Red Bull Junior Team

Austria Red Bull Junior Team
Founded2001 (2001)
BaseMilton Keynes, England, UK
Team principal(s)Helmut Marko
Current driversSuper Formula
Japan Ayumu Iwasa
FIA Formula 2
France Isack Hadjar
Spain Pepe Martí
FIA Formula 3
Germany Oliver Goethe
United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad
Poland Kacper Sztuka
Germany Tim Tramnitz
FR European Championship
France Enzo Deligny
Spanish F4
United States James Egozi
Thailand Enzo Tarnvanichkul
Websitehttps://www.redbull.com/int-en/juniorteam
Sebastian Vettel in a Formula 3 Euro Series car in 2006, featuring prominent Red Bull sponsorship.
Michael Ammermüller racing in the World Series By Renault in 2007.

The Red Bull Junior Team is a driver development program run by the conglomerate company Red Bull GmbH in an attempt to identify potential future racing stars in open wheel racing. The similar Red Bull Driver Search, now ended, was an American spinoff of the same idea held in 2005. Members of the Junior Team are financed and sponsored by Red Bull in lower racing formulae.

The programs have been successful in bringing a selection of drivers into Formula One. Five of them, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, and Carlos Sainz Jr. have won a Formula One race, with two of them (Vettel and Verstappen) having won at least three World Championships. Red Bull owns two teams in Formula One, Red Bull Racing and RB.

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.

Current drivers

Red Bull Junior Team drivers
Driver Years Current Series Titles as Red Bull Junior
Japan Ayumu Iwasa 2021– Super Formula Championship None as Red Bull Junior Team member
United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad 2021– Formula Regional Middle East Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
WSK Euro Series - OK
WSK Final Cup - OK
Macau Formula 4 Race
France Isack Hadjar 2022– FIA Formula 2 Championship None as Red Bull Junior Team member
France Enzo Deligny 2023– Formula 4 UAE Championship
Formula Regional European Championship
None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Thailand Enzo Tarnvanichkul 2023– Formula Winter Series
F4 Spanish Championship
None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Spain Pepe Martí 2023– FIA Formula 2 Championship None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Germany Tim Tramnitz 2023– FIA Formula 3 Championship None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Poland Kacper Sztuka 2023– FIA Formula 3 Championship None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Germany Oliver Goethe 2023– Middle East Trophy
FIA Formula 3 Championship
None as Red Bull Junior Team member
United States James Egozi 2024– Formula Winter Series
F4 Spanish Championship
None as Red Bull Junior Team member
  1. ^ Driver is also a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project

Graduates to Red Bull Racing in Formula 1

Driver Junior Team experience F1 experience with Red Bull F1 experience with other teams
Years Former series Scuderia Toro Rosso/Scuderia AlphaTauri/RB Red Bull Racing
Austria Christian Klien 2001–2003 Formula BMW ADAC (2001)
Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2002)
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2002)
Formula 3 Euro Series (2003)
20052006 Jaguar (2004)
HRT (2010)
Germany Sebastian Vettel 2001–2007 Karting (2001–2002)
Formula BMW ADAC (20032004)
Formula 3 Euro Series (20052006)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (20062007)
20072008 2009
20102013
2014
BMW Sauber (2007)
Ferrari (20152020)
Aston Martin (20212022)
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 2002–2004 German Formula Three Championship (2002)
International Formula 3000 (20032004)
20062007 2005 Force India (20092010)
HRT (2011)
Australia 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 (20092011)
20122013
2023
20142018 HRT (2011)
Renault (20192020)
McLaren (20212022)
Russia Daniil Kvyat 2010–2013 Formula BMW Europe (2010)
Formula BMW Pacific (2010)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20102012)
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
20162017
20192020
20152016
Thailand Alexander Albon 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2012)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2012)
2019 20192020 Williams (2022–)
Netherlands Max Verstappen 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2014) 20152016 20162020
20212023
present
France Pierre Gasly 2014–2017 Formula Renault 3.5 (2014)
GP2 Series (20142016)
Super Formula (2017)
20172018

2019, 20202022

2019 Alpine (2023–)
  • Championship titles highlighted in bold.
  • † denotes currently active Formula 1 drivers.
  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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

