Red Bull Junior Team

Founded	2001; 24 years ago
Base	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Team principal(s)	Helmut Marko
Current drivers	FIA Formula 2; Oliver Goethe ; Arvid Lindblad; Pepe Martí; FIA Formula 3; Tim Tramnitz; Nikola Tsolov; Eurocup-3; Jules Caranta; Ernesto Rivera; Enzo Tarnvanichkul; Spanish F4; Christopher El Feghali; Niklas Schaufler; British F4; Fionn McLaughlin; Ginetta Junior; Rocco Coronel; Scott Kin Lindblom
Website	https://www.redbull.com/int-en/juniorteam
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Sebastian Vettel in a Formula 3 Euro Series car in 2006, featuring prominent Red Bull sponsorship.

The Red Bull Junior Team is a driver development programme operated by Austrian conglomerate company Red Bull GmbH to identify and develop talent in open-wheel racing. Members of the Junior Team are financed and sponsored by Red Bull in kart racing and junior formulae.

The programs have been successful in bringing a selection of drivers into Formula One. Five graduates—Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr.—have won a Formula One Grand Prix, whilst Vettel and Verstappen have won the World Drivers' Championship a combined eight times. Red Bull owns two teams in Formula One, Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls.

The Red Bull Junior Team was also the name of RSM Marko, a team that competed in International Formula 3000 between 1999 and 2003, sponsored by Red Bull and run by Helmut Marko.

The Red Bull Junior Team was formed in 2001 as Red Bull's European driver programme. Red Bull offers funding and support for the promising young drivers that are part of the programme. In 2004, Christian Klien became the first Red Bull Junior to race in Formula One, while in 2008, Sebastian Vettel became the first Red Bull Junior to win a Formula One Grand Prix, the Italian Grand Prix. Two years later, in 2010, Vettel became the first Red Bull Junior graduate to win the Formula One World Championship.

The similar Red Bull Driver Search, now ended, was an American spinoff of the same idea held in 2005. In 2024, Red Bull formed a separate programme called the Red Bull Academy Programme to support the team's F1 Academy drivers.

Current drivers

Red Bull Junior Team drivers
Driver	Years	Current Series	Titles as Red Bull Junior
Arvid Lindblad^[1]	2021–	Formula Regional Oceania Championship Formula 2 Championship	Formula Regional Oceania Championship (2025)
Oliver Goethe^[2]	2023–	FIA Formula 2 Champsionship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Pepe Martí^[3]	2023–	FIA Formula 2 Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Enzo Tarnvanichkul^[4]	2023–	Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Eurocup-3 GB3 Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Tim Tramnitz^[5]	2023–	FIA Formula 3 Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Jules Caranta^[6]	2025–	Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Eurocup-3	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Rocco Coronel^[6]	2025–	Ginetta Junior Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Christopher El Feghali^[6]	2025–	Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship F4 Spanish Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Scott Kin Lindblom^[7]	2025–	Ginetta Junior Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Fionn McLaughlin^[7]	2025–	Formula Winter Series F4 British Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Ernesto Rivera^[6]	2025–	Formula Regional Middle East Championship Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Eurocup-3	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Niklas Schaufler^[8]	2025–	Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship F4 Spanish Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Nikola Tsolov^[8]	2025–	Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship	None as Red Bull Junior Team member

