Toyota TF110
The unraced TF110 on display at the Prototype Museum in 2019 | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Toyota | ||||||||
| Designer | Pascal Vasselon | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Toyota TF109 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Independent suspension, pushrod activated torsion springs | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||||||
| Length | 5,050 mm (199 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 1,800 mm (71 in) | ||||||||
| Height | 950 mm (37 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 3,300 mm (130 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Toyota RVX-10 2.4L V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Toyota 7 forward gears + 1 reverse semi-automatic | ||||||||
| Weight | 620 kg (1,367 lb) | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Never raced | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Kazuki Nakajima Jacques Villeneuve | ||||||||
| Debut | N/A | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Toyota TF110 is a Formula One single-seater designed by French engineer Pascal Vasselon for the Japanese team Toyota Racing, intended for the 2010 Formula One World Championship. It is powered by a Toyota RVX-09 V8 engine and equipped with Bridgestone tires. The car never competed in a Grand Prix and was only tested in a shakedown on the parking lot of Toyota Motorsport's factory in Cologne, in May 2010, driven by Japanese driver Kazuki Nakajima.
On November 4, 2009, three days after the final race of the 2009 Formula One World Championship, held at Abu Dhabi, Toyota announced its withdrawal from Formula One, after briefly considering continuing until the 2012 season, citing challenging economic conditions due to the global economic crisis of 2008 and a net loss of €5 billion.
The Toyota TF110 is distinguished by its double diffuser, considered the most extreme ever designed in Formula One, and a raised nose. According to aerodynamic simulations, Pascal Vasselon and German driver Timo Glock, who developed the TF110 in a simulator, believed the car could have secured Toyota's first Formula One victories and potentially competed for the world championship.
Following Toyota's withdrawal, several teams attempted to acquire the intellectual property and chassis of the TF110. The most advanced effort was by the Serbian team Stefan GP, which secured a technical partnership that included the use of the car (renamed Stefan S-01), two wind tunnels, and Toyota Motorsport’s Cologne factory. However, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) did not permit Stefan GP to enter the 2010 Formula One World Championship. Other teams, such as Durango Automotive and Hispania Racing F1 Team, as well as the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli, also failed to acquire the TF110.