Surtees TS19
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Surtees | ||||||||
| Designer(s) |
John Surtees Ken Sears |
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| Predecessor | Surtees TS16 | ||||||||
| Successor | Surtees TS20 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium alloy monocoque | ||||||||
| Axle track |
Front: 1,473 mm (58.0 in) Rear: 1,499 mm (59.0 in) |
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| Wheelbase | 2,502 mm (98.5 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) V8 naturally aspirated Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA 400, 5 or 6-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 580 kg (1,278.7 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | FINA | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants |
Team Surtees Beta Team Surtees Durex Team Surtees |
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| Notable drivers |
 Vittorio Brambilla Alan Jones
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| Debut | 1976 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
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The Surtees TS19 was a Formula One (F1) car used by Surtees during the 1976, 1977 and 1978 F1 seasons. It was designed by John Surtees and Ken Sears.
For 1976, Surtees choose a controversial sponsorship deal with Durex condoms and signed Australian Alan Jones to drive. The second car was driven by Brett Lunger but with sponsorship from Campari. The team skipped the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix because the TS19 was not ready. The TS19 was used at South Africa but only one was available for Lunger who finished 11th. A second TS19 was ready for Jones for the United States Grand Prix West but the Australian finished ten laps down and not classified and Lunger failed to qualify for his home race. At Spain Jones finished ninth and Lunger failed to qualify. The Belgian Grand Prix saw the Australian fifth and the American retire with an electrical problem. Before Monaco, Lunger's TS19 had been sold to Henri Pescarolo's Team Norev and the American was waiting for the team to finish a new TS19 for him. Jones retired because he and Carlos Reutemann's Brabham crashed at Sainte-Dévote corner. The Swedish Grand Prix saw the Australian 13th and the American return with a new TS19 and finish 15th. At France, Jones retired with suspension failure and Lunger finished 16th. The British Grand Prix saw the Australian fifth and the American retire with a broken gearbox. At Germany Jones finished tenth and Lunger retired because he and Harald Ertl's Hesketh both hit Niki Lauda's Ferrari. Guy Edwards's Hesketh managed to avoid the Ferrari. All three drivers stopped and tried to get Lauda out of the flames and they were joined by Arturo Merzario, who stopped his Wolf-Williams after seeing the wreck. The Austrian Grand Prix saw both drivers have accidents. The Australian retired on lap 30 and the American had his accident with three laps to go but finished tenth. Before Holland, Lunger had stepped down from Surtees and Sweden's Conny Andersson had been drafted in but retired with engine failure and Jones finished eighth. Lunger returned for the Italian Grand Prix and the American finished 14th and the Australian finished 12th. At Canada, Lunger finished 15th and Jones finished 16th. The United States Grand Prix East and the Australian finished eighth and the American finished 11th.Noritake Takahara rented a TS19 and he replaced Lunger Before Japan and finished ninth and Jones finished fourth.
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