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Toro Rosso STR7

Formula One racing car

(Chief Designer) Paolo Marabini (Chief Engineer, R&D and Structures) Matteo Piraccini (Chief Engineer, Systems) Nicolò Petrucci (Head of Aerodynamics) 17. FRA Jean-Éric Vergne | Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated Advanti Wheels (front and rear): 13" The Toro Rosso STR7 (initially referred to as the Toro Rosso TR7) is a Formula One racing car designed by Scuderia Toro Rosso for use in the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the seventh car run by the team, and the third car that they had developed since the introduction of rules in prohibiting teams from using a "customer chassis", or a design that had previously been used by another team. The car was driven by Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Éric Vergne, after the team elected not to renew the contracts of former drivers Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari, and was launched on 7 February 2012 at the first winter test of the season at Jerez de la Frontera.

Season review

Main article: 2012 Formula One World Championship

The car proved promising in the first 2 races as Ricciardo and Vergne scored points each in those races. However, afterward, the car struggled for competitiveness as both drivers finished outside the points-scoring positions. Upgrades were fitted onto their cars when they headed for the Belgian GP. Since then, both drivers consistently scored points and the car showed improvements. They eventually finished the season in 9th place with 26 points with the best result of 8th place on 4 occasions where Vergne achieved all the points he had managed to get while finishing in that position.

Livery

The livery remained unchanged apart from the distinctive charging bull; furthermore, the team gained new sponsors for the season including Nova Chemicals and Cepsa.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Ferrari Type 056			AUS	MAL	CHN	BHR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	IND	ABU	USA	BRA
AUS Daniel Ricciardo	9	12	17	15	13	Ret	14	11	13	13	15	9	12	9	10	9	13	10	12	13
FRA Jean-Éric Vergne	11	8	16	14	12	12	15	Ret	14	14	16	8	Ret	Ret	13	8	15	12	Ret	8

References

Notes

References

(15 December 2011). "Ricciardo earns Toro Rosso ride". [[News Limited]].
(6 September 2011). "Toro Rosso confirms deals with Cepsa, Nova". [[Motorsport Network]].
Noble, Jonathan. (25 January 2012). "Pirelli tweaks tyre markings for 2012 F1 season". [[Haymarket Media Group.
(10 September 2011). "Toro Rosso technical director Giorgio Ascanelli – Tech talk". Red Bull.
(20 January 2012). "2012 Toro Rosso to appear at first test". [[Formula One Management]].

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