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Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | James Key (Technical Director) Ben Waterhouse (Deputy Technical Director) Paolo Marabini (Chief Designer – Composites and Structures) Mark Tatham (Chief Designer – Mechanical and Systems) Phil Arnaboldi (Chief Designer – Concept Design) Brendan Gilhome (Head of Aerodynamics) Ben Mallock (Deputy Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Toro Rosso STR10 | ||||||||||
Successor | Toro Rosso STR12 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon-fibre composite survival cell | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Upper and lower carbon wishbones, pushrod, torsion bar springs, central damper and anti-roll bars. Sachs dampers | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Upper and lower carbon wishbones, pullrod, torsion bar springs, central damper and anti-roll bars. Sachs dampers | ||||||||||
Length | Over 5,300 mm (209 in) | ||||||||||
Width | 1,800 mm (71 in) | ||||||||||
Height | 950 mm (37 in) | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 3,700 mm (146 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Ferrari 060[1] 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 single-turbocharged engine, limited to 15,000 rpm in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout | ||||||||||
Electric motor | Kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems | ||||||||||
Transmission | Integrated gearbox developed jointly by Red Bull Technology and Ferrari 8 forward gears + 1 reverse sequential gearbox with hydraulically actuated paddle shift with Scuderia Toro Rosso housing | ||||||||||
Battery | Lithium-ion batteries | ||||||||||
Weight | 702 kg (1,548 lb) including driver | ||||||||||
Fuel | Shell V-Power Nitro+ 98 RON unleaded racing gasoline | ||||||||||
Lubricants | Shell Helix Ultra | ||||||||||
Brakes | Brembo carbon discs with aluminium calipers | ||||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry) tyres Pirelli Cinturato (wet) tyres | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 26. Daniil Kvyat 33. Max Verstappen 55. Carlos Sainz, Jr. | ||||||||||
Debut | 2016 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Toro Rosso STR11 is a Formula One racing car designed by Scuderia Toro Rosso to compete in the 2016 Formula One season. The car was driven by Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Daniil Kvyat, who swapped seats with Max Verstappen, who drove the car in the first four Grands Prix of the season.[2] It used customer Ferrari's 2015-specification power unit, the 060.[1]