Global InformationToyota TF103 information
 Olivier Panis driving the TF103 at the 2003 British Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Toyota | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Keizo Takahashi (Technical Director) Gustav Brunner (Chief Designer) René Hilhorst (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | TF102 | ||||||||
| Successor | TF104 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Pushrod with Torsion bar | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Pushrod with Torsion bar | ||||||||
| Engine | Toyota RVX-03 3.0-litre 72-degree V10 naturally-aspirated mid-engined | ||||||||
| Transmission | 7-speed, semi-Automatic | ||||||||
| Power | 845 hp @ 18,400 rpm[1] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Esso | ||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Panasonic Toyota Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 20.  Olivier Panis21.  Cristiano da Matta | ||||||||
| Debut | 2003 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2003 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Toyota TF103 was the car with which the Toyota F1 team competed in the 2003 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Gustav Brunner and René Hilhorst with Luca Marmorini designing the engine. Unveiled on January 8, 2003 at the Paul Ricard circuit, its drivers were the Frenchman Olivier Panis and Brazilian Cristiano da Matta, the reigning CART FedEx Championship Series Champion from 2002.[2][3]
- ^ statsf1.com/en/moteur-toyota.aspx
- ^ "Panis joins Toyota as McNish loses seat". The Guardian. 28 August 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "ToyotaF1 sign up CART champion da Matta". Motorsport.com. 5 November 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2023.