Graduates to Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB

This list includes drivers who have graduated from the Junior Team to Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB but have not raced for Red Bull Racing. Former Red Bull Junior Team drivers who have driven for 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
Years Former series
United States Scott Speed 2003–2005 British Formula 3 Championship (2003)
Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004)
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004)
GP2 Series (2005)
A1GP (2005)
20062007
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 2005–2008 Formula BMW ADAC (2005)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)
Formula 3 Euro Series (200607)
A1GP (2006–07)
GP2 Series (200708)
GP2 Asia Series (2008)
20092011
Spain Jaime Alguersuari 2006–2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20062007)
Italian Formula Renault Championship (20062007)
British Formula 3 Championship (2008)
Spanish Formula Three Championship (2008)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2009)
20092011
New Zealand Brendon Hartley 2006–2010 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20062007)
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2007)
British Formula 3 (2008)
Formula 3 Euro Series (20082009)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (20092010)
20172018
France Jean-Éric Vergne 2008–2011 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20082009)
Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (20082009)
British Formula 3 Championship (2010)
GP3 Series (2010)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (20102011)
20122014
Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. 2010–2014 Formula BMW Europe (2010)
Formula BMW Pacific (2010)
European F3 Open (2010)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20102011)
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (2011)
Formula 3 Euro Series (20112012)
British Formula 3 Championship (2012)
GP3 Series (2013)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (20132014)
20152017 Renault (20172018)
McLaren (20192020)
Ferrari (2021–)
Japan Yuki Tsunoda 2019–2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019)
Euroformula Open Championship (2019)
Toyota Racing Series (2020)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020)
2021
New Zealand Liam Lawson 2019–2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship (20192020)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2021)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2021-2022)
Super Formula Championship (2023)
2023
  • Championship titles highlighted in bold.
  • † denotes currently active Formula 1 drivers.

Former drivers

Christian Klien driving for Red Bull Racing at the 2005 United States Grand Prix
Driver Years Series competed
Brazil Ricardo Maurício 2001–2002 International Formula 3000 (20012002)
Austria Bernhard Auinger 2001–2003 German Formula 3 (200102)
International Formula 3000 (2003)
Formula 3 Euro Series (2003)
Austria Patrick Friesacher 2001–2003 International Formula 3000 (20012003)
Austria Reinhard Kofler 2001–2004 Formula BMW Junior Cup (2001)
Formula BMW ADAC (2002)
Formula Renault 2000 Masters/Eurocup (20032004)
Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2003–2004)
Austria Christopher Wassermann 2001–2004 Karting (2001–2002)
Formula BMW ADAC (20032004)
Austria Martin Ragginger 2002–2006 Karting (2002–2004)
Formula BMW ADAC (20052006)
United States Paul Edwards 2003 World Series By Nissan (2003)
United States Grant Maiman 2003 Formula Renault 2000 Masters (2003)
Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2003)
Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2003)
United States Joel Nelson 2003 Euro Formula 3000 (2003)
British Formula 3 (2003)
Austria Mathias Lauda 2003–2004 World Series Lights (2003)
International Formula 3000 (2004)
Austria Norbert Siedler 2003–2004 World Series By Nissan (2003)
Euro Formula 3000 (2004)
United States Dominique Claessens 2004 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004)
Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004)
United States Matt Jaskol 2004 Formula BMW USA (2004)
India Narain Karthikeyan 2004 World Series By Nissan (2004)
Finland Atte Mustonen 2004 Karting (2004)
Mexico Guillermo Rojas 2004 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2004)
United States Colin Fleming 2004–2006 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004)
Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (20052006)
Germany Michael Ammermüller 2004–2007 Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20042005)
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2005)
GP2 Series (20062007)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2007)
A1GP (2007)
South Africa Adrian Zaugg 2004–2007 Formula BMW ADAC (2004)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20052006)
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (20052006)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2006)
A1GP (2006–07 & 2007)
GP2 Series (2007)
Hong Kong Jim Ka To 2005 Asian Formula Renault Challenge (2005)
Argentina Matías Milla 2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005)
Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)
Finland Teemu Nyman 2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005)
Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)
Austria Philipp Eng 2005–2006 Karting (2005)
Formula BMW ADAC (2006)
Switzerland Neel Jani 2005, 2007 GP2 Series (2005)
A1GP (2005 & 2007)
Champ Car (2007)
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 2005–2007 Spanish Formula 3 (2005)
Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20052006)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2007)
GP2 Series (2007)
A1GP (2007)
United States John Edwards 2005–2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20052006)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)
Atlantic Championship (2007)
Monaco Stefano Coletti 2005–2008 Formula BMW ADAC (20052006)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (20062007)
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2007)
Formula 3 Euro Series (2008)
Russia Mikhail Aleshin 2005–2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005)
Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)
A1GP (2005–06)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (20062008)
GP2 Series (2007)
FIA Formula Two Championship (2009)
Russia Sergey Afanasyev 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse (2006)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)
Australia Nathan Antunes 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)
German Formula 3 (2006)
Japan Yoshitaka Kuroda 2006 Formula BMW ADAC (2006)
Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn 2006 Formula BMW UK (2006)
United Kingdom Oliver Oakes 2006–2007 Formula BMW UK (2006)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2007)
Italy 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)
Canada Robert Wickens 2006–2009 Formula BMW USA (2006)
Atlantic Championship (2007)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (20072008)
A1GP (2007–08)
Formula 3 Euro Series (2008)
FIA Formula Two Championship (2009)
Brazil Pedro Bianchini 2007 Formula BMW ADAC (2007)
Germany Kevin Mirocha 2007 Formula BMW ADAC (2007)
Canada Daniel Morad 2007 Formula BMW USA (2007)
France Tom Dillmann 2007–2008 Formula 3 Euro Series (20072008)
France Jean-Karl Vernay 2007–2008 A1GP (2007)
Formula 3 Euro Series (20072008)
Finland Mika Mäki 2007–2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007)
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2007)
Formula 3 Euro Series (20082009)
India Karun Chandhok 2008 GP2 Series (2008)
GP2 Asia Series (2008)
Spain Daniel Juncadella 2008–2009 Formula BMW Americas (2008)
Formula BMW Europe (20082009)
Italy Mirko Bortolotti 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship (2009)
Germany Stefan Wackerbauer 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2012)
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2012)
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012)
Portugal António Félix da Costa 2012–2013 GP3 Series (2012)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (20122013)
South Africa Callan O'Keeffe 2012–2013 ADAC Formel Masters (20122013)
United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist 2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2013)
Netherlands Beitske Visser 2013 ADAC Formel Masters (2013)
United Kingdom Alex Lynn 2014 GP3 Series (2014)
United Kingdom Callum Ilott 2015 European Formula 3 Championship (2015)
Toyota Racing Series (2015)
United Kingdom Dean Stoneman 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2015)
GP2 Series (2015)
Australia Luis Leeds 2016 F4 British Championship (2016)
NACAM Formula 4 Championship (2016)
Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016)
Finland Niko Kari 2016–2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016)
GP3 Series (2017)
Netherlands Richard Verschoor 2016–2017 SMP F4 Championship (2016)
F4 Spanish Championship (2016)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2017)
Toyota Racing Series (2017)
United States Neil Verhagen 2017–2018 Formula Renault Eurocup (20172018)
Formula Renault NEC (20172018)
United Kingdom Dan Ticktum 2017–2019 Formula Renault Eurocup (2017)
FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018)
Super Formula Championship (2019)
Japan Nirei Fukuzumi 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018)
Super Formula Championship (2018)
United Kingdom Harry Thompson 2018–2019 Karting
Australia Jack Doohan 2018–2021 F4 British Championship (2018)
Euroformula Open Championship (2019)
F3 Asian Championship (20192020)
FIA Formula 3 Championship (20202021)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2021)
United Kingdom Jonny Edgar 2018–2022 Karting (2018)
ADAC Formula 4 Championship (20192020)
Italian F4 Championship (20192020)
FIA Formula 3 Championship (20212022)
Estonia Jüri Vips 2018–2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019)
Super Formula Championship (2019)
Formula Regional European Championship (2020)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (20202022)
Norway Dennis Hauger 2018–2023 F4 British Championship (2018)
Italian F4 Championship (2019)
ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2019)
Euroformula Open Championship (2019)
FIA Formula 3 Championship (20202021)
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia (2020,2022-2023)
Formula Regional European Championship (2020)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022-2023)
Austria Lucas Auer 2019 Super Formula Championship (2019)
Mexico Patricio O'Ward 2019 IndyCar Series (2019)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019)
Super Formula Championship (2019)
Brazil Igor Fraga 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020)
India Jehan Daruvala 2020–2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship (20202022)
F3 Asian Championship (2021)
United States Jak Crawford 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)
Mexico Noel León 2022 Formula Regional European Championship (2022)
Japan Yuto Nomura 2022 French F4 Championship (2022)
Japan Ren Sato 2022 Super Formula Championship (2022)
Japan Souta Arao 2022–2023 French F4 Championship (2022)
GB3 Championship (2023)
Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023)
Barbados Zane Maloney 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023)
Colombia Sebastián Montoya 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship (2023)
Formula Regional Middle East Championship (2023)
European Le Mans Series (2023)
  • 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:

