Chris Perkins driving a 1974, Surtees T S16, during the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Race at the 2017 Silverstone Classic
The Surtees TS16 was a Formula One car used by Surtees during the 1974, 1975 and 1976 Formula One seasons. It was designed by John Surtees. The first race of the 1974 season was the 1974 Argentine Grand Prix. Surtees entered two cars for Brazilian José Carlos Pace and German Jochen Mass but both drivers retired, Pace with suspension failure and Mass with engine failure. At Brazil, the Brazilian finished fourth and the German was 17th, The South African Grand Prix saw Pace finish 11th and Mass retire with suspension failure. At Spain the Brazilian finished 13th and the German retired with a broken gearbox. Both drivers retired at the Belgian Grand Prix, Pace with a bad handling car and Mass with suspension failure. at Monaco Mass did not start and Pace was involved in a collision towards Massenet with Jean-Pierre Beltoise (BRM), Denny Hulme (McLaren), Arturo Merzario (Iso–Marlboro), Vittorio Brambilla (March Engineering), Brian Redman (Shadow) and Tim Schenken (Trojan).[8] Both drivers retired at the Swedish Grand Prix, Pace with a bad handling car and Mass with suspension failure. Pace parted company with the team after the race, falling out with team boss and designer, John Surtees. The team only entered Mass for Holland who retired with transmission failure. Mass retired with clutch failure at the French Grand Prix and new teammate José Dolhem disappointed the home crowd by failing to qualify. Dolhem was replaced at the Britain by Englishman Derek Bell but he disappointed the home crowd by failing to qualify and the German finished 14th. The German Grand Prix saw Bell 11th and Mass retire with engine failure, disappointing his home crowd. Mass was replaced by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jabouille for Austria but he and the Englishman failed to qualify. The team also entered Austrian Dieter Quester who finished ninth. Dolhem and Bell failed to qualify for the Italian Grand Prix. Dolhem was replaced by Austrian Helmuth Koinigg for for Canada who finished tenth.
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Location: Silverstone Race Circuit, Northhamptonshire, England
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