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.
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Base | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Team principal(s) | Helmut Marko (Head of Junior Driver Programme) Guillaume Rocquelin (Head of Driver Academy) |
| Current drivers | Red Bull Junior Team FIA Formula 2  Oliver Goethe  Arvid Lindblad Pepe MartíFIA Formula 3 Tim Tramnitz Nikola TsolovEurocup-3  Jules Caranta Ernesto Rivera Enzo TarnvanichkulSpanish F4  Christopher El Feghali Niklas SchauflerBritish F4  Fionn McLaughlinGinetta Junior  Rocco Coronel Scott Kin LindblomRed Bull Academy F1 Academy Alisha Palmowski Chloe Chambers Rafaela Ferreira |
| Website | https://www.redbull.com/int-en/juniorteam |
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 spin-off 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
editGraduates to Red Bull Racing in Formula 1
edit- Championship titles highlighted in bold.
- † denotes currently active Formula 1 drivers.
Graduates to Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB
editThis 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.
- Championship titles highlighted in bold.
- † denotes currently active Formula 1 drivers.
Former drivers
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- Championship titles highlighted in bold.
American spin-off
editRed 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".[37] The winner was Scott Speed, who went on to compete in F1 in 2005 as a test driver for Red Bull.
Red Bull Academy Programme
editIn 2024, Red Bull set up the Red Bull Academy Programme to support the team's F1 Academy drivers.[38][39] 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.[40]
| 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[41] | 2024 | None as Red Bull Academy Programme member |
| Emely de Heus[42] | 2024 | None as Red Bull Academy Programme member |
| Chloe Chambers[43] | 2025 | None as Red Bull Academy Programme member |
| Rafaela Ferreira[44] | 2025 | None as Red Bull Academy Programme member |
| Alisha Palmowski[45] | 2025 | None as Red Bull Academy Programme member |
| Sources:[46] | ||
Results
editFormula 3000
edit| International Formula 3000 Championship Results[47] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Enrique Bernoldi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16th | |||
| 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 |
| Ricardo Mauricio | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11th | |||
| 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.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Despite being signed to the team for 2026, Colnaghi would wear a Red Bull sponsored helmet and livery in 2025.
- ^ a b c d Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the 2016 Russian Grand Prix, replacing Kvyat who was demoted back to Torro Rosso
- ^ a b c d Albon was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, replacing Gasly who was demoted back to Toro Rosso
- ^ a b c d Tsunoda was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, replacing Lawson who was demoted back to Racing Bulls
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