Toyota TF105
Toyota Racing | |||||||||||
Notable drivers | 16. Jarno Trulli 17. Ralf Schumacher 17. Ricardo Zonta | ||||||||||
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Debut | 2005 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 2005 Chinese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Toyota TF105/105B was a
The TF105 featured a 3.0-litre Toyota RVX-05 V10 engine limited to 19,000 RPM, with a 7-speed sequential semi-automatic controlled via electro-hydraulic paddle-shift operation, plus reverse. The TF105 would become Toyota's best Formula 1 competitor in their history.
Development
Work began on the design and manufacture of the TF105 shortly before the end of the
Toyota's form shocked many in the F1 paddock, as the Toyota team claimed two second-place finishes in a row and 27 points in the first three races of the season. The car was driven to 88 points with the team, with 5 podium positions also being scored.
The introduction of the TF105B
The car was updated to the TF105B for the
TF105.5
During the 2005 season, Toyota designed the RVX-06 V8 engine, which was used on the Toyota TF106 the following season. In order to test this new engine, the TF105 chassis was adapted to accommodate the V8 engine. The TF105.5 was driven by the team's test driver, Frenchman Olivier Panis who stated that the new V8 engine was 2.5 seconds slower than the V10 engine used by Toyota in 2005.[8][9]
Previous indoor speed record
A TF105 set the previously nonexistent indoor speed record on an episode of
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | WCC |
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2005 | Toyota
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TF105 | Toyota V10
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M | AUS | MAL | BHR | SMR | ESP | MON | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | BRA | JPN | CHN | 88 | 4th | |
Ralf Schumacher | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | PO | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
Jarno Trulli | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 9 | 14† | 4 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 13† | |||||||||
Ricardo Zonta | DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
TF105B | Ralf Schumacher | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jarno Trulli | Ret | 15 |
References
- ^ "Toyota TF105B - F1technical.net".
- ^ "Schumacher held out due to lingering crash effects". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "2005 Constructor Standings". Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Toyota Beats other Teams to the Punch: Unveiling the Toyota TF105". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice Round-Up". Toyota Gazoo Racing (Press release). 7 October 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Ralf Schumacher on pole position for Japanese GP". Motorsport.com. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Keizo Takahashi DTC Report: Grand Prix of China". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Toyota TF105.5". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Q & A with Olivier Panis". Autosport.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Nunez, Alex (11 July 2006). "The Stig plays indoors with Toyota's F1 car". Autoblog. Retrieved 9 June 2023.