Graduates to Red Bull Racing in Formula 1

Driver	Junior Team experience		F1 experience with Red Bull		F1 experience with other teams
Driver	Years	Former series	Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB	Red Bull Racing	F1 experience with other teams
Christian Klien	2001–2003	Formula BMW ADAC (2001) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2002) Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2002) Formula 3 Euro Series (2003)	—	2005–2006	Jaguar (2004) HRT (2010)
Sebastian Vettel	2001–2007	Karting (2001–2002) Formula BMW ADAC (2003–2004) Formula 3 Euro Series (2005–2006) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2006–2007)	2007–2008	2009 2010–2013 2014	BMW Sauber (2007) Ferrari (2015–2020) Aston Martin (2021–2022)
Vitantonio Liuzzi	2002–2004	German Formula Three Championship (2002) International Formula 3000 (2003–2004)	2006–2007	2005	Force India (2009–2010) HRT (2011)
Daniel Ricciardo	2008–2011	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2008) Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (2008) British Formula 3 Championship (2009) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2009–2011)	2012–2013 2023–2024	2014–2018	HRT (2011) Renault (2019–2020) McLaren (2021–2022)
Daniil Kvyat	2010–2013	Formula BMW Europe (2010) Formula BMW Pacific (2010) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2010–2012) Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (2011) Toyota Racing Series (2011) Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2012) GP3 Series (2013) FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2013)	2014 2016^[a]–2017 2019–2020	2015–2016^[a]	—
Alexander Albon†	2012	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2012) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2012)	2019^[b]	2019^[b]–2020	Williams (2022–)
Max Verstappen†	2014	FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2014)	2015–2016^[a]	2016^[a]–2020 2021–2024 present	—
Pierre Gasly†	2014–2017	Formula Renault 3.5 (2014) GP2 Series (2014–2016) Super Formula (2017)	2017–2018, 2019^[b]–2022	2019^[b]	Alpine (2023–)
Yuki Tsunoda†	2019–2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) Euroformula Open Championship (2019) Toyota Racing Series (2020) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020)	2021–2025^[c]	2025–^[c]	—
Liam Lawson†	2019–2023	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019–2020) Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2021) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2021–2022) Super Formula Championship (2023)	2023–^[c]	2025^[c]	—

Championship titles highlighted in bold.
† denotes currently active Formula 1 drivers.

Graduates to Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB

This list includes drivers who have graduated from the Junior Team to Toro Rosso, AlphaTauri and Racing Bulls but have not raced for Red Bull Racing. Former Red Bull Junior Team drivers who have driven for both Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB and Red Bull Racing appear on the Graduates to Red Bull Racing table.

Driver	Junior Team experience		Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB	F1 experience with other teams
Driver	Years	Former series	Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB	F1 experience with other teams
Scott Speed	2003–2005	British Formula 3 Championship (2003) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004) Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004) GP2 Series (2005) A1GP (2005)	2006–2007	—
Sébastien Buemi	2005–2008	Formula BMW ADAC (2005) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006) Formula 3 Euro Series (2006–07) A1GP (2006–07) GP2 Series (2007–08) GP2 Asia Series (2008)	2009–2011	—
Jaime Alguersuari	2006–2009	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2006–2007) Italian Formula Renault Championship (2006–2007) British Formula 3 Championship (2008) Spanish Formula Three Championship (2008) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2009)	2009–2011	—
Brendon Hartley	2006–2010	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2006–2007) Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2007) British Formula 3 (2008) Formula 3 Euro Series (2008–2009) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2009–2010)	2017–2018	—
Jean-Éric Vergne	2008–2011	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2008–2009) Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (2008–2009) British Formula 3 Championship (2010) GP3 Series (2010) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2010–2011)	2012–2014	—
Carlos Sainz Jr.†	2010–2014	Formula BMW Europe (2010) Formula BMW Pacific (2010) European F3 Open (2010) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2010–2011) Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (2011) Formula 3 Euro Series (2011–2012) British Formula 3 Championship (2012) GP3 Series (2013) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2013–2014)	2015–2017	Renault (2017–2018) McLaren (2019–2020) Ferrari (2021–2024) Williams (2025–)
Isack Hadjar†	2022–2024	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2022) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023–2024)	2025–	—

Championship titles highlighted in bold.
† denotes currently active Formula 1 drivers.

