De Tomaso 505/38
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | De Tomaso | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Giampaolo Dallara | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | F1 / 801 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ford Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) V8 NA mid-engined | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland DG300 5 speed | ||||||||||
| Weight | 563 kg (1,241.2 lb) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Castrol | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Frank Williams Racing Cars | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Piers Courage Brian Redman Tim Schenken | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1970 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 De Tomaso 505/38 is a Formula One racing car model, designed by Giampaolo Dallara for Italian car-manufacturer De Tomaso and raced during the 1970 Formula One season by Frank Williams Racing Cars.
The car was uncompetitive on debut, failing to finish or be classified the first four races of the year. Disaster struck at the following Dutch Grand Prix. Driver Piers Courage was killed in an accident that saw his De Tomaso 505 flip and catch fire. The loss deeply upset Williams; the distance the team principal now places between himself and his drivers has been attributed to this event.
The car never managed to be classified in a World Championship race, finishing only twice, in Monaco and Canada, twelve and eleven laps behind the winner respectively.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | WCC |
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| 1970 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
D | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 0 | - | |
| Piers Courage | Ret | DNS | NC | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Redman | DNS | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Tim Schenken | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret |
Non-Championship Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engines | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Ford V8 | D | ROC | INT | OUL | |
| Piers Courage | 3 | ||||||
| Tim Schenken | DNA |
References
- ^ "De Tomaso 505". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 28 January 2015.