1980 Tyrrell 010 Chassis No: 010/2
• A competitive and useable ground effect entry to the flourishing FIA Historic Formula One Championship, with a sister 010 taking six wins so far this season.
• Raced for 11 Grand Prix in 1980 by Derek Daly with a 4th at the British Grand Prix.
• Driven in 1981 by Ricardo Zunino and Eddie Cheever, with another 4th at the British Grand Prix for Cheever.
• HSCC Historic Formula 1 Champion with Richard Peacock in 1989.
• In the current ownership for the last 10 years, with minimal use.
The Tyrrell Racing Organisation is a name that rings out with some of the all time Formula 1 greats, with three Formula 1 World Championships and one Constructors Championship to its name. It’s founder, Ken Tyrrell first came into racing in 1958 when he ran three Formula 3 cars for himself and a couple of local stars. Ken soon realised that he was not destined to be a racing driver and stood down from driving duties in 1959, instead to focus on running a Formula Junior team from a woodshed owned by his family business, Tyrrell Brothers. Tyrrell ran a variety of cars in the lower formulas through the 1960s, giving drivers like John Surtees, Jacky Ickx and most notably Jackie Stewart their single seater debuts.
In 1968, Tyrrell’s involvement with Matra in Formula 2 was stepped up to the main stage of Formula 1, where Ken ran Matra International, a joint venture between Tyrrell and Matra. They had many wins with Stewart in the MS10 during ’68.
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For 1969, Tyrrell took a more independent team role, running Matra MS80s with Cosworth DFV engines rather than the Matra unit. More success followed with Stewart taking the 1969 World Championship in that stunning French Racing Blue machine.
After an less successful 1970 season with the March 701, which Stewart described as “The most difficult F1 car I drove”, the decision was taken to build their own car. A decision that would path the way for the great success to come.
Developed very much in secret, the Tyrrell 001 took the Formula 1 world by storm. Painted in what would become the teams trade mark French Racing Blue, designed by Derek Gardner and driven by Jackie Stewart and Francois Cevert, the Tyrrell 001 won both the drivers championship and the constructors Championship in its first year. Throught the 1970s the Tyrrell Racing Organisation enjoyed some massive highs with success on the track, claiming their third Drivers’ World Championship in 1973. They were also highly innovative as a manufacturer, with the iconic six wheeled P34 capturing the imagination of many when they were raced in 1976.
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The Tyrrell 010 was Tyrrell’s latest ground effect car for the 1980 season. Designed by Maurice Philippe and once more powered by the proven and reliable Cosworth DFV engine, and utilised a Hewland FG gearbox, thus making for a very neatly packaged design. The 010 made its Grand Prix debut at the third round in the Formula 1 World Championship at Kyalami for the South African GP. For the first two rounds in Argentina and Brazil, the previous years 009s had been used while the final touches on the 010 were completed.
This car, Chassis 010/2, was one of the two cars raced at Kyalami and was driven by Derek Daly. 010/2 went on to be driven by Daly continued for 11 Grand Prix that season culminating in an impressive 4th place in the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch.
Tyrrell 010/2 went on to be raced during the first four rounds of the 1981, three times by Eddie Cheever and once by Ricardo Zunino, with Eddie Cheever taking another 4th place for the team at the British Grand Prix. The ’81 spec 010 saw revised bodywork, featuring a moulded windscreen with mirrors and different side pods, before being replaced by the 011 in August ’81. The Tyrrell Racing Organisation also lost their Candy backing, the colourful livery being replaced with French Racing Blue once more.
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Later in the 1980s, 010/2 was bought and raced by Richard Peacock in HSCC Historic Formula 1 races. Richard raced the car from 1987 to 1990 with great success, with a staggering six victories, three second place and one 3rd place, making him the 1989 HSCC Historic Formula 1 champion in 1989. He and 010/2 also set the first ever 100 mph lap at Kirkistown in Northern Ireland. For the 1989 season a new DFV was bought from Nicholson McLaren at a cost of £28,750. The engine was rebuilt at the end of the ’89 season costing £7,400.
After just three races in 1990 010/2 was bought, as it finished the race, in 2nd place, at Thruxton, by Tony Hildebrand. Whilst under his ownership 010/2 was not used or modified. From there, 010/2 was bought by Murray Smith in 1993, before being bought by the current owner in 1995. The car has not been used since, and is accompanied by a period twin plane wing, another set of wheels with no tyres and 1988 issued FIA papers.
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With the current Masters FIA Historic Formula One Championship enjoying full and competitive grids regularly throughout Europe, and the growing presence in the USA, Tyrrell 010/2 presents a great opportunity to get to the front end of Formula 1 grids worldwide with a very effective car. The competitiveness of the Tyrrell 010 has been shown this season with Loic Deman taking three pole positions, four podiums, six wins, and three fastest laps over the biggest field seen for many years.
Tyrrell 010/2 is presented largely as last raced in 1990, in complete condition. Now is the perfect time to begin preparations for a competitive attack on the 2016 season.
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