Former drivers

Driver	Years	Series competed	F1 Team(s)
Ricardo Maurício	2001–2002	International Formula 3000 (2001–2002)	None
Bernhard Auinger	2001–2003	German Formula 3 (2001–02) International Formula 3000 (2003) Formula 3 Euro Series (2003)	None
Patrick Friesacher	2001–2003	International Formula 3000 (2001–2003)	Minardi (2005)
Reinhard Kofler	2001–2004	Formula BMW Junior Cup (2001) Formula BMW ADAC (2002) Formula Renault 2000 Masters/Eurocup (2003–2004) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2003–2004)	None
Christopher Wassermann	2001–2004	Karting (2001–2002) Formula BMW ADAC (2003–2004)	None
Martin Ragginger	2002–2006	Karting (2002–2004) Formula BMW ADAC (2005–2006)	None
Paul Edwards	2003	World Series By Nissan (2003)	None
Grant Maiman	2003	Formula Renault 2000 Masters (2003) Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2003) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2003)	None
Joel Nelson	2003	Euro Formula 3000 (2003) British Formula 3 (2003)	None
Mathias Lauda	2003–2004	World Series Lights (2003) International Formula 3000 (2004)	None
Norbert Siedler	2003–2004	World Series By Nissan (2003) Euro Formula 3000 (2004)	None
Dominique Claessens	2004	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004)	None
Matt Jaskol	2004	Formula BMW USA (2004)	None
Narain Karthikeyan	2004	World Series By Nissan (2004)	Jordan (2005) HRT (2012-13)
Atte Mustonen	2004	Karting (2004)	None
Guillermo Rojas	2004	Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2004)	None
Federico Montoya^[9]^[10]	2004	Formula BMW ADAC (2004) Formula BMW USA (2004)	None
Colin Fleming	2004–2006	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2005–2006)	None
Michael Ammermüller	2004–2007	Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2004–2005) Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2005) GP2 Series (2006–2007) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2007) A1GP (2007)	None
Adrian Zaugg	2004–2007	Formula BMW ADAC (2004) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005–2006) Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2005–2006) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2006) A1GP (2006–07 & 2007) GP2 Series (2007)	None
Jim Ka To	2005	Asian Formula Renault Challenge (2005)	None
Matías Milla	2005	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005) Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)	None
Teemu Nyman	2005	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005) Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)	None
Philipp Eng	2005–2006	Karting (2005) Formula BMW ADAC (2006)	None
Neel Jani	2005, 2007	GP2 Series (2005) A1GP (2005 & 2007) Champ Car (2007)	None
Filipe Albuquerque	2005–2007	Spanish Formula 3 (2005) Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005–2006) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2007) GP2 Series (2007) A1GP (2007)	None
John Edwards	2005–2007	Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005–2006) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006) Atlantic Championship (2007)	None
Stefano Coletti	2005–2008	Formula BMW ADAC (2005–2006) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2006–2007) Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2007) Formula 3 Euro Series (2008)	None
Mikhail Aleshin	2005–2009	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005) Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005) A1GP (2005–06) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2006–2008) GP2 Series (2007) FIA Formula Two Championship (2009)	None
Sergey Afanasyev	2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse (2006) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)	None
Nathan Antunes	2006	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006) German Formula 3 (2006)	None
Yoshitaka Kuroda	2006	Formula BMW ADAC (2006)	None
Niall Quinn	2006	Formula BMW UK (2006)	None
Oliver Oakes	2006–2007	Formula BMW UK (2006) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2007)	None
Edoardo Piscopo	2006–2007	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2006) Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2006) Toyota Racing Series (2006–07) Formula 3 Euro Series (2007) A1GP (2007)	None
Robert Wickens	2006–2009	Formula BMW USA (2006) Atlantic Championship (2007) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2007–2008) A1GP (2007–08) Formula 3 Euro Series (2008) FIA Formula Two Championship (2009)	None
Pedro Bianchini	2007	Formula BMW ADAC (2007)	None
Kevin Mirocha	2007	Formula BMW ADAC (2007)	None
Daniel Morad	2007	Formula BMW USA (2007)	None
Tom Dillmann	2007–2008	Formula 3 Euro Series (2007–2008)	None
Jean-Karl Vernay	2007–2008	A1GP (2007) Formula 3 Euro Series (2007–2008)	None
Mika Mäki	2007–2009	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007) Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2007) Formula 3 Euro Series (2008–2009)	None
