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| Toyota TF102 | |
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| Race Car | |
| Category | Formula One |
| Constructor | Toyota |
| Designer | Dago Rohrer (Technical Director) Gustav Brunner (Chief Designer) René Hilhorst (Head of Aerodynamics) |
| Predecessor | Toyota TF101 |
| Successor | Toyota TF103 |
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque |
| Suspension (front) | Push rod with Torsion bar |
| Suspension (rear) | Push rod with Torsion bar |
| Engine | Toyota RVX-02 3.0-litre 72-degree V10 naturally-aspirated mid-engined |
| Electric_motor | {{{Electric motor}}} |
| Battery | {{{Battery}}} |
| Power | 835 hp @ 18,200 rpm |
| Transmission | 6-speed, semi-automatic, limited slip differential |
| Weight | {{{Weight}}} |
| Fuel | Esso |
| Brakes | {{{Brakes}}} |
| Tyres | Michelin |
| Notable entrants | Panasonic Toyota Racing |
| Notable drivers | 24. Mika Salo 25. Allan McNish |
| Debut | 2002 Australian Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 17 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
The Toyota TF102 was the car with which the Toyota team competed in the 2002 Formula One season, the team's inaugural Championship campaign. The car reflected the results of a year's testing in 2001 with the TF101, and was designed primarily by Gustav Brunner and Dago Rohrer. As with the TF101, it was piloted during the season by Mika Salo and Allan McNish.
Development[]
Driver Allan McNish in a TF102 at the 2002 French Grand Prix.
The car had a much more conventional look in the aerodynamic sense than the test car did, something that was commented on by Brunner at its launch in November 2001: "The car tested during 2001 showed the results we wanted. This new model reflects the latest technology, and has a much more conventional setup than the test car."
The car sported a different paint livery than the one seen on the test car, with a more abstract red and white design taking over from the contoured lines of the previous model.
Performance[]
At the opening race of the 2002 season in Melbourne, Salo came home sixth to give the team a point on its Formula One début. The Finn added a second point two races later, in Brazil.
McNish, meanwhile, was on course for a point of his own in Malaysia, but a pit-lane mistake by the team meant he finished seventh. During qualifying for the final race of the season, at Suzuka, he wrote off a chassis completely when he crashed at the super-quick 130R corner, also tearing a hole in the Armco barrier. However, he sustained no serious injury, which paid testament to the strength of the TF102.
The two points put Toyota tenth in the Constructors' championship, behind Minardi on count-back (Mark Webber had finished fifth in Australia) but ahead of the financially troubled Arrows.
Team principal Ove Andersson had warned at the beginning of the season that it would be very much a "learning year" and overall the car's performance was received with optimism due to its sturdy reliability.
Complete Formula One results[]
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Chassis/Engine Tyres |
Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 2002 | TF102 Toyota V10 M |
AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | GBR | FRA | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | 2 | 10th | |
 Mika Salo
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6 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | ||||
 Allan McNish
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Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 15 | DNS |
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