De Tomaso 505/38

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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.

De Tomaso 505/38
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorDe Tomaso
Designer(s)Giampaolo Dallara
PredecessorF1 / 801
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisAluminium monocoque
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) V8 NA mid-engined
TransmissionHewland DG300 5 speed
Weight563 kg (1,241.2 lb)
FuelCastrol
TyresDunlop
Competition history
Notable entrantsFrank Williams Racing Cars
Notable driversUnited Kingdom Piers Courage
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Australia Tim Schenken
Debut1970 South African Grand Prix
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
110000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

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.

De Tomaso 505 at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed
The wreck of Piers Courage's 505/38 after his fatal accident at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points WCC
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

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(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

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  1. ^ "De Tomaso 505". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 28 January 2015.