The name change of Toro Rosso to Alpha Tauri now stands confirmed by the FIA from the 2020 F1 season as per the provisional entry list.

From the mid-season onward, there were reports of a name change at Toro Rosso with parent company Red Bull wanting to rename it as ‘Alpha Tauri’, which is the fashion brand founded by the energy drinks company in 2016, based in Austria.

It was more or less confirmed to take place but the official confirmation was awaited until Saturday of Abu Dhabi GP when the FIA released the provisional entry list for the 2020 F1 season, which eventually made the name change official.

The team is listed as ‘Scuderia Alpha Tauri Honda’ in the provisional entry list, with the chassis name to be ‘Alpha Tauri’. It remains to be seen if they carry on with the abbreviation of ‘STR’, with the current season’s car being termed as ‘STR14’.

They team name will not feature ‘Red Bull’ as well. Further details is likely to be revealed by the team going forward. Even the Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat are confirmed to race in 2020, the entry list carries a ‘TBC’ beside the team name.

There is a ‘TBC’ for Williams as well with Nicholas Latifi not yet featuring on the entry list alongside George Russell. There is no other big change with Ferrari continuing with ‘Mission Winnow’ in their name and Haas not carrying ‘Rich Energy’ as known.

The provisional entry list as per the FIA for F1 2020:

Car N°

Driver’s Name

Company Name

Team Name

Name of the Chassis

Name of the Engine

44

Lewis HAMILTON

MERCEDES-BENZ GRAND PRIX LIMITED

MERCEDES-AMG PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM

MERCEDES

MERCEDES

77

Valtteri BOTTAS

MERCEDES-BENZ GRAND PRIX LIMITED

MERCEDES-AMG PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM

MERCEDES

MERCEDES

5

Sebastian VETTEL

FERRARI SPA

SCUDERIA FERRARI MISSION WINNOW

FERRARI

FERRARI

16

Charles LECLERC

FERRARI SPA

SCUDERIA FERRARI MISSION WINNOW

FERRARI

FERRARI

33

Max VERSTAPPEN

RED BULL RACING LIMITED

ASTON MARTIN RED BULL RACING

RED BULL RACING

HONDA

23

Alexander ALBON

RED BULL RACING LIMITED

ASTON MARTIN RED BULL RACING

RED BULL RACING

HONDA

31

Esteban OCON

RENAULT SPORT RACING LIMITED

RENAULT F1 TEAM

R.S. 20

R.E.20

3

Daniel RICCIARDO

RENAULT SPORT RACING LIMITED

RENAULT F1 TEAM

R.S. 20

R.E.20

8

Romain GROSJEAN

HAAS FORMULA LLC

HAAS F1 TEAM

HAAS

FERRARI

20

Kevin MAGNUSSEN

HAAS FORMULA LLC

HAAS F1 TEAM

HAAS

FERRARI

55

Carlos SAINZ Jr

MCLAREN RACING LIMITED

MCLAREN F1 TEAM

MCLAREN

RENAULT

4

Lando NORRIS

MCLAREN RACING LIMITED

MCLAREN F1 TEAM

MCLAREN

RENAULT

11

Sergio PEREZ MENDOZA

RACING POINT UK LIMITED

SPORTPESA RACING POINT F1 TEAM

RACING POINT

BWT MERCEDES

18

Lance STROLL

RACING POINT UK LIMITED

SPORTPESA RACING POINT F1 TEAM

RACING POINT

BWT MERCEDES

7

Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN

SAUBER MOTORSPORT AG

ALFA ROMEO RACING

ALFA ROMEO RACING

FERRARI

99

Antonio GIOVINAZZI

SAUBER MOTORSPORT AG

ALFA ROMEO RACING

ALFA ROMEO RACING

FERRARI

TBC

SCUDERIA ALPHA TAURI

SCUDERIA ALPHA TAURI HONDA

ALPHA TAURI

HONDA

TBC

SCUDERIA ALPHA TAURI

SCUDERIA ALPHA TAURI HONDA

ALPHA TAURI

HONDA

63

George RUSSELL

WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING LIMITED

ROKIT WILLIAMS RACING

WILLIAMS

MERCEDES

TBC

WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING LIMITED

ROKIT WILLIAMS RACING

WILLIAMS

MERCEDES