The Toro Rosso STR3 is a Formula One car which Scuderia Toro Rosso used in the second half of the 2008 Formula One season designed by Adrian Newey, the Red Bull Racing designer.
Sebastian Vettel, who (since joining Scuderia Toro Rosso) makes it a habit to give his racing cars names, named his STR3 'Julie'.
Overview It was first tested by Red Bull junior driver, Brendon Hartley in Italy on 2 April and publicly launched on 16 April 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya, where it was driven by Sébastien Bourdais.
Toro Rosso had started the 2008 season with an updated B specification version of their STR2 car, originally stating that the STR3 would make its début at the fourth or fifth round.
The car was first raced at the 6th round of the season, the Monaco Grand Prix, driven by Sébastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel. It was driven by Vettel to victory in the Italian Grand Prix, Vettel's first victory and the only victory for the team under the Toro Rosso name (the successor team identity, Scuderia AlphaTauri, achieved the team’s second victory with Pierre Gasly at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix). The Toro Rosso STR3 resembled the Renault-powered Red Bull RB4.
Toro Rosso finished sixth in the Constructors' Championship, scoring 39 points throughout the whole season - the team's best season since season under Minardi branding.
BOSS GP
The STR3 driven by Vettel made its debut in the 2022 BOSS GP Series, driven by Thomas Jackermeier, the CEO of German sim racing hardware company Fanatec. He scored two second place finishes in the F1 Class at the Red Bull Ring.
Complete Formula One results (key) (results in bold indicate pole position) Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points WCC Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari V8 AUS MAL BHR ESP TUR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN CHN BRA39* 6th* Sébastien Bourdais Ret 13 17 11 12 18 10 7 18 12 10 13 14 Sebastian Vettel 5 8 12 Ret 8 Ret 6 5 1 5 6 9 4 * 37 points scored with the STR3.
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