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STR 2006-2012


S. Speed, V. Liuzzi

By Andrew Cutler
January 5 2012

Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 came into being in late 2005, after Minardi F1 Team owner Paul Stoddart sold the long-struggling, though largely popular with the fans, back-marker squad to Dietrich Mateschitz, founder of the Red Bull energy drink business empire. STR's 'purpose', at least in the eyes of most, is to serve as the 'junior squad' to Red Bull Racing, giving young drivers a place to get acclimated to F1 & hone their skills before - hopefully - getting a call to move up to the 'big' squad.                  

Here is a year-by-year recap of Suderia Toro Rosso's F1 campaigns to date:

 

2006

DRIVERS: Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA), Scott Speed (USA)

BEST RESULT: 8th, Liuzzi, USA 

POINTS: 1 // WCC RESULT: 9th

 

2007

DRIVERS: Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA), Scott Speed (USA) - 10 GPs, Sebastian Vettel (D) - 7 GPs

BEST RESULT: 4th, Vettel, China

POINTS: 8 // WCC RESULT: 7th (STR did not compete in Brazilian GP)

 

2008

DRIVERS: Sebastian Vettel (D), Sebastien Bourdais (F)

BEST RESULT: 1st, Vettel, Italy

POINTS: 39 // WCC RESULT: 6th

 

2009

DRIVERS: Sebastien Bourdais (F) - 9 GPs, Jaime Alguersuari (ESP) - 8 GPs, Sebastien Buemi (SUI)

BEST RESULT: 7th, Buemi, Australia & China

POINTS: 8  // WCC RESULT: 10th (STR did not compete in Brazilian GP)

 

2010

DRIVERS: Jaime Alguersuari (ESP), Sebastien Buemi (SUI)

BEST RESULT: 8th, Buemi, Canada

POINTS: 13 // WCC RESULT: 9th

 

2011

DRIVERS: Jaime Alguersuari (ESP), Sebastien Buemi (SUI)

BEST RESULT: 7th, Alguersuari, Italy & Korea

POINTS: 41 // WCC RESULT: 8th

 

2012

DRIVERS: Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA)

BEST RESULT: 8th, Vergne, Malaysia, Belgium, Korea & Brazil

POINTS: 26 // 9th in WCC

 

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