Karun Chandhok	2008	GP2 Series (2008) GP2 Asia Series (2008)	HRT (2010) Team Lotus (2011)
Daniel Juncadella	2008–2009	Formula BMW Americas (2008) Formula BMW Europe (2008–2009)	None
Mirko Bortolotti	2009	FIA Formula Two Championship (2009)	None
Stefan Wackerbauer	2012	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2012) Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2012)	None
Lewis Williamson	2012	Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012)	None
António Félix da Costa	2012–2013	GP3 Series (2012) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012–2013)	None
Callan O'Keeffe	2012–2013	ADAC Formel Masters (2012–2013)	None
Tom Blomqvist	2013	FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2013)	None
Beitske Visser^[11]	2013	ADAC Formel Masters (2013)	None
Alex Lynn	2014	GP3 Series (2014)	None
Callum Ilott^[12]	2015	European Formula 3 Championship (2015) Toyota Racing Series (2015)	None
Dean Stoneman^[13]	2015	Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2015) GP2 Series (2015)	None
Luis Leeds	2016	F4 British Championship (2016) NACAM Formula 4 Championship (2016)	None
Sérgio Sette Câmara	2016	FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016)	None
Niko Kari	2016–2017	FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016) GP3 Series (2017)	None
Richard Verschoor	2016–2017	SMP F4 Championship (2016) F4 Spanish Championship (2016) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2017) Toyota Racing Series (2017)	None
Neil Verhagen^[14]	2017–2018	Formula Renault Eurocup (2017–2018) Formula Renault NEC (2017–2018)	None
Dan Ticktum^[14]	2017–2019	Formula Renault Eurocup (2017) FIA F3 World Cup (2017–2018) FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018) Super Formula Championship (2019)	None
Nirei Fukuzumi^{[note 1]}	2018	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018) Super Formula Championship (2018)	None
Harry Thompson	2018–2019	Karting	None
Jack Doohan^[15]	2018–2021	F4 British Championship (2018) Euroformula Open Championship (2019) F3 Asian Championship (2019–2020) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020–2021) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2021)	Alpine (2024–2025)
Jonny Edgar^[16]	2018–2022	Karting (2018) ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2019–2020) Italian F4 Championship (2019–2020) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021–2022)	None
Jüri Vips^[17]	2018–2022	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) Super Formula Championship (2019) Formula Regional European Championship (2020) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2022)	None
Dennis Hauger^[18]^[19]	2018–2023	F4 British Championship (2018) Italian F4 Championship (2019) ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2019) Euroformula Open Championship (2019) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020–2021) Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia (2020, 2022-2023) Formula Regional European Championship (2020) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022-2023)	None
Lucas Auer^[20]	2019	Super Formula Championship (2019)	None
Patricio O'Ward^[21]	2019^[22]	IndyCar Series (2019) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019) Super Formula Championship (2019)	None
Igor Fraga	2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020)	None
Jehan Daruvala^[23]	2020–2022	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2022) F3 Asian Championship (2021)	None
Jak Crawford^[24]^[25]	2020–2023	Italian F4 Championship (2020) ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2020) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021-2022) Formula Regional Asian Championship (2022) Formula Regional Middle East Championship (2023) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023)	None
Ayumu Iwasa^[1]^{[note 1]}	2021–2024	F3 Asian Championship (2021) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022-2023) Super Formula Championship (2024)	None
Noel León	2022	Formula Regional European Championship (2022)	None
Yuto Nomura^{[note 1]}	2022	French F4 Championship (2022)	None
Ren Sato^{[note 1]}^[26]^[27]	2022	Super Formula Championship (2022)	None
Souta Arao^{[note 1]}	2022–2023	French F4 Championship (2022) GB3 Championship (2023)	None
Enzo Fittipaldi^[28]^[29]	2023	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023)	None
Zane Maloney^[4]^[29]	2023	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023)	None
Sebastián Montoya^[4]	2023	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2023) Formula Regional Middle East Championship (2023) European Le Mans Series (2023)	None
Enzo Deligny^[4]	2023–2024	F4 Spanish Championship (2023) Italian F4 Championship (2023) Formula 4 UAE Championship (2024) Formula Regional European Championship (2024)	None
James Egozi^[30]	2024	F4 Spanish Championship (2024)	None
Kacper Sztuka^[31]	2024	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2024)	None

