The Toro Rosso STR8 (initially referred to as the Toro Rosso STR08)
is a
Formula One
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racing car designed and built by
Scuderia Toro Rosso
Scuderia Toro Rosso (; literal translation of "Red Bull Racing Team"), commonly known as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, was an Italian Formula One racing team. It was one of two Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Re ...
for use in the
2013 Formula One season
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. It was driven by
Daniel Ricciardo
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and
Jean-Éric Vergne
Jean-Éric Vergne (born 25 April 1990), also known as JEV, is a French racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula E Championship with Dragon Racing. He became the 2017–18 ABB Formula E Champion, after clinching fifth in the New York ePrix ...
,
both of whom drove for the team in
2012
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.
This was the last Toro Rosso car to use a
Ferrari engine (from 2011). Ferrari engines had powered the team since
2007 before switching to
Renault
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engine for
2014 Formula One season
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. This was also the last Toro Rosso car to use a
V8 engine, before being replaced with the
V6 engine for 2014.
Complete Formula One results
(
key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed greater than 90% of the race distance.
Notes
References
External links
The official Scuderia Toro Rosso siteRed Bull F1 Portal
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Toro Rosso STR8