Tyrrell 020 Explained

Car Name:Tyrrell 020
Category:Formula One
Constructor:Tyrrell Racing Organisation
Designer:George Ryton (Technical Director)
Mike Coughlan (Chief Designer)
Predecessor:019
Successor:021
Team:Braun Tyrrell Honda
Tyrrell Racing Organisation
Drivers:3. Satoru Nakajima
4. Stefano Modena
3. Olivier Grouillard
4. Andrea de Cesaris
3. Ukyo Katayama
Technical Ref:[1] [2] [3]
Chassis:Carbon fibre monocoque
Front Suspension:Double wishbone with pullrod operated coil springs
Rear Suspension:Double wishbone with pullrod operated coil springs
Engine Name:

mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 34931NaN1, Honda RA101E, 60° V10, NA
: mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 34781NaN1, Ilmor LH10, 72° V10, NA
: mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 34931NaN1, Yamaha OX10A, 72° V10, NA

Gearbox Name:Hewland
Gears:6-speed
Type:sequential semi-automatic
Fuel:

Shell
: Elf
: BP

Tyres:

Pirelli
-: Goodyear

Debut:1991 United States Grand Prix
Last Event:1993 British Grand Prix
Races:41
Wins:0
Cons Champ:0
Drivers Champ:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0

The Tyrrell 020 was a Formula One racing car designed by Harvey Postlethwaite and George Ryton for Tyrrell Racing and raced during the season.

Overview

1991

The 020 was driven by Satoru Nakajima who brought the Honda engine contract with him and also by Stefano Modena. Its best result was a second place by Modena in the Canadian 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 6900NaN0 Honda RA101E V10 engine previously raced by McLaren in and maintained by Mugen Motorsports, which would run Mugen-Honda badged engines the following year for Footwork Arrows.

1992

The car was updated for the season and was dubbed the 020B. For this season the Honda V10 was replaced with the 6800NaN0 Ilmor LH10 V10 engine and was driven by Olivier Grouillard and veteran Andrea de Cesaris. The team only scored 8 points for the season but again finished in 6th place.

1993

The 020 was pressed into service again for the first nine races of the season. Again updated it was called the 020C. For the third time in three years the car ran a V10 engine but this time it carried the 6900NaN0 Yamaha OX10A.[4] It was driven again by De Cesaris who was joined by Japanese driver Ukyo Katayama. Neither driver would score a World Championship point driving the car.

The Tyrrell 020C was replaced by the 021 midway through the 1993 season.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngineTyresDrivers12345678910111213141516PointsWCC
Braun Tyrrell HondaTyrrell 020Honda RA101E
V10
USABRASMRMONCANMEXFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPNAUS126th
Satoru Nakajima5RetRetRet1012Ret8Ret15RetRet1317RetRet
Stefano Modena4RetRetRet211Ret71312RetRetRet16610
Tyrrell Racing OrganisationTyrrell 020BIlmor LH10
V10
RSAMEXBRAESPSMRMONCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORJPNAUS86th
Olivier GrouillardRetRetRetRet8Ret121111RetRetRetRetRetRetRet
Andrea de CesarisRet5RetRet14Ret5RetRetRet88694Ret
Tyrrell Racing OrganisationTyrrell 020CYamaha OX10A
V10
RSABRAEURSMRESPMONCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORJPNAUS0NC
Ukyo KatayamaRetRetRetRetRetRet17Ret13
Andrea de CesarisRetRetRetRetDSQ10Ret15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STATS F1 • Tyrrell 020 . Statsf1.com . 2010-08-23.
  2. Web site: STATS F1 • Tyrrell 020B . Statsf1.com . 2010-08-23.
  3. Web site: STATS F1 • Tyrrell 020C . Statsf1.com . 2010-08-23.
  4. News: The contrasting fortunes of 1993's bottom six F1 teams . . 13 November 2023 . 14 November 2023 . Boxall-Legge . Jake . subscription.