Red Bull Junior Team

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.

Red Bull Junior Team

Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
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 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 Red Bull Academy F1 Academy Alisha Palmowski Chloe Chambers Rafaela Ferreira
Website	https://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

Pepe Martí at the 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round

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

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 Eurocup-3	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	F4 British Championship (2025)
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
Chiara Bättig[9]	2026–	Karting (OK)	None as Red Bull Junior Team member
Mattia Colnaghi[a][10][11]	2026–	Eurocup-3	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
	Years	Former series	Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB	Red Bull Racing
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[b]–2017 2019–2020	2015–2016[b]	—
Alexander Albon†	2012	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2012) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2012)	2019[c]	2019[c]–2020	Williams (2022–)
Max Verstappen†	2014	FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2014)	2015–2016[b]	2016[b]–2020 2021–2024 present	—
Pierre Gasly†	2014–2017	Formula Renault 3.5 (2014) GP2 Series (2014–2016) Super Formula (2017)	2017–2018, 2019[c]–2022	2019[c]	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[d]	2025–[d]	—
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–[d]	2025[d]	—

• 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
	Years	Former series
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

Christian Klien driving for Red Bull Racing at the 2005 United States Grand Prix

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[12][13][14]	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[15]	2013	ADAC Formel Masters (2013)	None
Alex Lynn	2014	GP3 Series (2014)	None
Callum Ilott[16]	2015	European Formula 3 Championship (2015) Toyota Racing Series (2015)	None
Dean Stoneman[17]	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[18]	2017–2018	Formula Renault Eurocup (2017–2018) Formula Renault NEC (2017–2018)	None
Dan Ticktum[18]	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[19]	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[20]	2018–2022	Karting (2018) ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2019–2020) Italian F4 Championship (2019–2020) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021–2022)	None
Jüri Vips[21]	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[22][23]	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[24]	2019	Super Formula Championship (2019)	None
Patricio O'Ward[25]	2019[26]	IndyCar Series (2019) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019) Super Formula Championship (2019)	None
Igor Fraga	2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020)	None
Jehan Daruvala[27]	2020–2022	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2022) F3 Asian Championship (2021)	None
Jak Crawford[28][29]	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][30][31]	2022	Super Formula Championship (2022)	None
Souta Arao[note 1]	2022–2023	French F4 Championship (2022) GB3 Championship (2023)	None
Enzo Fittipaldi[32][33]	2023	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023)	None
Zane Maloney[4][33]	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[34]	2024	F4 Spanish Championship (2024)	None
Kacper Sztuka[35]	2024	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2024)	None
Source:[36]

• Championship titles highlighted in bold.

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".^[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

In 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]

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[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

Formula 3000

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

• Red Bull Racing
• Scuderia Toro Rosso
• Scuderia AlphaTauri
• Racing Bulls

Notes

1. Driver was simultaneously a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project.

1. Despite being signed to the team for 2026, Colnaghi would wear a Red Bull sponsored helmet and livery in 2025.
2. Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the 2016 Russian Grand Prix, replacing Kvyat who was demoted back to Torro Rosso
3. Albon was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, replacing Gasly who was demoted back to Toro Rosso
4. Tsunoda was promoted to Red Bull Racing mid-season following the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, replacing Lawson who was demoted back to Racing Bulls