Tyrrell P34
- Constructor
- tyrrell
- Years
- 1976–1977
- Designers
- Derek Gardner
- Engine
- Ford Cosworth DFV V8
- Configuration
- 90-degree V8, 2993 cc, naturally aspirated
- Power
- 465 bhp
- Chassis
- aluminium monocoque
- Gearbox
- Hewland FG400 5-speed, 6-speed in 1977
- Suspension
- Double wishbone front and rear, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bars
- Brakes
- disc
- Weight
- 595 kg
- Wheelbase
- 2453 mm
- Tyres
- Goodyear
- Races
- 17
- Wins
- 0
- Poles
- 0
- Drivers' titles
- 0
- Constructors' titles
- 0
- Specification confidence
- high
Four small front wheels hide inside the body: less frontal area, more braking and cornering rubber
Six wheels, with four 10-inch front tyres
It worked. Scheckter and Depailler finished first and second at Anderstorp in 1976 and Tyrrell was third in the championship. It stopped working because Goodyear had no reason to keep developing a tyre size only one team used, so the front tyres fell behind while everyone else's improved. The 1977 car was heavier and slower, the idea was dropped, and the rules were later changed to require exactly four wheels.
30 races, 1 win, 1 pole, 14 podiums - the only six-wheeled car ever to win a World Championship race.