page_title: Brendon Hartley
section_title: Toro Rosso (2017–2018)
hierarchical_section_title: Brendon Hartley / Formula One / Toro Rosso (2017–2018)
caption_attribution_description: English: Brendon Hartley racing at the 2017 United States Grand Prix for Scuderia Toro Rosso
context_page_description: Brendon Hartley is a New Zealand professional racing driver who is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing and in the Formula E for GEOX Dragon.
  He won the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, alongside his teammates Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard, and also went on to win the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Bernhard and Earl Bamber. He won the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans with Bamber and Bernhard.
  He formerly competed in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso, making his debut at the 2017 United States Grand Prix. As of 2019, Hartley is a test and simulator driver for Scuderia Ferrari.
context_section_description: Hartley made his Formula One début for Toro Rosso at the 2017 United States Grand Prix, replacing Pierre Gasly, who was absent to take part in the final round of the Japanese Super Formula Championship; he raced with the number 39. He qualified in 17th position after being eliminated during Qualifying 1, but started from 19th position due to engine penalties. He finished the race in 13th position, one lap down on race winner Lewis Hamilton. It was confirmed on 26 October that Hartley would remain a Toro Rosso driver for the remainder of the season, replacing Daniil Kvyat, and he chose 28 (the same number previously used by Will Stevens in 2015) as his permanent race number.
   
  On 16 November 2017 Hartley was confirmed by Toro Rosso as a full-time driver alongside Pierre Gasly for the 2018 season. Hartley scored points at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with tenth, German Grand Prix with tenth again and the United States Grand Prix with his highest finish in ninth. He finished the season in nineteenth place, four places and 25 points behind his teammate, albeit with two more non-finishes.
  On 26 November 2018 it was confirmed that Hartley would not continue with Toro Rosso for 2019. He was replaced by Thai driver Alexander Albon.
caption: Hartley on his debut at the 2017 United States Grand Prix for Scuderia Toro Rosso
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