AlphaTauri AT02

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. The AT02 is the second car to be built and run under the AlphaTauri name.

AlphaTauri AT02

Yuki Tsunoda in the AT02 during practice at the Austrian Grand Prix
Category	Formula One
Constructor	AlphaTauri
Designer(s)	Jody Egginton (Technical Director) Paolo Marabini (Head of Structural Design) Trygve Rangen (Head of Mechanical Design) Dickon Balmforth (Head of Aerodynamics) Pete Machin (Chief Aerodynamicist)
Predecessor	AlphaTauri AT01
Successor	AlphaTauri AT03
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque and Halo safety cockpit protection device
Suspension (front)	Scuderia AlphaTauri/Red Bull Technology carbon composite wishbones and upright assemblies with pushrod-operated inboard torsion bars and ZF Sachs dampers
Suspension (rear)	Red Bull Technology carbon composite wishbones with pullrod-operated inboard torsion bars and ZF Sachs dampers
Length	5,500 mm (217 in) including rear wing
Width	2,000 mm (79 in)
Height	950 mm (37 in)
Wheelbase	3,700 mm (146 in)
Engine	Honda RA621H 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 rpm in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout
Electric motor	Honda kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems
Transmission	Red Bull Technology sequential gearbox with eight forward and one reverse gears, longitudinally mounted with hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation and limited-slip differential
Weight	743 kg (1,638 lb) (including driver, excluding fuel)
Fuel	Petronas Primax
Lubricants	Petronas Syntium
Brakes	Brembo 6-piston aluminium-lithium calipers, Brembo carbon discs and carbon pads
Tyres	Pirelli P Zero (dry) Pirelli Cinturato (wet)
Clutch	Hydraulically-activated carbon multiplate
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda
Notable drivers	10. Pierre Gasly 22. Yuki Tsunoda
Debut	2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last event	2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 22 0 1 0 1

Season summary

Pierre Gasly during the British Grand Prix

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 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 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 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 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)

Year	Entrant	Power unit	Tyres	Driver name	Grands Prix																						Points	WCC pos.
					BHR	EMI	POR	ESP	MON	AZE	FRA	STY	AUT	GBR	HUN	BEL‡	NED	ITA	RUS	TUR	USA	MXC	SAP	QAT	SAU	ABU
2021	Scuderia AlphaTauri	Honda RA621H	P	Pierre Gasly	17†	7	10	10	6	3	7	Ret	9	11	5F	6	4	Ret	13	6	Ret	4	7	11	6	5	142	6th
				Yuki Tsunoda	9	12	15	Ret	16	7	13	10	12	10	6	15	Ret	DNS	17	14	9	Ret	15	13	14	4
Reference(s):

Notes

^† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance completed.