Pierre Gasly in the AT02 during practice at theAustrian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | AlphaTauri | ||||||||||
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| Predecessor | AlphaTauri AT01 | ||||||||||
| Successor | AlphaTauri AT03 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque andHalo 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 RA621H 1.6 L (98 cu in)direct injection (jointly developed and supplied byHonda andHitachi Astemo)V6turbocharged engine limited to 15,000rpm in amid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout | ||||||||||
| Electric motor | Hondakinetic andthermal energy recovery systems | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Red Bull Technologysequential gearbox with eight forward and one reverse gears, longitudinally mounted with hydraulic system forpower shift and clutch operation and limited-slip differential | ||||||||||
| Weight | 743 kg (1,638 lb) (including driver, excluding fuel) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Esso Synergy | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Mobil 1 | ||||||||||
| Brakes | Brembo 6-piston aluminium-lithium calipers,Brembo carbon discs and carbon pads | ||||||||||
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| Clutch | ZF Sachs hydraulically-activated carbon multi-plate | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia AlphaTauriHonda | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 10. 22. | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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TheAlphaTauri AT02 is aFormula One racing car designed and constructed byScuderia AlphaTauri to compete in the2021 Formula 1 World Championship. The car was driven byYuki Tsunoda andPierre Gasly.[2] The AT02 is the second car to be built and run under the AlphaTauri name.

2021 confirmed AlphaTauri'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 podiums. Indeed, Gasly and Tsunoda finished just outside the points, no less than two times. The highlight of the year was Gasly's run to third at theAzerbaijan Grand Prix to score the team's fifth podium since their F1 début in 1985 (asMinardi). This capped an encouraging season for the Frenchman, who was duly kept on for another year. Tsunoda, 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 untilAbu Dhabi Grand Prix where Tsunoda finished fourth in his career.
The team eventually finished sixth in the Constructors' Championship with 142 points. This was their best WCC position so far, but there was still some way to go to take on the likes ofRed Bull,Mercedes,Ferrari andMcLaren.
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| Year | Entrant | Power unit | Tyres | Driver name | Grands Prix | Points | WCC pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BHR | EMI | POR | ESP | MON | AZE | FRA | STY | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL‡ | NED | ITA | RUS | TUR | USA | MXC | SAP | QAT | SAU | ABU | ||||||||
| 2021 | Scuderia AlphaTauri | Honda RA621H | P | 17† | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 5F | 6 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 142 | 6th | ||
| 9 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 17 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||
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† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance completed.
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