AlphaTauri AT01
The AlphaTauri AT01 is a Formula One car designed and constructed by Scuderia AlphaTauri to compete in the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship. The car was driven by Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly. The AT01 was the first car to be built and run under the AlphaTauri name; the team, previously known as Scuderia Toro Rosso, was renamed ahead of the 2020 championship.
The AlphaTauri AT01, driven by Daniil Kvyat during the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | AlphaTauri | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Jody Egginton (Technical Director) Paolo Marabini (Head of Structural Design) Trygve Rangen (Head of Mechanical Design) Dickon Balmforth (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 | ||||||||||
| Successor | AlphaTauri AT02 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque and Halo safety cockpit protection device | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Scuderia AlphaTauri/Red Bull Technology carbon composite wishbones and upright assemblies with pushrod-operated inboard torsion bars and ZF Sachs dampers | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Red Bull Technology carbon composite wishbones with pullrod-operated inboard torsion bars and ZF Sachs dampers | ||||||||||
| Length | 5,500 mm (217 in) including rear wing | ||||||||||
| Width | 2,000 mm (79 in) | ||||||||||
| Height | 950 mm (37 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 3,700 mm (146 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Honda RA620H 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 rpm in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout | ||||||||||
| Electric motor | Honda kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Red Bull Technology sequential gearbox with 8 forward and 1 reverse gears, longitudinally mounted with hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation and limited-slip differential | ||||||||||
| Weight | 743 kg (1,638 lb) (including driver, excluding fuel) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Petronas Primax | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Petronas Syntium | ||||||||||
| Brakes | Brembo 6-piston aluminium-lithium calipers, Brembo carbon discs and carbon pads | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry) Pirelli Cinturato (wet) | ||||||||||
| Clutch | ZF Sachs hydraulically-activated carbon multiplate | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda | ||||||||||
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| Debut | 2020 Austrian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 2020 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 2020 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The car was planned to make its competitive debut at the 2020 Australian Grand Prix, but this was delayed when the race was cancelled and the next nine events in the championship were postponed or cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The AT01 made its debut at the Austrian Grand Prix. The car saw AlphaTauri achieve their first Grand Prix victory with Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix.