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.jpg) Jarno Trulli driving the TF107 at the 2007 United States Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Toyota | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Noritoshi Arai (Director Technical Coordination) Pascal Vasselon (Senior General Manager Chassis) Mark Tatham (Chief Designer) David Neilsen (Chief Designer - Car Concept) Mark Gillan (Head of Aerodynamics) Jason Somerville (Deputy Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | TF106 | ||||||||
| Successor | TF108 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Zero-keel Double wishbone, carbon fiber pushrod & trackrod actuated coil springs over Penske dampers. | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone, carbon fiber toe link and pushrod over Penske dampers. | ||||||||
| Length | 4,530 mm (178.3 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 1,800 mm (70.9 in) | ||||||||
| Height | 950 mm (37.4 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 3,090 mm (121.7 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Toyota RVX-07 2,398 cc (2 L) V8 (90°) naturally aspirated, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Toyota 7-speed "Seamless shift" | ||||||||
| Power | 750 hp @ 19,000 rpm[1] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Esso | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Esso | ||||||||
| Brakes | Brembo Hitco carbon-carbon calipers & Brembo master cylinders | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza, BBS forged magnesium wheels | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Panasonic Toyota Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 11.  Ralf Schumacher12.  Jarno Trulli | ||||||||
| Debut | 2007 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Toyota TF107 is the car with which the Toyota team competed in the 2007 Formula One season. It was revealed in Cologne on 12 January, prior to an exhaustive testing regime.
The chassis was designed by Pascal Vasselon, Mark Tatham and Mark Gillan with the engine being designed by Luca Marmorini and Noritoshi Arai overseeing the entire project.[2]
- ^ statsf1.com/en/moteur-toyota.aspx
- ^ "Toyota launches the TF107 in Cologne". Motorsport.com. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2023.