The car was unveiled in the pit lane one day before the start of winter testing and will be driven by Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr this season. After the STR10 was uncovered, images and video footage from the car's recent shakedown at Misano were released by the team.
Verstappen will become the youngest ever F1 driver when he makes his debut at the Australian Grand Prix in March at the age of just 17.
The Dutch youngster finished third overall in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship last year. Carlos Sainz Jr dominated Formula Renault 3.5 to take the title.
The STR10 was launched at Jerez on Saturday afternoon, showing off a tweaked livery - which features several new sponsors - and a very different nose design to its predecessor. "The 2015 season is a new challenge for all of us," said team principal Franz Tost. "We’ve put a lot of work into the STR10 and we are convinced that we will have a successful year. Our objective is to finish fifth in the constructors championship and we are ready to do our best to achieve it.
"Our engine partner Renault has also worked very hard to come up with new modifications and I’m sure that our joint effort will give us a package which will certainly be very competitive. All in all, we have a much stronger team as well as a very competitive STR10 and fast drivers; it’s a great combination."
Sainz Jr added: "I am very happy to be making my first official appearance as a Formula 1 driver here in Spain and I am looking forward to trying the car for the first time tomorrow.
"I have worked very hard over the winter on my personal fitness, as well as spending time in Faenza to familiarise myself with the team, having also done some days in the simulator. Now we have just 12 days to prepare for Melbourne, so going through all the race weekend procedures will be a priority for me, as well as putting in as many miles as possible behind the wheel."
Verstappen said: "I can’t wait for the season to start and tomorrow will seem like a very long day, watching Carlos in the car! With two days in the 2014 car at the Abu Dhabi test and the Friday mornings I did last season, combined with time spent in the simulator, I feel well prepared and I’m really up for this challenge, which is very exciting.
"Six days on track here in Spain and then it will be time to head for Australia and my first Grand Prix, something I have been looking forward to ever since I started karting."
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