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==History==
==History==
In 1961, Tecno started their motor sport business as a constructor of [[karting|karts]] in Bologna, run by the Pederzani brothers. By the mid-sixties, the company had moved on up into car racing with [[Formula 3]] (winning several championships in 1968) and [[Formula 2]] chassis, the F2 being good enough to take the 1970 F2 championship in the hands of [[Clay Regazzoni]].
In 1961, Tecno started their motor sport business as a constructor of [[karting|karts]] in Bologna, run by brothers Luciano and Gianfranco Pederzani. By the mid-sixties, the company had moved on up into car racing with [[Formula 3]] (winning several championships in 1968) and [[Formula 2]] chassis, the F2 being good enough to take the 1970 F2 championship in the hands of [[Clay Regazzoni]].


Tecno was the first company to build an offset ('sidewinder') kart chassis to take advantage of the newly developed air-cooled rotary motors produced by Parilla. Tecno's first chassis was named the Kaimano (a play on the Italian word for the Camen crocodile and the source of the logo). The Kaimano's design was based on the American rear-engine karts of the early 1960s. The second chassis, the Piuma ('Feather'), revolutionized karting design, and was so successful that it won the World Championships in 1964, 1965 and 1966.
Tecno was the first company to build an offset ('sidewinder') kart chassis to take advantage of the newly developed air-cooled rotary motors produced by Parilla. Tecno's first chassis was named the Kaimano (a play on the Italian word for the Camen crocodile and the source of the logo). The Kaimano's design was based on the American rear-engine karts of the early 1960s. The second chassis, the Piuma ('Feather'), revolutionized karting design, and was so successful that it won the World Championships in 1964, 1965 and 1966.


Tecno was highly successful in junior formulae, and an interested sponsor in the shape of Count Rossi (of [[Martini & Rossi]] fame) was prepared to back the brothers in an attempt to build an F1 car and engine.
Tecno was highly successful in junior formulae, and an interested sponsor in the shape of Count Teofilo Guiscardo Rossi di Montelera (of [[Martini & Rossi]] fame) was prepared to back the brothers in an attempt to build an Formula One car and engine.


The car made its first competitive appearance at the [[1972 Belgian Grand Prix]] in the hands of [[Nanni Galli]]. The car was unremarkable, the engine a [[flat-twelve engine]] very similar to the contemporary [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] unit, although apparently considerably less powerful. During that season, Galli shared the car with [[Derek Bell (racing driver)|Derek Bell]]; neither managed to score points. Both chassis and engine were prone to breaking. [[Ron Tauranac]], freelancing after selling [[Brabham]], made some improvements to the car but performance did not improve significantly.
The car made its first competitive appearance at the [[1972 Belgian Grand Prix]] in the hands of [[Nanni Galli]]. The engine, designed by Luciano Pederzani, Renato Armaroli and Sandro Bocchi, was a [[flat-twelve engine]] very similar to the contemporary [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] unit, although apparently considerably less powerful. Although Galli managed to finish third in the non-valid for the championship race in [[Valelunga]], he wouldn't score points for the rest of the season, prompting team manager David Yorke to replace him with [[Derek Bell (racing driver)|Derek Bell]] for the final two races in North America. [[Ron Tauranac]], freelancing after selling [[Brabham]] at the beginning of the season, was invited to work on the car but performance did not improve significantly.
[[File:1972 Tecno PA123 (19807884464).jpg|thumb|left|1972 Tecno PA123]]
[[File:1972 Tecno PA123 (19807884464).jpg|thumb|left|1972 Tecno PA123]]
For 1973, Tecno found itself in the position of having two dissimilar cars, one of them backed by the team's sponsors and the other by the Pederzani brothers. Count Rossi had taken on experienced British racing manager David Yorke and driver [[Chris Amon]] (who had been unable to agree terms with [[March Engineering]] for the season). Yorke and Rossi commissioned a new chassis from designer Gordon Fowell, while the Pederzanis hired Alan McCall to design a new car for them. McCall left before the car was fully developed, just to add to the chaos. Tecno missed the early-season races and used the McCall car to little effect from the [[1973 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]], although the car did show brief promise in its second outing on the drivers circuit of Monaco where Amon qualified 12th and ran well in the upper midfield for 25 laps giving the sponsors, some decent exposure. By the [[1973 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] both the Fowell "Goral" car and the McCall car were available, but Amon managed only to qualify last with the worn unpowered engine and managed to move up to qualify 23rd for the Dutch GP where he was further disillusioned by the poor safety services which saw Williamson burn to death in his March.
For 1973, Tecno found itself in the position of having two dissimilar cars, one of them backed by the team's sponsors and the other by the Pederzani brothers. David Yorke, supported by Rossi, commissioned a new chassis from designer Gordon Fowell, while the Pederzanis hired Alan McCall to design a new car for them. McCall left before the car was fully developed, just to add to the chaos. Tecno missed the early-season races and used the McCall car from the [[1973 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]], where [[Chris Amon]] (who had been unable to agree terms with [[March Engineering]] for the season) achieved the team's only point, finishing sixth. Although the car did show promise even in its second outing on the drivers circuit of Monaco where qualified 12th and ran well in the upper midfield for 25 laps, by the [[1973 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]], with both the Fowell "Goral" car and the McCall car were available, Amon managed only to qualify last with the worn unpowered engine. He moved up to qualify 23rd for the [[1973 Dutch Grand Prix|Dutch Grand Prix]] where he retired after 22 laps with a broken fuel pump.


