The Tyrrell 004 is a

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which was designed for the

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by Tyrrell's Chief Designer, Derek Gardner. It is the fourth and final car built of the basic

Tyrrell 001 The Tyrrell 001 is a Formula One racing car which was designed by Tyrrell Racing's chief designer, Derek Gardner and used at the end of the 1970 and the beginning of the 1971 Formula One season. The car competed in five Grands Prix, retiring on ...

design. The 004 was seen in five races, three with Tyrrell:

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drove the 004 in the

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to finish 4th; the Scotsman was also scheduled to drive it in the

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, but a

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put him out of the race, and the team did not use a replacement driver.

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drove the 004 in the

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and was not classified, and the Frenchman was given one more opportunity in the 004 for the

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and finished 7th. The 004 was replaced by the Tyrrell 005, the first car of Gardner's new design. In 1973, 004 was sold to a

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n team. Eddie Keizan was not classified in the

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and finished 14th in the

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. Keizan also drove the car in the

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, recording two wins and nine second-place finishes in 1973 and 1974. The car is now owned by a collector in the United States, where it has been restored, and is driven in historic races.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

( key)(results in bold indicate pole position, results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^‡ 3 points were scored using the Tyrrell 004; the other 48 points were scored using the

Tyrrell 002 The Tyrrell 002 is a Formula One racing car which was designed for the and Formula One seasons by Tyrrell's Chief Designer, Derek Gardner. It was essentially the same design as the Tyrrell 001, but incorporated some detail changes, and 002 ( ...

Tyrrell 003 The Tyrrell 003 is a Formula One (F1) racing car which was designed by Tyrrell Racing, Tyrrell's chief designer, Derek Gardner (motorsport), Derek Gardner and used in the and F1 seasons. It was driven by Jackie Stewart to the 1971 Formula One ...

and Tyrrell 005

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