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

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 and Ford set up the Red Bull Ford Academy Programme to support women in motorsport. Although this is not a driver development programme, rather a funding exercise for women in a variety of roles.

Red Bull Academy Programme drivers
Driver Years Current Series Titles as Red Bull Junior
United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi 2024 F1 Academy None as Red Bull Junior Team member
United Arab Emirates Hamda Al Qubaisi 2024 F1 Academy None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Netherlands Emely de Heus 2024 F1 Academy None as Red Bull Junior Team member

Results

Formula 3000

International Formula 3000 Championship Results
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C.
1999 Lola B99/50-Zytek Brazil Enrique Bernoldi 10 0 0 0 2 18th ?
Austria Markus Friesacher 3 0 0 0 0 NC
Brazil Ricardo Mauricio 7 0 0 0 1 22nd
2000 Lola B99/50-Zytek Brazil Ricardo Mauricio 10 0 0 0 4 17th 9th
Brazil Enrique Bernoldi 10 0 0 0 5 16th
2001 Lola B99/50-Zytek Austria Patrick Friesacher 12 0 0 0 8 13th 5th
Spain Antonio García 4 0 0 0 0 NC
Brazil Ricardo Mauricio 8 0 0 0 14 8th
2002 Lola B02/50-Zytek Austria Patrick Friesacher 12 0 0 0 14 10th 5th
Brazil Ricardo Mauricio 12 0 0 0 9 11th
2003 Lola B02/50-Zytek Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 10 0 1 0 39 4th 2nd
Austria Patrick Friesacher 8 1 0 1 36 5th
Austria Bernhard Auinger 2 0 0 0 0 NC
  • D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.

See also


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