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Toyota TF102
	Allan McNish's TF102 on display at the 2010 Toyota Motorsport Festival
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Toyota
Designer(s)	Dago Rohrer (Technical Director); Gustav Brunner (Chief Designer); René Hilhorst [ja] (Head of Aerodynamics);
Predecessor	TF101 (never raced)
Successor	TF103
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque
Suspension (front)	Push rod with torsion bar
Suspension (rear)	As front
Length	4,547 mm (179 in)
Width	1,800 mm (71 in)
Height	959 mm (38 in)
Axle track	Front: 1,424 mm (56 in); Rear: 1,411 mm (56 in)
Wheelbase	3,120 mm (123 in)
Engine	Toyota RVX-02 2,998 cc (183 cu in) 72-degree V10 naturally-aspirated mid-engined
Transmission	Toyota-designed maincase with Toyota/Xtrac internals 6-speed + 1 reverse semi-automatic limited slip differential
Battery	Panasonic lead-acid 12 volts
Power	625 kilowatts (835 hp) at 18,200 rpm
Weight	600 kg (1,323 lb) including driver, fuel and other components
Fuel	Esso
Lubricants	Esso
Tyres	Michelin
Competition history
Notable entrants	Panasonic Toyota Racing
Notable drivers	24. Mika Salo; 25. Allan McNish;
Debut	2002 Australian Grand Prix
Last event	2002 Japanese Grand Prix
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	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 Dago Rohrer, Gustav Brunner and René Hilhorst. The engine was designed by Luca Marmorini. As with the TF101, it was piloted during the season by Mika Salo and Allan McNish.

Development

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."^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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 safety of the TF102.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

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
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	6	12	6	Ret	9	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	15	7	11	14	8
		Allan McNish	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	9	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	11^†	Ret	14	9	Ret	15	DNS

References

^ "Panasonic Toyota F1 Spearheads Motor Sport Challenge" (PDF) (Press release). UK: Toyota. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^ "Toyota". Stats F1. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "TF102". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ Elizalde, Pablo. "The 2002 Australian GP Review". Atlas F1. Spain. Retrieved 9 June 2023 – via Autosport.
^ Elizalde, Pablo. "The 2002 Malaysian GP Review". Atlas F1. Spain. Retrieved 9 June 2023 – via Autosport.
^ "McNish escapes shunt with bruising". Crash.net. 12 October 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ "2002 Constuctor Standings". Formula 1. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ "Toyota Racing unveils 2002 Formula One TF102". Motorsport.com. 19 October 2001. Retrieved 9 June 2023.