Toro Rosso STR2

Toro Rosso STR2
Toro Rosso STR2B

Vitantonio Liuzzi driving the STR2 during the 2007 British Grand Prix
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Toro Rosso
Designer(s)	Adrian Newey (Chief Technical Officer) Mark Smith (Technical Director) Rob Marshall (Chief Designer) Peter Prodromou (Head of Aerodynamics)
Predecessor	STR1
Successor	STR3
Technical specifications
Chassis	carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front)	cast titanium uprights, pushrods, carbon-fibre upper and lower wishbones
Suspension (rear)	cast titanium uprights, pushrods, carbon-fibre upper and lower wishbones
Engine	Ferrari 056 (2006-spec in 2007, 2007-spec in early 2008) 2398cc V8, 19,000 RPM Limited
Transmission	7-speed sequential longitudinally mounted high-pressure hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation AP Racing triple-plate-type clutch
Fuel	Shell
Tyres	Bridgestone Potenza AVUS Racing Front: 12.0 to 12.7in x 13in Wheels AVUS Racing Rear: 13.7in x 13in Wheels
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia Toro Rosso
Notable drivers	2007: 18. Vitantonio Liuzzi 19. Scott Speed 19. Sebastian Vettel 2008: 14. Sébastien Bourdais 15. Sebastian Vettel
Debut	2007 Australian Grand Prix
Last event	2008 Turkish Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 22 0 0 0 0

The Toro Rosso STR2 is the car with which the Scuderia Toro Rosso team competed in the 2007 Formula One season. It was unveiled on 13 February 2007 at the Circuit de Catalunya.^[1] The car is, controversially, a variant of the Red Bull RB3 chassis (although powered by a Ferrari instead of a Renault engine). It was initially driven by Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed, until Speed was replaced by Sebastian Vettel at the Hungaroring for the remainder of the season. The car in a modified form was also used to compete in the first five races of the 2008 Formula One season. The modified car was driven by Sébastien Bourdais, four-consecutive-time Champ Car winner, and Vettel. The STR2 was the first-ever Toro Rosso F1 car to use the mandatory 90-degree Formula One V8 engine configuration but Toro Rosso opted for the 2006-spec Ferrari 056 instead of the 2007-spec because of the 1-year old Toro Rosso customer engine policy and as a cost-saving measure.

The STR2 was the first Faenza-based Formula One car to utilize Ferrari engine since the Minardi M191 in 1991 and the first V8-powered Faenza-based Formula One car since the Minardi M197 in 1997.