Yamaha Yamaha may refer to: People * Torakusu Yamaha, a Japanese businessman and founder of the Yamaha Corporation Companies * Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer ** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organi ...

developed a number of

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during their time in

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; between and . They initially supplied engines for

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, in 1991 for

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, in 1992 for

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, from 1993 to 1996 for Tyrrell, and in 1997 for Arrows. These never won a race (

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nearly did so at the

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), but drivers including Damon Hill,

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and

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scored some acceptable results with them. However, their engines were often unreliable and were usually regarded as not very powerful.

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* Zakspeed 891 * Brabham BT59Y * Brabham BT60Y *

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* Tyrrell 020C *

Tyrrell 021 The Tyrrell 021 was a Formula One racing car designed by Mike Coughlan for Tyrrell Racing and raced during the season. The car was powered by a Yamaha V10 engine and was driven by Ukyo Katayama and Andrea de Cesaris Andrea de Cesaris (; 3 ...

Tyrrell 022 The Tyrrell 022 was the car with which the Tyrrell Racing, Tyrrell team competed in the 1994 Formula One World Championship. The car was powered by the Yamaha Motor Company, Yamaha OX10B 3.5-litre V10 engine, V10 engine and was driven by Japanes ...

Tyrrell 023 The Tyrrell 023 was a Formula One car designed by Harvey Postlethwaite and Mike Gascoyne for use by the Tyrrell team in the 1995 Formula One World Championship. The car was driven by Japanese Ukyo Katayama, in his third season with the team, an ...

Tyrrell 024 The Tyrrell 024 was the car with which the Tyrrell team competed in the 1996 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Japanese Ukyo Katayama and Finn Mika Salo, who were in their fourth and second seasons with the team respectively. Ove ...

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Yamaha OX99-11

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