Scuderia Toro Rosso

44°18′28″N 11°51′42″E / 44.3078983°N 11.8617271°E / 44.3078983; 11.8617271

Scuderia Toro Rosso
Full nameRed Bull Toro Rosso Honda
(2018–2019)
Scuderia Toro Rosso
(2006–2017)
BaseFaenza, Italy
Founder(s)Dietrich Mateschitz
Noted staffHelmut Marko
(Advisor to Red Bull GmbH)
Franz Tost
(Team Principal)
Noted driversThailand Alexander Albon
Spain Jaime Alguersuari
France Sébastien Bourdais
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
France Pierre Gasly
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Russia Daniil Kvyat
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
Australia Daniel Ricciardo
Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.
United States Scott Speed
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Netherlands Max Verstappen
Germany Sebastian Vettel
Previous nameMinardi F1 Team
Next nameScuderia AlphaTauri
Formula One World Championship career
First entry2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Races entered268
EnginesCosworth, Ferrari, Renault, Toro Rosso,[a] Honda
Constructors'
Championships
0 (best finish: 6th, 2008 & 2019)
Drivers'
Championships
0 (best finish: 8th, Vettel, 2008)
Race victories1
Podiums3
Points500
Pole positions1
Fastest laps1
2019 position6th (85 pts)
Final entry2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Scuderia Toro Rosso (Italian pronunciation: [skudeˈriːa ˈtɔːro ˈrosso]; Toro Rosso is a literal translation of "Red Bull"), commonly known as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, was an Italian Formula One constructor. It was one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian conglomerate company Red Bull, the other being Red Bull Racing. Toro Rosso functioned as a junior team to Red Bull Racing, with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senior team. The constructor made its racing début in the 2006 season, moving to complete independence from its sister team in 2010.[1] The team changed its name to Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2020 to promote parent company Red Bull's fashion label of the same name.[2]

Scuderia Toro Rosso Pitbox in United States, 2017

The team was established after Paul Stoddart sold his remaining interest in the Minardi team at the end of 2005 to Red Bull's owner, Dietrich Mateschitz, and Minardi was renamed Toro Rosso.

Mateschitz subsequently struck a 50/50 joint-ownership deal with former Formula One driver Gerhard Berger before the start of the season. In late November 2008, Red Bull regained total ownership of Toro Rosso after buying back Berger's share of the team.[3]

From 2007 to 2013, Toro Rosso used Ferrari V8 engines, taking over the contract that their senior team broke from at the end of 2006 to switch engine builders to Renault. For 2014, Toro Rosso switching to Renault engines as well, but in 2016 returned to using Ferrari power. However, they switched back to Renault in 2017 (albeit under 'Toro Rosso' branding), then in 2018 to Honda. The team principal was Franz Tost, formerly of BMW's motor sport division.

Vitantonio Liuzzi scored the team's first point in its first season at the 2006 United States Grand Prix. The team's first podium and only pole position and victory were scored by Sebastian Vettel at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen became the youngest driver to compete in Formula One, at 17 years and 166 days old, in a Toro Rosso at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix.


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  1. ^ "Toro Rosso". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Toro Rosso's name change to Alpha Tauri confirmed in provisional 2020 entry list | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Red Bull to buy out Berger at Toro Rosso". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 26 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2018.