Tyrrell 018

Tyrrell 018

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Tyrrell
Designer(s)	Harvey Postlethwaite Jean-Claude Migeot
Predecessor	017B
Successor	019
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis	Aluminium and Carbon fibre monocoque
Engine	Ford DFR, 3,493 cc (213.2 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Tyrrell 6-speed manual
Fuel	Elf
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
Notable drivers	3. Jonathan Palmer 4. Michele Alboreto 4. Jean Alesi 4. Johnny Herbert 3. Satoru Nakajima
Debut	1989 San Marino Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F.Laps 17 0 0 1
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Tyrrell 018 was a Formula One racing car designed by Harvey Postlethwaite and Jean-Claude Migeot. It was built and raced by Tyrrell Racing. It used a customer Ford DFR engine.

The 018 made its debut at the second race of the 1989 Formula One season, the San Marino Grand Prix. Michele Alboreto was given the car for qualifying, but had problems with the fuel pump and failed to qualify. Jonathan Palmer qualified the team's old 017B but raced the newer 018 instead, which he drove into the points with a sixth place.^[2] Two races later at the Mexican Grand Prix Alboreto took a third place behind reigning world champion Ayrton Senna and fellow Italian F1 veteran Riccardo Patrese.^[3]

It was generally believed in the F1 paddock at the time that the 018 with its sleek aerodynamics was one of the fastest of the new 3.5L cars in a straight line, despite running the underpowered customer DFR engine.

The 018 was replaced after two races of the 1990 Formula One season by the first of the "high-nose" cars in Formula One, the Tyrrell 019.

The 018 was the first Tyrrell to lead a Grand Prix since Alboreto won the 1983 Detroit Grand Prix when Alesi jumped from fourth to first at the start of the 1990 United States Grand Prix and led the first 34 laps of the race before being passed by the McLaren-Honda of Ayrton Senna.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts.	WCC
1989	Tyrrell Racing	Ford DFR V8	G		BRA	SMR	MON	MEX	USA	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	16	5th
				Jonathan Palmer		6	9	Ret	9	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	13	14	Ret	6	10	Ret	DNQ
				Michele Alboreto		DNQ	5	3	Ret	Ret
				Jean Alesi							4	Ret	10	9		5		4	Ret	Ret
				Johnny Herbert											Ret		DNQ
1990	Tyrrell Racing	Ford DFR V8	P		USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	16*	5th
				Satoru Nakajima	6	8
				Jean Alesi	2	7

* 9 points scored in 1990 using Tyrrell 019.

Notes

1. "STATS F1 • Tyrrell 018". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
2. Henry, Alan (1990). Autocourse 1989/1990. London: Osprey. pp. 113–15. ISBN 0-905138-62-7.
3. Henry, Alan (1990). Autocourse 1989/1990. London: Osprey. p. 133. ISBN 0-905138-62-7.