FORMULA
Formula 1
YEAR
1976
Seasons raced
1976 – 1978
DRIVER
Alan Jones
ENGINE
Ford Cosworth DFV
Type
V8 naturally aspirated mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Displacement
2993 cc
Horsepower
520 cv // 460 hp @10,400
Gearbox
Hewland FGA 400 5 or 6-speed manual

Surtees TS19

Designed by John Surtees and Ken Sears, the Surtees TS19 was at the center of one of the most controversial sponsorship deals in Formula 1. As John Surtees, the 1964 F1 World Champion, led his own team in 1976 he was desperately looking for sponsoring and signed with the company Durex. This sponsorship was so controversial that it led the BBC to pull out from the season’s races so as not to offend its viewers, thus missing one of the most thrilling seasons in Grand Prix history, which was marketd by the Niki Lauda and James Hunt duel.

The Surtees TS9 is the car with which Alan Jones, 1980 Formula 1 Champion, participated in the Formula One Championship in 1976. In 2024, it participated in the Gran Prix Historique de Monaco.

Surtees TS19

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