Toro Rosso

Bio

Toro Rosso serves as Red Bull's juniour outfit - a proving ground for young drivers who are a part of energy drink brand's young drivers programme. The team scored its first victory at Monza in 2008, with Sebastian Vettel in the driving seat.

Team Principal

Franz Tost

Technical Director

James Key

Drivers

Max Verstappen

Carlos Sainz Jr

Nationality

Italian

Factory

Faenza

Standings

S.No	Teams	Points
1	Mercedes	703
2	Ferrari	428
3	Williams	257
4	Red Bull	187
5	Force India	136
6	Lotus	78
7	Toro Rosso	67
8	Sauber	36
9	McLaren	27
10	Manor	-

C'ships

Win

Pole

Seasons

Races

2015

Although results suggested otherwise, Toro Rosso enjoyed arguably its most competitive season in Formula 1, with rookies Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz thriving in the STR10.

2014

Starts the season with a double points finish in Melbourne. However, reliability problems and poor race means a below average year for the Red Bull Juniour team

2013

Vergne and Ricciardo take Toro Rosso to a handy total of 33 points. The latter was chosen to replace Mark Webber at the senior team in 2014

2012

Recovers from a poor first half of the season to score points in six of the last nine races with Vergne's two eighth place finishes their best result of the season

2011

Misses out on seventh in the standings by three points, drops both Buemi and Alguersuari, believing they aren't championship material

2010

Finishes the worst among the established teams with 13 points

2009

Fires Bourdais mid-season due to lack of results and replaced him with F1's then youngest driver Jaime Alguersuari. Buemi managed two seventh place results at each end of the calendar but that couldn't prevent Toro Rosso from finishing at the bottom of the standings

2008

Sebastian Vettel pilots Toro Rosso to a maiden win at Monza. Other strong results from the German took the team to sixth in the standings ahead of Red Bull's flagship outfit. Behind the scenes, Red Bull gained full control of the team after buying Gerhard Berger's 50% stake

2007

Scores points at only one race - Shanghai - where Vettel took fourth at the chequered flag and Liuzzi scored further three points with a fine drive to sixth place

2006

Liuzzi salvaged an eighth place result to open the points account of a team formed from the remains of Minardi

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