Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Giorgio Ascanelli (Technical Director) Ben Butler (Chief Designer) Nicolò Petrucci (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Toro Rosso STR5 | ||||||||||
Successor | Toro Rosso STR7 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Upper and lower carbon wishbones, torsion bar springs and anti-roll bars, Sachs dampers | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | as front | ||||||||||
Engine | Ferrari Type 056 (2010-spec) 2,400 cc (146.5 cu in) 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM with KERS naturally aspirated mid-mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear | ||||||||||
Weight | 640 kg (1,411 lb) (including driver) | ||||||||||
Fuel | Shell V-Power | ||||||||||
Lubricants | Shell Helix | ||||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli P Zero Advanti Wheels (front and rear): 13" | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 18. Sébastien Buemi 19. Jaime Alguersuari | ||||||||||
Debut | 2011 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Toro Rosso STR6 is a Formula One racing car developed by Scuderia Toro Rosso for the 2011 Formula One season. It is the second car that the team has built entirely on their own following the introduction of regulations that banned the use of "customer chassis", a chassis developed by one team and purchased by another (prior to 2010 Toro Rosso used a customer chassis from its "big brother" Red Bull Racing).
This was also the first Faenza-based Formula One car to utilize Pirelli tyres since the Minardi M190 in 1990.