Championship titles highlighted in bold.

Graduates summary

The scheme has been successful, with several of the drivers backed by Red Bull making it into Formula One:

Enrique Bernoldi – raced for Arrows and was briefly a test driver for British American Racing.
Christian Klien – raced for Jaguar Racing, Red Bull Racing, HRT F1 Team and was a test driver for Honda and BMW Sauber.
Patrick Friesacher – raced for Minardi.
Narain Karthikeyan – raced for Jordan and HRT and was a test driver for Williams.
Robert Doornbos – raced for Minardi and Red Bull Racing.
Vitantonio Liuzzi – raced for Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Toro Rosso and Force India, at one stage attracted the attention of Ferrari after dominant performances in Formula 3000, raced for the HRT F1 Team before being replaced ahead of the 2012 season.
Scott Speed – raced for Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2006 and 2007. Raced the No. 82 Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series before being released by Red Bull after the 2010 season. Speed currently races in Global Rallycross for Andretti Autosport, where he is 3–time and reigning champion.
Sebastian Vettel – Made a one-off appearance for BMW Sauber before joining Toro Rosso for the second half of the 2007 season in Scott Speed's place, replaced David Coulthard at Red Bull Racing for the 2009 season. Became the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Formula One World Drivers' Champion, and left for Ferrari at the end of the 2014 season. He moved to Aston Martin in the 2021 season before retiring at the end of the 2022 season.
Sébastien Buemi – raced for Scuderia Toro Rosso from 2009 to 2011. He had participated in the GP2 Series Asia and GP2 Series for Trust Team Arden and in A1 Grand Prix with A1 Team Switzerland, as back–up to fellow Red Bull Junior Team driver Jani.
Jaime Alguersuari – raced for Scuderia Toro Rosso, substituted for Sébastien Bourdais for the second half of the 2009 season before being replaced at the end of the 2011 season. He had won British F3 in 2008 and raced in the World Series by Renault in 2009. In 2015 he retired from motorsport and is now a DJ.
Karun Chandhok – raced for Hispania Racing and Team Lotus, and was a heritage driver for Williams.
Daniel Ricciardo – reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and winner of the 2009 British Formula 3 season with Carlin Motorsport before being placed at HRT in 2011 and joining Toro Rosso in 2012. Signed up to replace Mark Webber at Red Bull for the 2014 season, taking three victories and finishing 3rd in the championship standings. He has raced for Renault and McLaren after leaving Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2018 season. Rejoined Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2023 after the firing of Nyck De Vries, before getting dropped after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix.
Jean-Éric Vergne – joined Toro Rosso for the 2012 season after finishing second in the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. Left the programme at the end of the 2014 season to become a test driver at Ferrari.
Daniil Kvyat – joined Toro Rosso for the 2014 season after claiming the GP3 title the previous year. Signed up to replace Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull for the 2015 season. Demoted to Scuderia Toro Rosso after the 2016 Russian GP, replaced with Max Verstappen. Replaced by Pierre Gasly at Toro Rosso for the 2018 season, joined Ferrari as test and reserve driver. Rejoined Toro Rosso for the 2019 season before being replaced again at the end of 2020.
Carlos Sainz Jr. – joined Toro Rosso for the 2015 season after claiming the Formula Renault 3.5 title the previous year. Moved to Renault after the 2017 Japanese GP. Joined McLaren for the 2019. Then joined Ferrari for the 2021 season, where he won four races. He joined Williams Racing in the 2025 season.
Max Verstappen – joined Toro Rosso for 2015 after finishing third in the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, having been signed to the Red Bull programme midway through that season. Promoted to Red Bull Racing for the 2016 Spanish GP, which he won on debut. Became 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Formula One World Drivers' Champion with Red Bull.
Pierre Gasly – debuted for Toro Rosso in the 2017 Malaysian GP after winning the 2016 GP2 Series. Joined Toro Rosso full time for the 2018 season. Promoted to Red Bull Racing for the 2019 season to replace Daniel Ricciardo. Demoted to Toro Rosso after the 2019 Hungarian GP. He left the rebranded Scuderia AlphaTauri and moved to Alpine in the 2023 season.
Brendon Hartley – joined Toro Rosso for the 2017 United States GP after winning the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. Continued with the team the following year before being replaced by Alexander Albon for 2019.
Alexander Albon – re-signed by Red Bull ahead of the 2019 season to race for Toro Rosso after finishing third in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship. Promoted to Red Bull Racing after the 2019 Hungarian GP, contract not renewed for 2021. Became a Red Bull test driver and joined their 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters team. Returned to Formula One in 2022 with Williams.
Yuki Tsunoda – joined rebranded Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2021 season after coming third in Formula 2 the previous year. Promoted to Red Bull Racing at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix.
Liam Lawson – debuted for Scuderia AlphaTauri in the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix after coming third in Formula 2 the previous year, deputising for Ricciardo. Re-joined the rebranded RB Formula One Team in the 2024 United States Grand Prix to replace Ricciardo. He was briefly promoted to Red Bull Racing for the 2025 season but was demoted back to Racing Bulls after only two rounds.
Isack Hadjar – joined Racing Bulls for the 2025 season after coming second in Formula 2 the previous year.

