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AlphaTauri AT02

{{short description|Scuderia AlphaTauri racing car for the 2021 Formula One season}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Racing car

| Car_name = AlphaTauri AT02

| Image = FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 22 Tsunoda (side).jpg

| image_size=270px

| Caption = Yuki Tsunoda in the AT02 during practice at the {{F1 GP|2021|Austrian}}

| Team = Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda

| Category = Formula One

| Constructor = AlphaTauri

| Predecessor = AlphaTauri AT01

| Successor = AlphaTauri AT03

| Designer = {{ubl

| Jody Egginton {{smaller|(Technical Director)}}

| Paolo Marabini {{smaller|(Head of Structural Design)}}

| Trygve Rangen {{smaller|(Head of Mechanical Design)}}

| Dickon Balmforth {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamics)}}

| Pete Machin {{smaller|(Chief Aerodynamicist)}}

}}

| Technical ref = {{cite news|url=https://www.scuderiaalphatauri.com/en/at02-2021-formula-1-car/|title=The AT02|work=scuderiaalphatauri.com|publisher=Scuderia AlphaTauri|access-date=12 March 2021|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227012950/https://www.scuderiaalphatauri.com/en/at02-2021-formula-1-car/|url-status=dead|language=en,it}}

|Brakes= Brembo 6-piston aluminium-lithium calipers, Brembo carbon discs and carbon pads

| Clutch = Hydraulically-activated carbon multiplate

|Length = {{cvt|5500|mm|in|0}} including rear wing

|Width = {{cvt|2000|mm|in|0}}

|Height = {{cvt|950|mm|in|0}}

|Wheelbase = {{cvt|3700|mm|in|0}}

|Weight = {{cvt|743|kg|lb|0}} (including driver, excluding fuel)

| Tyres = {{ubl

| Pirelli P Zero (dry)

| Pirelli Cinturato (wet)

}}

|Fuel = Esso Synergy

|Lubricants = Mobil 1

| Gearbox name = Red Bull Technology

| Gears =

| Type = sequential gearbox with eight forward and one reverse gears, longitudinally mounted with hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation

| Differential = and limited-slip differential

| Steering =

| Battery =

| Chassis = Carbon-fibre monocoque and Halo safety cockpit protection device

| Front suspension = Scuderia AlphaTauri/Red Bull Technology carbon composite wishbones and upright assemblies with pushrod-operated inboard torsion bars and ZF Sachs dampers

| Rear suspension = Red Bull Technology carbon composite wishbones with pullrod-operated inboard torsion bars and ZF Sachs dampers

| Engine name = Honda RA621H

| Configuration = {{cvt|1.6|L|cuin|0|lk=on}} direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 rpm

| Engine position = in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout

| Electric motor = Honda kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems

| Power =

| Drivers = 10. {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly
22. {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Tsunoda

| Debut = 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

| Last_event = 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

| Races = 22

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 1

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 1

}}

The AlphaTauri AT02 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Scuderia AlphaTauri to compete in the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship. The car was driven by Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly.{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2021/2021-fia-formula-one-world-championship-entry |title=2021 FIA Formula One World Championship – Entry List |website=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile |access-date=3 March 2021 |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210133915/https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2021/2021-fia-formula-one-world-championship-entry |url-status=dead}} The AT02 is the second car to be built and run under the AlphaTauri name.

Season summary

File:Pierre Gasly, Alpha Tauri F1 Team, British GP, Silverstone 2021 (51349301721).jpg

2021 confirmed AlphaTauri's position as a respectable midfield runner unable to make the final breakthrough needed to become a top team. The team's package was quick and reliable, but not quite enough to regularly score podiums. Indeed, Gasly and Tsunoda finished just outside the points, no less than two times. The highlight of the year was Gasly's run to third at the {{F1 GP|2021|Azerbaijan}} to score the team's fifth podium since their F1 début in 1985 (as Minardi). This capped an encouraging season for the Frenchman, who was duly kept on for another year. Tsunoda, despite a points finish in the first race of the season, lost his motivation after a sequence of bad luck and narrowly missing out on further points until {{F1 GP|2021|Abu Dhabi}} where Tsunoda finished fourth in his career.

The team eventually finished sixth in the Constructors' Championship with 142 points. This was their best WCC position so far, but there was still some way to go to take on the likes of Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Alpine.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
rowspan="2" | Year

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Power unit

! rowspan="2" | Tyres

! rowspan="2" | Driver name

! colspan="22" | Grands Prix

! rowspan="2" | Points

! rowspan="2" | {{abbr|WCC pos.|World Constructor' Championship position}}

BHR

! EMI

! POR

! ESP

! MON

! AZE

! FRA

! STY

! AUT

! GBR

! HUN

! BEL{{smallsup|‡}}

! NED

! ITA

! RUS

! TUR

! USA

! MXC

! SAP

! QAT

! SAU

! ABU

rowspan="2" | {{F1|2021}}

| rowspan="2" | Scuderia AlphaTauri

| rowspan="2" | Honda RA621H

| rowspan="2" | {{Pirelli}}

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly

|{{F1R2021|GAS|BHR}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|EMI}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|POR}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|ESP}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|MON}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|AZE}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|FRA}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|STY}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|AUT}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|GBR}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|HUN}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|BEL}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|NED}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|ITA}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|RUS}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|TUR}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|USA}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|MXC}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|SAP}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|QAT}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|SAU}}

|{{F1R2021|GAS|ABU}}

! rowspan="2" | 142

! rowspan="2" | 6th

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Tsunoda}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|BHR}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|EMI}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|POR}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|ESP}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|MON}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|AZE}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|FRA}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|STY}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|AUT}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|GBR}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|HUN}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|BEL}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|NED}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|ITA}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|RUS}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|TUR}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|USA}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|MXC}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|SAP}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|QAT}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|SAU}}

|{{F1R2021|TSU|ABU}}

colspan="30" | Reference(s):

;Notes

{{smallsup|†}} Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.

{{smallsup|‡}} Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance completed.

References

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{{Scuderia AlphaTauri}}

{{F1 cars 2021}}

Category:2021 Formula One season cars

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