Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Maurice Philippe | ||||||||
Predecessor | 008 | ||||||||
Successor | 010 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbone with pullrod operated coil springs | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone with pullrod operated coil springs | ||||||||
Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 6-speed manual | ||||||||
Fuel | 1979: Elf | ||||||||
Tyres | 1979: Goodyear 1980: Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Candy Team Tyrrell Team Tyrrell | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Didier Pironi Jean-Pierre Jarier Geoff Lees Derek Daly | ||||||||
Debut | 1979 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last event | 1980 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. |
The Tyrrell 009 was a Formula One racing car that was designed by Maurice Philippe for Tyrrell Racing for the 1979 season.
The 009, was powered by the Ford-Cosworth DFV V8 engine and made its competition debut in the first race of the season in Argentina. The 009s were driven by Frenchmen Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jarier, with Jarier being replaced by Englishman Geoff Lees for the German GP and Irishman Derek Daly for the Austrian GP. Daly later drove a third car at two final races of the season. For the 1980 season 009 raced in first two races and then was replaced by 010.