The Toyota TF106 is a Formula One car developed and engineered by Toyota for competing in the 2006 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Mike Gascoyne, John Litjens and Nicolò Petrucci with the engine being designed by Luca Marmorini. The car is an evolution of the previous year's TF105. The team began testing the car in November 2005, months earlier than any other team.
 Jarno Trulli driving the TF106B at the 2006 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Toyota | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Mike Gascoyne (Technical Director) John Litjens (Chief Designer) David Neilsen (Chief Designer - Car Concept) Nicolò Petrucci (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | TF105 | ||||||||||
| Successor | TF107 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[citation needed] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon-fibre and honeycomb construction | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Carbon-fibre double wishbone arrangement, with carbon-fibre trackrod and pushrod | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Carbon-fibre double wishbone arrangement, with carbon-fibre trackrod and pushrod | ||||||||||
| Engine | Toyota RVX-06, 2.4-litre V8 naturally-aspirated mid-engined | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Toyota/Xtrac 7 forward + 1 reverse sequential | ||||||||||
| Power | 745 hp @ 19,000 rpm | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Esso | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Panasonic Toyota Racing | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 7.  Ralf Schumacher8.  Jarno Trulli | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
2006 season
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The TF106 was officially launched on 14 January 2006 in France.[1] After a highly successful 2005 season, hopes were high that Toyota would be a force in the 2006 season. However, from the off it was clear that this was not to be. In Bahrain, neither driver made it through to the pole position shoot-out, indeed Ralf Schumacher failed even to make the second round. This bad form continued for some months with the only highlight being Ralf's podium in Australia, which remained the team's best result that season.[2] At Monaco a B version of the car was introduced but the effect was not immediate and it was not until Canada that Jarno Trulli scored his first points of the season.[3][4] Toyota finished the standings in 6th place with 35 points, 2 spots lower than in 2005, when they scored 88 points.[5]
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | WCC |
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| 2006 | Toyota | TF106 | Toyota V8 | B | BHR | MAL | AUS | SMR | EUR | ESP | MON | GBR | CAN | USA | FRA | GER | HUN | TUR | ITA | CHN | JPN | BRA | 35 | 6th | |
| Ralf Schumacher
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14 | 8 | 3 | 9 | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jarno Trulli
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16 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| TF106B | Ralf Schumacher
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8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 15 | Ret | 7 | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Jarno Trulli
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17† | 11 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 12† | 9 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret |
References
edit- ^ "Toyota launch the TF106 in France". Autosport. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Henry, Alan (3 April 2006). "Button's grand prix hopes explode on the finish line". The Guardian. Melbourne. Retrieved 9 June 2006.
- ^ "TF106B to debut in Monaco". Eurosport. 15 January 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "2006 Canadian Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "2006 Constructor Standings". Formula 1. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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