De Tomaso made a handful of Formula One appearances from 1961 to 1963, with their own chassis and a mix of engines. During 1962 the "De Tomaso 801" appeared, with an original 135-degree 1498 cc V8 with a claimed at 9500 rpm, and a six-speed De Tomaso transmission (although presumably developed by Valerio Colotti). The stubby and somewhat unaerodynamic design of the car raised some questions among period writers, as did the claimed max power. The De Tomaso 801 was entered in a number of races but only appeared at the 1962 Italian Grand Prix, and the 1963 British Grand Prix. It failed to qualify in both. De Tomaso then built a Formula One chassis (designed by Gian Paolo Dallara) for Frank Williams Racing Cars to use in the 1970 Formula One season. The car was uncompetitive, failing to finish the first four races of the year. In the fifth, the Dutch Grand Prix, the De Tomaso 505/38 flipped and caught fire, killing driver Piers Courage. The team persevered, first with Brian Redman, then Tim Schenken. However, with no results, the partnership was dissolved at the end of the season. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Car list Vallelunga Sport 5000 (also known as the 70P, P70 and Ghia DeTomaso) De Tomaso 5000 De Tomaso Sport 2000 Mangusta Pantera Deauville Longchamp Guarà Biguà P72 References External links Pantera Club Switzerland De Tomaso Guarà The registry for DeTomaso Automobiles Ron Hyde's De Tomaso Cars page Information, data, and literature on De Tomaso cars. Car manufacturers of Italy Sports car manufacturers Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1959 Italian companies established in 1959 Italian racecar constructors Formula One constructors Italian auto racing teams Italian brands Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers