Italy AlphaTauri-Honda
Full nameScuderia AlphaTauri Honda
BaseFaenza, Italy
Team principal(s)Helmut Marko
(Advisor to Red Bull GmbH)
Franz Tost
(Team Principal)
Team ManagerGraham Watson
Technical directorJody Egginton[1]
Founder(s)Dietrich Mateschitz
Websitescuderiaalphatauri.com
Previous nameScuderia Toro Rosso
Formula One World Championship career
First entry2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Last entry2024 Chinese Grand Prix
Races entered83
EnginesHonda
Constructors'
Championships		0
Drivers'
Championships		0
Race victories1
Podiums2
Points309
Pole positions0
Fastest laps2
2020 position7th (107 pts)

Scuderia AlphaTauri, or simply AlphaTauri, and competing as Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda, is an Italian Formula One racing team and constructor. It is one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull, the other being Red Bull Racing. The constructor was rebranded for the 2020 Formula One World Championship from "Toro Rosso" to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote the AlphaTauri fashion brand.[2] According to Franz Tost and Helmut Marko, Scuderia AlphaTauri is no longer the junior team but the sister team to Red Bull Racing.[3]

Origins

See also: Scuderia Toro Rosso

In September 2019, Toro Rosso announced the application to change their naming rights for the 2020 championship. It was announced on 1 December 2019 that the team nominated "AlphaTauri" as their new moniker to promote parent company Red Bull's fashion label of the same name by purchasing Toro Rosso's naming rights and thus will become Scuderia AlphaTauri whilst retiring the Scuderia Toro Rosso moniker after fourteen years.[4] The team's involvement in Formula One can be traced back to the 1985 season when they competed as Minardi. The team has been owned by Red Bull GmbH since the 2006 season.

Racing history

2020

Further information: 2020 Formula One World Championship and AlphaTauri AT01
An AT01 driven by Pierre Gasly during the 2020 Formula One pre-season testing

AlphaTauri had Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly drive for them in their debut season.[5] The team will remain with the Honda engine, being the team's engine partner since the 2018 season.[6] Sérgio Sette Câmara, Sébastien Buemi, and Jüri Vips was signed as the team's test drivers.[7][8][9] The team achieved its first podium finish and race victory under the AlphaTauri name at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, which also marked Pierre Gasly's first race victory and the first win for a French Formula One driver since Olivier Panis won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix, 24 years prior. AlphaTauri ended the year in 7th place on 107 points.[10]

2021

Further information: 2021 Formula One World Championship

For the 2021 season season, AlphaTauri retained Gasly and signed Yuki Tsunoda as their driver lineup.[11][12]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Points WCC
2020 AT01 Honda RA620H 1.6 V6 t P AUT STY HUN GBR 70A ESP BEL ITA TUS RUS EIF POR EMI TUR BHR SKH ABU
France Pierre Gasly 7 15 Ret 7 11 9 8 1 Ret 9 6 5 Ret 13 6 11 8
Russia Daniil Kvyat 12† 10 12 Ret 10 12 11 9 7 8 15 19 4 12 11 7 11
2021 AT02 Honda 1.6 V6 t P BHR EMI TBA ESP MON AZE CAN FRA AUT GBR HUN BEL NED ITA RUS SIN JPN USA MXC SAP AUS SAU ABU – –
France Pierre Gasly
Japan Yuki Tsunoda
Notes

References

  1. ^ "Discover The Scuderia AlphaTauri Managers!". Scuderia AlphaTauri. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Toro Rosso's name change to AlphaTauri confirmed in provisional 2020 entry list". F1. Formula One World Championship. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. ^ Delaney, Michael (16 February 2020). "Marko upgrades AlphaTauri from junior to sister bull team". F1i.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ Coch, Mat (29 September 2019). "Toro Rosso to be renamed AlphaTauri for 2020". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Toro Rosso to stick with Kvyat and Gasly in 2020". F1. Formula One World Championship. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ^ Straw, Edd. "Toro Rosso announces 'multi-year' deal for Honda F1 engine supply". Autosport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (9 March 2020). "Ex-McLaren F1 Reserve returns to Red Bull fold in Test Driver role". autosport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Sébastien Buemi". SCUDERIA ALPHATAURI. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. ^ "F2 racer Vips handed Red Bull and AlphaTauri reserve duties for Turkish Grand Prix". 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ "2020". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ^ "AlphaTauri confirm Pierre Gasly is to remain with the team for 2021". Formula1.com. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Tsunoda to make F1 racing debut with AlphaTauri in 2021, in place of Kvyat". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

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