The Toro Rosso STR3 is a Formula One car which Scuderia Toro Rosso used in the second half of the 2008 Formula One season designed by Adrian Newey, the Red Bull Racing designer.
 The STR3 of Sebastian Vettel on display at the Hangar-7 in 2017 | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Adrian Newey (Chief Technical Officer) Geoff Willis (Technical Director) Rob Marshall (Chief Designer) Peter Prodromou (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | STR2B | ||||||||||
| Successor | STR4 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | cast titanium uprights, pushrods, carbon-fibre upper and lower wishbones | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | cast titanium uprights, pushrods, carbon-fibre upper and lower wishbones | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ferrari 056 (2007-spec) 2398cc V8 19,000 RPM Limited | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Ferrari 7-speed sequential with hydraulic actuation | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza AVUS Racing Front: 12.0 to 12.7in x 13in Wheels AVUS Racing Rear: 13.7in x 13in Wheels | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 14.  Sébastien Bourdais15.  Sebastian Vettel | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2008 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 2008 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 2008 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Sebastian Vettel, who (since joining Scuderia Toro Rosso) makes it a habit to give his racing cars names, named his STR3 'Julie'.[1]
Overview
editIt was first tested by Red Bull junior driver, Brendon Hartley in Italy on 2 April and publicly launched on 16 April 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya, where it was driven by Sébastien Bourdais.[2]
Toro Rosso had started the 2008 season with an updated B specification version of their 2007 STR2 car, originally stating that the STR3 would make its début at the fourth or fifth round.
The car was first raced at the 6th round of the season, the Monaco Grand Prix, driven by Sébastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel.[3] It was driven by Vettel to victory in the Italian Grand Prix, the team's only and Vettel's first victory.
BOSS GP
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The STR3 driven by Vettel made its debut in the 2022 BOSS GP Series, driven by Thomas Jackermeier, the CEO of German sim racing hardware company Fanatec.[4] He scored two second place finishes in the F1 Class at the Red Bull Ring.
Complete Formula One results
edit(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | WCC |
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| 2008 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Ferrari V8 | B | AUS | MAL | BHR | ESP | TUR | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | CHN | BRA | 39* | 6th* | |
| Sébastien Bourdais
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Ret | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Sebastian Vettel
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5 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
* 37 points scored with the STR3.
References
edit- ^ "Say hello to "Hungry Heidi": Sebastian Vettel names his new Red Bull car for 2013". Daily Mirror. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "New Toro Rosso hits the track in Spain". formula1.com. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "New STR3 to make debut in Monaco". ITV-F1.com. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25.
- ^ Harrison-Lord, Thomas (2022-12-04). "What's next for Fanatec? CEO Thomas Jackermeier interview | Traxion.GG Podcast S5 E15". Traxion. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
External links
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