| Car Name: | Tyrrell 017 Tyrrell 017B |
| Category: | Formula One |
| Constructor: | Tyrrell |
| Designer: | Maurice Philippe (Technical Director) Brian Lisles (Chief Designer) Graham Heard (Chief Engineer) |
| Predecessor: | Tyrrell DG016 |
| Successor: | Tyrrell 018 |
| Team: | Tyrrell Racing Organisation |
| Drivers: | 3.  Jonathan Palmer4. Julian Bailey4.  Michele Alboreto |
| Technical Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Chassis: | Aluminium and Carbon fibre monocoque |
| Front Suspension: | Double wishbones, pushrods |
| Rear Suspension: | Double wishbones, pushrods |
| Engine Name: | mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 34941NaN1, Cosworth DFZ, 90° V8, NA |
| Gearbox Name: | Tyrrell |
| Gears: | 5/6-speed |
| Type: | manual |
| Fuel: | Elf |
| Tyres: | Goodyear |
| Debut: | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last Event: | 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Races: | 17 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Cons Champ: | 0 |
| Drivers Champ: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
The Tyrrell 017 was a Formula One racing car designed by Maurice Philippe and Brian Lisles. It was built and raced by Tyrrell Racing in the season and also for the first race of the season. It used a customer Cosworth DFZ V8 engine as had its predecessor. The car was driven in 1988 by British pair Jonathan Palmer and Formula One rookie Julian Bailey. Bailey was replaced by Michele Alboreto in 1989 as was the Cosworth DFZ replaced by the more powerful 1988 motor the Cosworth DFR.
The 017 was a development of the team's successful car, the Tyrrell DG016. However, as successful as the DG016 was in the naturally aspirated part of the championship (Tyrrell won the 'Colin Chapman Cup' as the leading atmospheric constructor while Jonathan Palmer won the 'Jim Clark Cup' as the atmo Drivers' Champion), the 017 was equally unsuccessful. Bailey failed to score a point and also failed to qualify for 10 races. Palmer scored all of the team's 5 points with Tyrrell finishing 8th in the Constructors' Championship.
For 1989 the car had minor upgrades for the first race of the season and was dubbed the 017B. The car was still uncompetitive and was replaced from the second race in San Marino with the Tyrrell 018.
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| Year | Team/Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. | WCC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrrell 017 | Cosworth DFZ V8 NA | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 5 | 8th | ||||
| Jonathan Palmer | Ret | 14 | 5 | DNQ | 6 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | |||||||
| Julian Bailey | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 9 | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | |||||||
| Tyrrell 017B | Cosworth DFR V8 | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 16* | 5th | ||||
| Jonathan Palmer | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michele Alboreto | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||