[[File:Tecno E371 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|1973 Tecno E371]]
[[File:Tecno E371 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|1973 Tecno E371]]
Having two different, underfunded and underdeveloped cars competing for scarce resources meant the team struggled for success, and by mid-season there was disagreement between the Pederzanis and Yorke and Rossi. Amon achieved the team's only point in the McCall car in Belgium. (He had severe difficulty even fitting into the cockpit of the GorAl car, which only ever appeared in practice - although Amon claimed that it had the potential to be one of the best chassis that he had ever raced.)
Having two different, underfunded and underdeveloped cars competing for scarce resources meant the team struggled for success, and by the [[1973 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian Grand Prix]], the ongoing disagreement between the Pederzanis and Yorke and Rossi resulted in a disillusioned Amon leaving the team to drive for [[Tyrrell]]. Despite having commissioned an eight-cylinder engine for the following year, the team decided to shut down the Formula One program. The Martini & Rossi sponsorship would go to Brabham in 1974; The Pederzani brothers retired from competition, citing the toxic atmosphere that pervaded the team in 1973.<ref>https://www.motoremotion.it/2017/11/06/tecno-sogno-bolognese-della-formula-uno/</ref>

By the [[1973 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian Grand Prix]], he was disgusted with the whole mess and left the team, which subsequently folded - the Martini & Rossi money would go to Brabham in 1974, the Pederzani brothers retired from competition, and Amon finished the season guesting at [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]].

In another manifestation of the poor luck and judgment for which Amon was legendary, he returned as a [[Chris Amon Racing|constructor]] in his own right in 1974. His designer once more, was Gordon Fowell.


==Complete Formula One results==
==Complete Formula One results==

Revision as of 14:49, 11 May 2021

Not to be confused with Tekno Autosports.
Tecno
Full nameTecno Racing Team
BaseBologna, Italy
Founder(s)Luciano Pederzani
Gianfranco Pederzani
Noted staffGordon Fowell, Alan McCall, David Yorke
Noted driversItaly Nanni Galli
United Kingdom Derek Bell
New Zealand Chris Amon
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1972 Belgian Grand Prix
Races entered10
Constructors'
Championships		0 (best finish: 11th, 1973)
Drivers'
Championships		0
Race victories0 (best finish: 6th, 1973 Belgian Grand Prix)
Pole positions0 (best grid position: 12th, 1973 Monaco Grand Prix)
Fastest laps0
Final entry1973 Austrian Grand Prix

Tecno is an Italian kart and former racing car constructor. It started out as a conventional engineering business manufacturing hydraulic pumps. The company eventually became a Formula One constructor and participated in 10 grands prix, entering a total of 11 cars, and scoring one championship point.

