season and was dubbed the020B. For this season the Honda V10 was replaced with the 680 bhp (507 kW; 689 PS)Ilmor LH10 V10 engine and ran on Goodyear tyres. It was driven byOlivier Grouillard and veteranAndrea de Cesaris. The team only scored 8 points for the season but again finished in 6th place.
The 020 was pressed into service again for the first nine races of the1993 season. Again updated it was called the020C. For the third time in three years the car ran a V10 engine but this time it carried the 690 bhp (515 kW; 700 PS)Yamaha OX10A.[4] It was driven again by De Cesaris who was joined byJapanese driverUkyo Katayama. Neither driver would score a World Championship point driving the car.
The Tyrrell 020C was replaced by the021 midway through the 1993 season.
During the pre-season test, the 020 sporting the similar livery to its predecessor. After failing to deal with a tobacco brand sponsorship,Braun was chosen as the team's main sponsor. The car painted in primer grey colour with white graphics and red pinstripes.
After losing the aftermentioned main sponsor, the livery was changed. The car was painted in white base colour and dark blue. Retaining sponsors includingNippon Shinpan andCalbee.Eurosport joined as their minor sponsor.
The livery was given yet another changes. This time, the car was painted with a same white base colour with red and blue livery. Japanese tobacco company, Cabin joined as the team's main sponsor. In the Grands Prix that did not allow tobacco branding, the text was read as "Challenge Spirit In F1". This livery would be carried over by its successor.
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1991 | BraunTyrrellHonda | Tyrrell 020 | Honda RA101E V10 | P | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 12 | 6th | |
 Satoru Nakajima | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 17 | Ret | Ret | |||||||
 Stefano Modena | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 6 | 10 | |||||||
| 1992 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell 020B | Ilmor LH10 V10 | G | RSA | MEX | BRA | ESP | SMR | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | 8 | 6th | |
 Olivier Grouillard | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | Ret | |||||||
| 1993 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell 020C | Yamaha OX10A V10 | G | RSA | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | |
| Ukyo Katayama | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 10 | Ret | 15 |
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