As well as these, Red Bull has supported many up-and-coming young drivers:

Neel Jani – a test driver for Sauber, Red Bull Racing, and later Toro Rosso, whilst also representing Switzerland in A1 Grand Prix.
Colin Fleming – raced in the World Series by Renault with Carlin Motorsport.
Michael Ammermüller – raced in the GP2 Series with ART.
Mikhail Aleshin – raced in the World Series by Renault with Carlin Motorsport.
Adrian Zaugg – raced in World Series by Renault for Carlin Motorsport for a part–season as well in A1 Grand Prix for South Africa.
Filipe Albuquerque – raced in the World Series by Renault with Epsilon Euskadi.
Robert Wickens – raced in the World Series by Renault with Carlin Motorsport.
António Félix da Costa – finished third in the 2012 GP3 Series with Carlin and the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Arden Caterham.
Alex Lynn – won the GP3 Series in 2014 for Carlin.
Sérgio Sette Câmara – competed in the 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship for Motopark. Progressed into Formula 2 without Red Bull's support and was re-signed in 2020 as a test driver for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri.
Dan Ticktum – raced part-time in the Super Formula Championship in 2018 and 2019 for Team Mugen.

American spin-off

Red Bull Driver Search was an American spin-off run from 2002 to 2005 in parallel with the Red Bull Junior Team. Its aim was "Searching for the future American F1 Champion". The winner was Scott Speed, who went on to compete in F1 in 2005 as a test driver for Red Bull.^{[citation needed]}

Red Bull Academy Programme

In 2024, Red Bull set up the Red Bull Academy Programme to support the team's F1 Academy drivers.^[32]^[33] F1 Academy was founded by Formula One as a racing series aimed at developing and preparing young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition.^[34]

Red Bull Academy Programme drivers
Driver	Years	F1 Academy titles as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Amna Al Qubaisi	2024	None as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Hamda Al Qubaisi^[35]	2024	None as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Emely de Heus^[36]	2024	None as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Chloe Chambers^[37]	2025	None as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Rafaela Ferreira^[38]	2025	None as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Alisha Palmowski^[39]	2025	None as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Sources:^[40]

Results

Formula 3000

International Formula 3000 Championship Results^[41]
Year	Car	Drivers	Races	Wins	Poles	Fast laps	Points	D.C.	T.C.
1999	Lola B99/50-Zytek	Enrique Bernoldi	10	0	0	0	2	18th	?
		Markus Friesacher	3	0	0	0	0	NC
		Ricardo Mauricio	7	0	0	0	1	22nd
2000	Lola B99/50-Zytek	Ricardo Mauricio	10	0	0	0	4	17th	9th
2000	Lola B99/50-Zytek	Enrique Bernoldi	10	0	0	0	5	16th	9th
2001	Lola B99/50-Zytek	Patrick Friesacher	12	0	0	0	8	13th	5th
		Antonio García	4	0	0	0	0	NC
		Ricardo Mauricio	8	0	0	0	14	8th
2002	Lola B02/50-Zytek	Patrick Friesacher	12	0	0	0	14	10th	5th
2002	Lola B02/50-Zytek	Ricardo Mauricio	12	0	0	0	9	11th	5th
2003	Lola B02/50-Zytek	Vitantonio Liuzzi	10	0	1	0	39	4th	2nd
		Patrick Friesacher	8	1	0	1	36	5th
		Bernhard Auinger	2	0	0	0	0	NC