History

In 1961, Tecno started their motor sport business as a constructor of karts in Bologna, run by brothers Luciano and Gianfranco Pederzani. By the mid-sixties, the company had moved on up into car racing with Formula 3 (winning several championships in 1968) and Formula 2 chassis, the F2 being good enough to take the 1970 F2 championship in the hands of Clay Regazzoni.

Tecno was the first company to build an offset ('sidewinder') kart chassis to take advantage of the newly developed air-cooled rotary motors produced by Parilla. Tecno's first chassis was named the Kaimano (a play on the Italian word for the Camen crocodile and the source of the logo). The Kaimano's design was based on the American rear-engine karts of the early 1960s. The second chassis, the Piuma ('Feather'), revolutionized karting design, and was so successful that it won the World Championships in 1964, 1965 and 1966.

Tecno was highly successful in junior formulae, and an interested sponsor in the shape of Count Teofilo Guiscardo Rossi di Montelera (of Martini & Rossi fame) was prepared to back the brothers in an attempt to build an Formula One car and engine.

The car made its first competitive appearance at the 1972 Belgian Grand Prix in the hands of Nanni Galli. The engine, designed by Luciano Pederzani, Renato Armaroli and Sandro Bocchi, was a flat-twelve engine very similar to the contemporary Ferrari unit, although apparently considerably less powerful. Although Galli managed to finish third in the non-valid for the championship race in Valelunga, he wouldn't score points for the rest of the season, prompting team manager David Yorke to replace him with Derek Bell for the final two races in North America. Ron Tauranac, freelancing after selling Brabham at the beginning of the season, was invited to work on the car but performance did not improve significantly.

1972 Tecno PA123

For 1973, Tecno found itself in the position of having two dissimilar cars, one of them backed by the team's sponsors and the other by the Pederzani brothers. David Yorke, supported by Rossi, commissioned a new chassis from designer Gordon Fowell, while the Pederzanis hired Alan McCall to design a new car for them. McCall left before the car was fully developed, just to add to the chaos. Tecno missed the early-season races and used the McCall car from the Belgian Grand Prix, where Chris Amon (who had been unable to agree terms with March Engineering for the season) achieved the team's only point, finishing sixth. Although the car did show promise even in its second outing on the drivers circuit of Monaco where qualified 12th and ran well in the upper midfield for 25 laps, by the British Grand Prix, with both the Fowell "Goral" car and the McCall car were available, Amon managed only to qualify last with the worn unpowered engine. He moved up to qualify 23rd for the Dutch Grand Prix where he retired after 22 laps with a broken fuel pump.

1973 Tecno E371

Having two different, underfunded and underdeveloped cars competing for scarce resources meant the team struggled for success, and by the Austrian Grand Prix, the ongoing disagreement between the Pederzanis and Yorke and Rossi resulted in a disillusioned Amon leaving the team to drive for Tyrrell. Despite having commissioned an eight-cylinder engine for the following year, the team decided to shut down the Formula One program. The Martini & Rossi sponsorship would go to Brabham in 1974; The Pederzani brothers retired from competition, citing the toxic atmosphere that pervaded the team in 1973.[1]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Chassis Engine(s) Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points WCC
1972 Tecno PA123 Tecno Series-P
F12 		F ARG RSA ESP MON BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA 0 NC
United Kingdom Derek Bell DNS Ret DNQ DNS Ret
Italy Nanni Galli Ret Ret NC Ret
1973 Tecno PA123B
Tecno E731 		Tecno Series-P
F12 		F ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA 1 11th
New Zealand Chris Amon 6 Ret Ret Ret DNS
Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ https://www.motoremotion.it/2017/11/06/tecno-sogno-bolognese-della-formula-uno/
  2. ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. pp. 24, 52 and 147. ISBN 0851127029.
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