The Toyota TF110 was an un-raced, prototype Formula One car designed by
Toyota Racing for the
2010 Formula One season
The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 64th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Red Bull Racing won its maiden Constructors' Championship with a 1–2 finish in 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, Brazil, while Red Bull Racing's Se ...
. The car had been designed, and two chassis produced before Toyota officially decided to pull out of Formula One at the end of the
2009 Formula One season
The 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 63rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 60th Formula One World Championship which was contested over 17 events commencing with the on 29 March and ending with the ina ...
. One chassis was damaged by former team principal John Howett,
while the other was used for a shakedown test. Various teams attempted to purchase the chassis.
Shakedown
The overall competitiveness of the car compared with other 2010 Formula One cars is unknown. Former Williams driver
Kazuki Nakajima
is a retired Japanese professional racing driver who drove in Formula One for the Williams-Toyota team from to . In 2012 and 2014, he won the Super Formula Championship driving for TOM'S. Racing for Toyota Gazoo Racing, he won the 2018, 2019 an ...
completed a shakedown of the TF110 at Cologne, Germany. The car was said to feature a rear-F-duct, and "one of the most extreme rear diffusers seen" and also a ride height adjustment system.
Pirelli speculation
When Pirelli was awarded the contract to take over the exclusive supply of tyres to Formula One from 2011 onwards, there was great speculation that the Italian manufacturer would purchase an old or unraced F1 car to allow for some testing ahead of the official F1 test window. They had been initially linked with purchasing an old BMW Sauber chassis, but were later linked with Toyota and using the TF110. The idea was that using the Toyota would mean no team gained an unfair data advantage. Pirelli decided to use the 2009
Toyota TF109
The Toyota TF109 was a Formula One racing car engineered by Toyota for the 2009 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Pascal Vasselon, Mark Tatham and Mark Gillan with the engine being designed by Luca Marmorini and Noritoshi Arai over ...
for their testing with
Nick Heidfeld
Nick Lars Heidfeld (born 10 May 1977) is a German professional racing driver.
Despite scoring regular podium finishes in with Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Williams, and in and with BMW in Formula One, BMW Sauber, Heidfeld never won a rac ...
at the wheel.
Chassis purchase attempts
Various teams attempted to purchase the Toyota TF110 chassis for use in Formula One. The first attempt at using the car came from Serbian-based outfit
Stefan GP. The team, led by
Zoran Stefanović
Zoran Stefanović (, sr-cyr, Зоран Стефановић, born 21 November 1969 in Loznica) is a Serbian author, publisher and cultural activist, best known as the founder of several cultural networks, including Project Rastko. His works w ...
bought into the old Toyota F1 project for their technical knowledge. The team had hoped to purchase the TF110s to use in the 2010 season. One of the TF110s was painted red, and fired up for the first time on February 19. The team had intended to launch and test its car on 25 February regardless of whether or not its application to the grid was successful. The test was scheduled to take place at
Portimao, with Kazuki Nakajima at the wheel. Stefan GP were refused entry to race in Formula One, and never given official Formula One specification tyres by
Bridgestone
is a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of , meaning 'stone bridge' in Japan ...
.
Hispania Racing
HRT Formula 1 Team, formerly known as Campos Meta 1 and Hispania Racing, was a Spanish Formula One team founded by former driver Adrián Campos. It was sold to José Ramón Carabante before its debut in 2010, and then to investment group ...
, already in Formula One, considered buying the chassis following their split with car designers Dallara. Their boss Jose Ramon Carabante made several visits to Cologne but never sealed a deal to buy.
Durango
Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...
also considered purchasing the units for use in the
2011 Formula One season
The 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 65th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The original calendar for the 2011 Formula One World Championship consisted of twenty rounds, including the inaugural running of the Indian Gr ...
but they were not given an entry slot for the season.
Durango Considering TF110 car for 2011
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References
External links
Images of the Toyota TF110 ''In Portuguese''
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Toyota Formula One cars
Formula One cars that never raced