![]() The Toro Rosso STR11, driven by Daniil Kvyat, during the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix. | |||||||||||
Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | James Key (Technical Director) Ben Waterhouse (Deputy Technical Director) Paolo Marabini (Chief Designer – Composites and Structures) Mark Tatham (Chief Designer – Mechanical and Systems) Phil Arnaboldi (Chief Designer – Concept Design) Brendan Gilhome (Head of Aerodynamics) Ben Mallock (Deputy Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Toro Rosso STR10 | ||||||||||
Successor | Toro Rosso STR12 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon-fibre composite survival cell | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Upper and lower carbon wishbones, pushrod, torsion bar springs, central damper and anti-roll bars. Sachs dampers | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Upper and lower carbon wishbones, pullrod, torsion bar springs, central damper and anti-roll bars. Sachs dampers | ||||||||||
Length | Over 5,300 mm (209 in) | ||||||||||
Width | 1,800 mm (71 in) | ||||||||||
Height | 950 mm (37 in) | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 3,700 mm (146 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Ferrari 060[1] 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 single-turbocharged engine, limited to 15,000 rpm in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout | ||||||||||
Electric motor | Kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems | ||||||||||
Transmission | Integrated gearbox developed jointly by Red Bull Technology and Ferrari 8 forward gears + 1 reverse sequential gearbox with hydraulically actuated paddle shift with Scuderia Toro Rosso housing | ||||||||||
Battery | Lithium-ion batteries | ||||||||||
Weight | 702 kg (1,548 lb) including driver | ||||||||||
Fuel | Shell V-Power Nitro+ 98 RON unleaded racing gasoline | ||||||||||
Lubricants | Shell Helix Ultra | ||||||||||
Brakes | Brembo carbon discs with aluminium calipers | ||||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry) tyres Pirelli Cinturato (wet) tyres | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 26. ![]() 33. ![]() 55. ![]() | ||||||||||
Debut | 2016 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Toro Rosso STR11 is a Formula One racing car designed by Scuderia Toro Rosso to compete in the 2016 Formula One season. The car was driven by Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Daniil Kvyat, who swapped seats with Max Verstappen, who drove the car in the first four Grands Prix of the season.[2] It used customer Ferrari's 2015-specification power unit, the 060.[1]
History
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Prior to the 2016 season, both Toro Rosso and parent team Red Bull Racing used engines supplied by Renault. However, frustrated by the unreliability of the Renault Energy F1-2015 and its lack of power relative to rivals Mercedes and Ferrari, Red Bull terminated the partnership at the end of the 2015 season. While Red Bull later renewed the relationship—albeit with engines rebadged as TAG Heuer—Toro Rosso secured a new supply deal with Ferrari. Given the lateness of the deal, the substantial revisions made to the 059 series of engines between the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and the time taken to manufacture new components, Ferrari secured permission from the FIA to supply Toro Rosso with a 2015-specification 060 engine,[3] but no direct factory support from Ferrari as opposed to the 061 used by Ferrari's works team and customer teams Haas and Sauber. Toro Rosso had already collaborated with Ferrari from 2007 through 2013.
The car proved to be reasonably competitive, but not enough to escape from the large midfield group. Verstappen scored 13 points before his promotion to Red Bull Racing after the 2016 Russian Grand Prix in an exchange of places with Daniil Kvyat, whilst Sainz Jr. was the most successful driver in the STR11 car by scoring 46 points. Kvyat endured his worst season driving for Toro Rosso following his demotion, picking up only four points throughout the remainder of the season. The team finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship – the same position as in 2015, but with four fewer points.
Complete Formula One results
[edit](key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | Grands Prix | Points | WCC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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AUS | BHR | CHN | RUS | ESP | MON | CAN | EUR | AUT | GBR | HUN | GER | BEL | ITA | SIN | MAL | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | |||||||
2016 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Ferrari 060 | P | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 63 | 7th | ||||||||
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9 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 6 | Ret | ||||||
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10 | 6 | 8 | Ret |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "STR11". Scuderia Toro Rosso. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "2016 Final F1 Entry List". fia.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Toro Rosso to use 2015-spec Ferrari engines next season".