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 The original Tyrrell 006, being driven by former owner John Delane in 2007 | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Derek Gardner | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Tyrrell 005 | ||||||||
| Successor | Tyrrell 007 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminiummonocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, coil springs | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90°V8,Naturally aspirated,mid-mounted, | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FG400 5-speedmanualZFdifferential | ||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | ElfTeam Tyrrell | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Jackie Stewart François CevertPatrick Depailler Jody Scheckter | ||||||||
| Debut | 1972 Canadian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 1(1973) | ||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
TheTyrrell 006 was aFormula One car designed and built by theTyrrell Racing Organisation. It was introduced towards the end of1972. In the hands ofJackie Stewart it won theDrivers' Championship for the1973 Formula One season, Stewart's third and final title. The car was first raced at the1972 Canadian Grand Prix with Stewart's teammate and protégéFrançois Cevert at the wheel. The 006 was a very slightly reworked version of the precedingTyrrell 005 car, but in contrast it was the first Tyrrell-built models to be replicated, the number 006 becoming a model- rather than chassis-number; previous Tyrrells were one-off constructions. In total there were three Tyrrell 006 chassis built: 006; 006/2; and 006/3. The 006 model was gradually phased out in the early part of the1974 Formula One season as Tyrrell constructed the succeeding Tyrrell 007.
006 was built for Cevert to replace chassis002, while the existing 005 was retained by Stewart for the final races of 1972. Stewart continued to use 005 for the first two races of 1973 while 006/2 was in construction and took 006 to the model's first win, at the1973 South African Grand Prix. On the completion of 006/2, 005 was reduced to testing duties and was often seen in practice sessions adorned with experimental and copy-cat parts. The drivers retained their respective chassis for the majority of the remaining 1973 races, Stewart scoring five victories on his way to the Drivers' Championship title. Cevert also took severalpodium finishes, but the season was closely fought and Tyrrell (82 points) were beaten to theConstructors' title byLotus (92pts). Cevert damaged 006 in a collision during the Canadian Grand Prix, and a new chassis, 006/3 was built up for his use in the following race. It was in 006/3's only ever appearance that Cevert was fatally injured, when he crashed during practice for the final race of the season: the1973 United States Grand Prix. After Cevert's accident a devastated Stewart drove 006/2 around theWatkins Glen circuit once more, in an attempt to understand what had happened to Cevert,[1] parked the car and then walked away from Formula One.
The surviving 006/2 was used for the early races of the1974 Formula One season.Jody Scheckter drove it inArgentina,Brazil andSouth Africa andPatrick Depailler used 006/2 as a fall-back after qualifying breakdowns inSpain,Monaco andFrance. After France, Tyrrell retired the 006 model in favour of the newer 007.
Tyrrell 006/3 was written off and subsequently scrapped following Cevert's fatal accident in the car.[2]
The original chassis, 006, was retained by Tyrrell for many years, but was eventually sold off in 1985. Since then it has spent time in multiple private collections, and was regularly raced in historic competitions during the late 2000s by John Delane.[2]
After its retirement from active competition,Tom Wheatcroft bought 006/2 and displayed it in hisDonington Grand Prix Exhibition for many years. Stewart subsequently bought 006/2 from the Wheatcroft estate, and he has driven it on a number of occasions, particularly at the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend and Goodwood Festival of Speed, both times in 2010.
(key)(results inbold indicate pole position, results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | WCC |
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| 1972 | ElfTeam Tyrrell | ARG | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 511 | 2nd | ||||
| François Cevert | Ret | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | ElfTeam Tyrrell | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 822 | 2nd | |
| Jackie Stewart | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | DNS | ||||||
| François Cevert | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | Ret | DNS | |||||
| 1974 | ElfTeam Tyrrell | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 523 | 3rd | |
| Jody Scheckter | Ret | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Depailler | 8 | 9 | 8 |
1 0 points were scored using the Tyrrell 006; all 51 points were scored using theTyrrell 002,Tyrrell 003,Tyrrell 004 andTyrrell 005
2 76 points were scored using the Tyrrell 006; the other 6 points were scored using theTyrrell 005
3 0 points were scored using the Tyrrell 006; all 52 points were scored using theTyrrell 005 andTyrrell 007
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