 Daniil Kvyat in his STR9 during theChinese Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
| Designers | James Key(Technical Director) Luca Furbatto(Chief Designer) Paolo Marabini(Chief Engineer, R&D and Structures) Matteo Piraccini(Chief Engineer, Systems) Laurent Mekies(Head of Vehicle Performance) Brendan Gilhome(Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Toro Rosso STR8 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Toro Rosso STR10 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre composite monocoque structure | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Upper and lower carbon wishbones, pushrod, torsion bar springs, central damper and anti roll bars, Multimatic/Penske dampers | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Upper and lower carbon wishbones, pullrod, torsion bar springs, central damper and anti roll bars, Multimatic/Penske dampers | ||||||||||
| Engine | Renault Energy F1-2014 1.6 L (98 cu in)V6,turbo | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Red Bull Technology 8-speed sequential gearbox – hydraulically actuated | ||||||||||
| Weight | 691 kg (1,523.4 lb) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Total[note 1] | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Total[note 1] | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry), Cinturato (wet) | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Toro Rosso | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 25. Jean-Éric Vergne[3]26.  Daniil Kvyat[3] | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2014 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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TheToro Rosso STR9 is aFormula Oneracing car designed byScuderia Toro Rosso to compete in the2014 Formula One season.[4] It was driven byJean-Éric Vergne and2013GP3 Series championDaniil Kvyat,[3] who replacedDaniel Ricciardo after the Australian was promoted toRed Bull Racing. The STR9 was the first Toro Rosso car to use an engine built byRenault,[5] the Energy F1-2014.[6]
This was the first Italian-licensed F1 car to useRenault engines since theBenetton B201 in 2001 and also the first Faenza-basedFormula One car to utilizeturbocharged engines since theMinardi M187 in1987.
2014 confirmed Toro Rosso's position as a respectable midfield runner unable to make the final breakthrough needed to become a top team. The team's package was quick and reliable, but not quite enough to regularly score points. Indeed,Vergne andKvyat finished just outside the points, no less than eight times. The highlight of the year was Vergne's run to sixth at the2014 Singapore Grand Prix to score the team's season highest finish. But 6th place finish at Singapore was not enough for Vergne to remain in Toro Rosso squad for 2015 season and hence he was replaced byCarlos Sainz Jr. forthe following season. Kvyat, despite a points finish in the first race of the season, lost his motivation after a sequence of bad luck and narrowly missing out on further points. He decided to move toRed Bull Racing forthe following season afterSebastian Vettel decided to move toFerrari team, and would be replaced by future world championMax Verstappen.
The team eventually finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship with 30 points. This was their 2nd best WCC position so far, but there was still some way to go to take on the likes ofRed Bull,Mercedes,Ferrari,Williams andMcLaren.
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| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | Grands Prix | Points | WCC | ||||||||||||||||||
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| AUS | MAL | BHR | CHN | ESP | MON | CAN | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | RUS | USA | BRA | ABU‡ | |||||||
| 2014 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Renault Energy F1-2014 | P | Jean-Éric Vergne | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 7th |
| Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | ||||||
‡ — Teams and drivers scored double points at theAbu Dhabi Grand Prix.
On the Scuderia Toro Rosso front, the first STR9 chassis is currently being assembled in the Faenza factory. New rules or not, the same procedures apply and over the Christmas period Jean-Eric Vergne and Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat turned up at the factory for the traditional seat fitting in the new chassis that will carry all our hopes in 2014.
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