D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Driver was simultaneously a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Max Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the Russian Grand Prix, replacing Daniil Kvyat who was demoted back to Scuderia Toro Rosso
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Alexander Albon was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the Hungarian Grand Prix, replacing Pierre Gasly who was demoted back to Scuderia Toro Rosso
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yuki Tsunoda was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the Chinese Grand Prix, replacing Liam Lawson who was demoted back to Racing Bulls

References

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^ ^a ^b "Red Bull signs karters Scott Lindblom and Fionn McLaughlin as juniors". Formula Scout. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Wood, Ida (6 November 2024). "Red Bull add Niklas Schaufler and Nikola Tsolov to junior team for 2025". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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^ "Who are the 2005 Red Bull drivers and where they will race". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Allen, Peter (27 March 2013). "Beitske Visser joins Red Bull Junior Team". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
^ "Red Bull Junior to Carlin for FIA F3". Carlin. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ Hensby, Paul (12 February 2015). "Briton Stoneman joins Red Bull Stable". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Red Bull adds Ticktum, Verhagen to junior roster". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^ "Jack Doohan - Red Bull Junior Team Athlete Profile". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ Van Vliet, Pierre (24 September 2017). "Red Bull selects its lucky juniors". F1i.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Chokhani, Darshan (12 November 2018). "Juri Vips joins Red Bull Junior Team for Macau GP alongside Ticktum". FormulaRapida.net. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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^ "Patricio O'Ward joins Red Bull Junior Team for IndyCar campaign". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "O'Ward splits with Red Bull – and enters the McLaren IndyCar frame". 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "The Red Bull Junior Team welcomes Jehan Daruvala". 20 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ "RED BULL JUNIOR TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 2020 - NO STOPPING THE JUNIORS RACING AND WINNING INTO A NEW SEASON". 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
^ Wood, Ida (16 November 2023). "Jak Crawford to leave Red Bull Junior Team but stay in F2 for 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "Team Goh gets Red Bull backing for first Super Formula season". motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Klein, Jamie. "Super Formula: Ren Sato not giving up on overseas dream". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Enzo Fittipaldi joins Red Bull programme for Carlin F2 move". motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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[VER_KVY-9] Max Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the Russian Grand Prix, replacing Daniil Kvyat who was demoted back to Scuderia Toro Rosso

[GAS_ALB-10] Alexander Albon was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the Hungarian Grand Prix, replacing Pierre Gasly who was demoted back to Scuderia Toro Rosso

[LAW_TSU-11] Yuki Tsunoda was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the Chinese Grand Prix, replacing Liam Lawson who was demoted back to Racing Bulls

[Iwasa-1] Maher, Thomas (15 January 2021). "Honda-backed Ayumu Iwasa joins Red Bull Junior Academy". Formula Spy. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[2] @feeder_series (13 November 2023). "Oliver Goethe joins the Red Bull Junior Team!". twitter.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[3] "Josep María Martí joins Red Bull Junior Team". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[Autosport-4] "Red Bull Junior Team announces 2023 line-up, F3 standouts move to F2". Autosport. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[5] @redbulljuniorteam; (12 October 2023). "Hello @tim_tramnitz 👋 We're excited to welcome Tim to the roster of promising young talents. Wishing him the best of luck this weekend in Zandvoort for Round 9 of #FRECA #RedBullJuniorTeam #GivesYouWings" – via Instagram.

[DriverSearchJuniors2-6] "Red Bull picks four more junior signings after driver search shootout". Formula Scout. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

[DriverSearchJuniors-7] "Red Bull signs karters Scott Lindblom and Fionn McLaughlin as juniors". Formula Scout. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[SchauflerTsolov-8] Wood, Ida (6 November 2024). "Red Bull add Niklas Schaufler and Nikola Tsolov to junior team for 2025". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[12] "Federico Montoya in german Formula BMW". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[13] "Who are the 2005 Red Bull drivers and where they will race". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[14] Allen, Peter (27 March 2013). "Beitske Visser joins Red Bull Junior Team". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2013.

