Origins: Scuderia Alphatauri, or Simply Alphatauri, and Competing As Scuderia Alphatauri Honda, Is

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Scuderia AlphaTauri, or simply 

AlphaTauri, and competing as Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda, is


an Italian Formula One racing team and constructor. It is one of two Formula One constructors
owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull, the other being Red Bull Racing. The
constructor was rebranded for the 2020 Formula One World Championship from "Toro Rosso" to
"AlphaTauri" in order to promote the AlphaTauri fashion brand.[7] According to Franz
Tost and Helmut Marko, Scuderia AlphaTauri is no longer the junior team but the sister team to
Red Bull Racing.[8]

Contents

 1Origins
 2Racing history
o 2.12020
o 2.22021
 3Complete Formula One results
 4References
 5External links

Origins[edit]
See also: Scuderia Toro Rosso
In September 2019, Toro Rosso announced the application to change their naming rights for the
2020 championship. It was announced on 1 December 2019 that the team nominated
"AlphaTauri" as their new moniker to promote parent company Red Bull's fashion label of the
same name by purchasing Toro Rosso's naming rights and thus will become Scuderia
AlphaTauri whilst retiring the Scuderia Toro Rosso moniker after fourteen years.[9] The team's
involvement in Formula One can be traced back to the 1985 season when they competed
as Minardi. The team has been owned by Red Bull GmbH since the 2006 season.

Racing history[edit]
2020[edit]
Further information: 2020 Formula One World Championship and AlphaTauri AT01

An AT01 driven by Pierre Gasly during the 2020 Formula One pre-season testing

AlphaTauri had Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly drive for them in their debut season.[10] The team
remained with the Honda engine, being the team's engine partner since the 2018 season.
[11]
 Sérgio Sette Câmara, Sébastien Buemi, and Jüri Vips was signed as the team's test drivers.[12]
[13][14]
 The team achieved its first podium finish and race victory under the AlphaTauri name at
the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, which also marked Pierre Gasly's first race victory and the first win
for a French Formula One driver since Olivier Panis won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix, 24 years
prior. AlphaTauri ended the year in 7th place on 107 points, 75 for Gasly and 32 for Kvyat. [15]

2021[edit]
Further information: 2021 Formula One World Championship
For the 2021 season season, AlphaTauri retained Gasly and signed Yuki Tsunoda to replace
Kvyat.[2][3]

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