• General information on TOYOTA F1
• History of TOYOTA F1
• TOYOTA TF 105
• The drivers

The first formula Toyota F1, the TF101, was born in March 2001. The car laboratory foamed 11 circuits in the year, distributed on three continents, with the hands of its two pilots, Mika Salo and Allan McNish.

Objective : To garner experiment and kilometers before launching out in the great bath of the competition.

The official team becomes PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING, and engages its first F1 of race (the TF102) at the end of 2001. The first year of participation in the championship of the world of Formula 1 is carrying hope.
The introduction is very good, the point of the 6th place taken down by Mika Salo, at the time of the inaugural sleeve of 2002, to organize on the circuit of Melbourne (Australia), which is also the first GP of Toyota! The Finn adds a unit with his meter in Brazil. Toyota equips its F1 project with solids foundations.

Its two new pilots, Olivier Panis and Cristiano da Matta (champion in title of champ Car) bring back 16 points at the end of season and offers 8^th to the championship of the world manufacturer 2003. Their table of hunting is supplemented by some high feats of arms: One 3^rd place in qualification in the USA and Japan, and 17 turns of race at the head in Great Britain.

2004 were mitigated at the statistical level, and before a whole year of transition to reinforce the technical department of the stable, with the arrival of Mike Gascoyne. Toyota adds up 9 points and one 5^th place for better result, signed Olivier Panis, at the time of his 150^th GP. Despite everything the team will finish 8^th with the championship of the world manufacturer 2004 as in 2003.

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• Drive technical model TF 105

• Drive technical engine

• Results

In 2005 arrives celebrates it experienced engineer Mike Gascoyne and two pilots, Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli.

Trulli benefits thus from the favorable weather conditions to slip on the first line of the GP of Australia, but the race is less favorable. Nevertheless, in Malaysia, it is again in first line, under normal conditions, and finishes 3^rd, the first podium of Toyota. 2nd podium the next weekend, in 2^nd position this time !
Other podiums will follow, like for Ralf Schumacher, but also a 1^st pole position for Jarno Trulli in Indianapolis and a second for Ralf with Suzuka, the weather conditions.

With final, the year 2005 is to date the best believed for Toyota, Formula 1 of them. It is made even more semi-sparkling by the 4^th place with the Championship of the Manufacturers, acquired after only 69 presences in Great Price.

Panasonic Toyota Racing collects the fruits of its investment in its 4^th year of presence Formulates 1 of them.

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