Toyota TF105
Ralf Schumacher driving the TF105 at the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Toyota | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Mike Gascoyne (Technical Director) Gustav Brunner (Chief Designer) Nicolò Petrucci (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | TF104 | ||||||||||
| Successor | TF106 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque | ||||||||||
| Engine | Toyota RVX-05 3.0-litre V10 | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Toyota-Xtrac 7-speed + 1 reverse sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 940 hp @ 19,000 rpm | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Esso | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Panasonic Toyota Racing | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 16. Jarno Trulli 17. Ralf Schumacher 17. Ricardo Zonta | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2005 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2005 Chinese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
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The Toyota TF105 was a Formula One car for the 2005 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Mike Gascoyne and Nicolò Petrucci with the engine being designed by Luca Marmorini. The year was statistically the team's most successful, with 88 points, five podium positions, and the fastest lap. The low-point was the withdrawal of the team from the 2005 United States Grand Prix, due to Michelin tyre safety concerns, as Ralf Schumacher's left front tyre deflated on Indianapolis's famous last corner in Friday practice and Schumacher crashed into the wall and had to be taken to hospital. Ricardo Zonta replaced him, but neither of the Toyotas started the race. The team eventually finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship, their best ever championship placing.
This would become Toyota's best Formula 1 competitor in their history.