Red Bull Racing, also known as Red Bull or RBR, is a Formula 1 team headquartered in the United Kingdom and operating under an Austrian license.
Current Red Bull Drivers
Max Verstappen
F1 Debut 2015 Australian Grand Prix
Current/Last Team Red Bull Racing
Isack Hadjar
F1 Debut 2025 Australian Grand Prix
Current/Last Team Red Bull Racing
| Base | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom |
| Team Chief | Laurent Mekies |
| Technical Chief | Pierre Waché |
| First Team Entry | 2005 |
| World Championships | 6 |
The team is one of two Formula One teams owned by Red Bull GmbH, the other being Racing Bulls which has also been known as Toro Rosso and AlphaTauri.
Since joining the F1 grid in 2005, Christian Horner has headed up the Red Bull Racing team and witnessed multiple constructors’ and drivers’ world championships.
Today’s team has its roots in Stewart Grand Prix, which first took to the track in 1997. After a few years of ownership, ex-F1 driver and legend Sir Jackie Stewart opted to sell his team to the Ford Motor Company. The latter chose to rename the outfit to Jaguar Racing, but their success over the following five years remained limited.
In September 2004, Ford decided it no longer had a viable reason to keep the team and put it up for sale. On the final day of the sale, on November 15th 2004, the energy drinks company Red Bull stepped in and purchased Jaguar Racing. Bidders were asked by Ford to make a symbolic payment of $1 and to pledge an investment of $400 million into the team over three Grand Prix seasons.
Initially using Cosworth engines in 2005 and Ferrari engines in 2006, the team began using engines supplied by Renault from 2007 to 2018. The Renault engine was re-badged as “TAG Heuer” from 2016 to 2018, following the breakdown in the relationship between Red Bull and Renault in 2015. During the partnership, Red Bull won four consecutive Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship titles from 2010 to 2013 with Sebastian Vettel at the wheel, making them the first Austrian team to achieve this feat.
The team switched to Honda engines in 2019, and their works Honda partnership resulted in Max Verstappen winning the World Drivers’ Championship in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Although Honda officially left the sport after 2021, they continued to supply complete engines from Japan to the team partly under Red Bull Powertrains branding until the end of 2025.
For the 2026 F1 World Championship and beyond Red Bull would develop their own engines in partnership with the Ford Motor Company. This collaboration will focus on various technological contributions including battery cell and electric motor technology, power unit control software, analytics, and combustion engine development for both Red Bull Racing and the RB Formula One Team.
Christian Horner: Red Bull F1 Team Principal Sacked After 20 Years
On July 9, 2025, Christian Horner was dismissed from his role as Red Bull’s team principal with immediate effect, ending a 20-year tenure at the helm of the team. After taking charge in 2005, Horner guided Red Bull Racing to six Constructors’ Championships and eight Drivers’ titles. Laurent Mekies, formerly with the Racing Bulls team, was named CEO of Red Bull Racing in his place.
His departure came after the team had seen several high-profile figures leave over the previous 18 months, including legendary designer Adrian Newey to Aston Martin and sporting director Jonathan Wheatley to Sauber.
Formula One History Recommends
Red Bull Racing One World Championship Records
| First entry | 2005 Australian Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Races entered | 418 (417 starts) |
| Constructors’ Championships | 6 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023) |
| Drivers’ Championships | 8 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| Race victories | 130 |
| Podiums | 297 |
| Points | 8288 |
| Pole positions | 111 |
| Fastest laps | 102 |
| Final entry | 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Entrant Names
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005 – 2012 | Red Bull Racing |
| 2013 – 2015 | Infiniti Red Bull Racing |
| 2016 – 2017 | Red Bull Racing |
| 2018 – 2020 | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing |
| 2021 | Red Bull Racing Honda |
| 2022 – 2025 | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
Red Bull Racing Constructors’ Championship Results
Drivers’ Champions in bold.
Red Bull Drivers’ Champions
The following drivers won the Formula One Drivers’ Championship for Red Bull Racing.
| Driver | Nationality | Championship Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel | German | 2010 |
| Sebastian Vettel | German | 2011 |
| Sebastian Vettel | German | 2012 |
| Sebastian Vettel | German | 2013 |
| Max Verstappen | Dutch | 2021 |
| Max Verstappen | Dutch | 2022 |
| Max Verstappen | Dutch | 2023 |
| Max Verstappen | Dutch | 2024 |
F1 teams with the most front-row lockouts
Qualifying has always been fiercely competitive, making front-row lockouts—when one team secures both first and second place in qualifying—a strong indicator of dominance. Though increasingly rare outside top teams, a few constructors have consistently achieved them throughout F1 history. While grid layouts varied before 1973, the modern two-by-two formation has since defined the front row, with certain teams mastering the art. Alongside 1-2 race finishes, the teams with the most front-row lockouts highlight the sport’s most dominant constructors. Red Bull Racing currently has a total of 28 front-row lockouts.