[15] "Red Bull Junior to Carlin for FIA F3". Carlin. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[Stoneman-16] Hensby, Paul (12 February 2015). "Briton Stoneman joins Red Bull Stable". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[TicktumVerhagen-17] "Red Bull adds Ticktum, Verhagen to junior roster". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

[19] "Jack Doohan - Red Bull Junior Team Athlete Profile". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[20] Van Vliet, Pierre (24 September 2017). "Red Bull selects its lucky juniors". F1i.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[21] Chokhani, Darshan (12 November 2018). "Juri Vips joins Red Bull Junior Team for Macau GP alongside Ticktum". FormulaRapida.net. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[22] "Dennis Hauger". Red Bull. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[23] Allen, Peter (22 October 2023). "Hauger to split from Red Bull but return to F2 in 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[24] Nimmervoll, Christian (13 December 2019). "Auer, Red Bull split after single year in Super Formula". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[O'Ward-25] "Patricio O'Ward joins Red Bull Junior Team for IndyCar campaign". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

[O'Wardsplits-26] "O'Ward splits with Red Bull – and enters the McLaren IndyCar frame". 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[27] "The Red Bull Junior Team welcomes Jehan Daruvala". 20 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[28] "RED BULL JUNIOR TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 2020 - NO STOPPING THE JUNIORS RACING AND WINNING INTO A NEW SEASON". 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[29] Wood, Ida (16 November 2023). "Jak Crawford to leave Red Bull Junior Team but stay in F2 for 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[30] "Team Goh gets Red Bull backing for first Super Formula season". motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[31] Klein, Jamie. "Super Formula: Ren Sato not giving up on overseas dream". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[32] "Enzo Fittipaldi joins Red Bull programme for Carlin F2 move". motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[MaloneyFitti-33] Harden, Oliver (16 October 2023). "Red Bull junior academy set for big shake-up with three drivers at risk". PlanetF1. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

[34] Wood, Ida (3 March 2024). "James Egozi gets FWinter Series win, Spanish F4 seat and RBJT spot". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[35] Łukasz Kuczera (8 November 2023). "Red Bull postawił na polski talent! Nadzieje na karierę w F1 wzrosły". wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[36] "F1 Academy". Red Bull Racing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[37] Cooper, Adam (7 March 2024). "Ford F1 Academy deal shows support for Red Bull". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

[announce-38] "F1 Academy: Formula 1 announces F1 Academy, a new all-female driver series for 2023". Formula 1. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[39] Oracle Red Bull Racing (8 March 2024). "Oracle Red Bull Racing and Pepe Jeans London announce a debut ready-to-wear collection for Summer 2024". Red Bull Racing. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

[40] Cooper, Adam (7 March 2024). "Ford F1 Academy deal shows support for Red Bull". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

[41] James, Richard S. (2 October 2024). "Chambers joins Red Bull for F1 Academy". RACER.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

[42] "VCARB teams up with Rafaela Ferreira". RB Formula One Team. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[43] "Alisha Palmowski to drive for Red Bull Racing in 2025 F1 ACADEMY campaign". F1 Academy. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[F1_Academy_trio-44] Collantine, Keith (2 February 2024). "Red Bull's two F1 teams back trio of drivers in F1 Academy". RaceFans. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

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Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Base	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Team principal(s)	Helmut Marko
Current drivers	FIA Formula 2 Oliver Goethe Arvid Lindblad Pepe Martí FIA Formula 3 Tim Tramnitz Nikola Tsolov Eurocup-3 Jules Caranta Ernesto Rivera Enzo Tarnvanichkul Spanish F4 Christopher El Feghali Niklas Schaufler British F4 Fionn McLaughlin Ginetta Junior Rocco Coronel Scott Kin Lindblom
Website	https://www.redbull.com/int-en/juniorteam