Global InformationToro Rosso STR2 information
 Vitantonio Liuzzi driving the STR2 during the 2007 British Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| 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 Liuzzi19.  Scott Speed19.  Sebastian Vettel2008: 14.  Sébastien Bourdais15. Sebastian Vettel | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2007 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2008 Turkish Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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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 1-year old Toro Rosso 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.
- ^ "Toro Rosso confirms 'launch' date - sort of". crash.net. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-02-10.