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Wikipedia / 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.

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

Graduates to Red Bull Racing in Formula 1

  • Championship titles highlighted in bold.

  • † denotes currently active Formula 1 drivers.

Graduates to Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/Racing Bulls

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.

  • Championship titles highlighted in bold.

  • † denotes currently active Formula 1 drivers.

Former drivers

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Driver ! Years !class="unsortable"| !F1 Team(s) |- | Ricardo Maurício | align="center" | 2001–2002 | International Formula 3000 (2001–2002) | None |- | Bernhard Auinger | align="center" | 2001–2003 | German Formula 3 (2001–02)International Formula 3000 (2003)Formula 3 Euro Series (2003) | None |- | Patrick Friesacher | align="center" | 2001–2003 | International Formula 3000 (2001–2003) | Minardi (2005) |- | Reinhard Kofler | align="center" | 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 | align="center" | 2001–2004 | Karting (2001–2002)Formula BMW ADAC (2003–2004) | None |- | Martin Ragginger | align="center" | 2002–2006 | Karting (2002–2004)Formula BMW ADAC (2005–2006) | None |- | Paul Edwards | align="center" | 2003 | World Series By Nissan (2003) | None |- | Grant Maiman | align="center" | 2003 | Formula Renault 2000 Masters (2003)Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2003)Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2003) | None |- | Joel Nelson | align="center" | 2003 | Euro Formula 3000 (2003)British Formula 3 (2003) | None |- | Mathias Lauda | align="center" | 2003–2004 | World Series Lights (2003)International Formula 3000 (2004) | None |- | Norbert Siedler | align="center" | 2003–2004 | World Series By Nissan (2003)Euro Formula 3000 (2004) | None |- | Dominique Claessens | align="center" | 2004 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004)Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004) | None |- | Matt Jaskol | align="center" | 2004 | Formula BMW USA (2004) | None |- | Narain Karthikeyan | align="center" | 2004 | World Series By Nissan (2004) | Jordan (2005)HRT (2012–13) |- | Atte Mustonen | align="center" | 2004 | Karting (2004) | None |- | Guillermo Rojas | align="center" | 2004 | Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2004) | None |- | Federico Montoya | align="center" | 2004 | Formula BMW ADAC (2004)Formula BMW USA (2004) | None |- | Colin Fleming | align="center" | 2004–2006 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004)Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004)Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2005–2006) | None |- | Michael Ammermüller | align="center" | 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 | align="center" | 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 | align="center" | 2005 | Asian Formula Renault Challenge (2005) | None |- | Matías Milla | align="center" | 2005 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005)Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005) | None |- | Teemu Nyman | align="center" | 2005 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005)Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005) | None |- | Philipp Eng | align="center" | 2005–2006 | Karting (2005)Formula BMW ADAC (2006) | None |- | Neel Jani | align="center" | 2005, 2007 | GP2 Series (2005)A1GP (2005 & 2007)Champ Car (2007) | None |- | Filipe Albuquerque | align="center" | 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 | align="center" | 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 | align="center" | 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 | align="center" | 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 |align=center| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse (2006)Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006) | None |- | Nathan Antunes |align=center| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)German Formula 3 (2006) | None |- | Yoshitaka Kuroda | align="center" | 2006 | Formula BMW ADAC (2006) | None |- | Niall Quinn | align="center" | 2006 | Formula BMW UK (2006) | None |- | Oliver Oakes | align="center" | 2006–2007 | Formula BMW UK (2006)Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007)Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2007) | None |- | Edoardo Piscopo | align="center" | 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 | align="center" | 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 | align="center" | 2007 | Formula BMW ADAC (2007) | None |- | Kevin Mirocha | align="center" | 2007 | Formula BMW ADAC (2007) | None |- | Daniel Morad | align="center" | 2007 | Formula BMW USA (2007) | None |- | Tom Dillmann | align="center" | 2007–2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series (2007–2008) | None |- | Jean-Karl Vernay | align="center" | 2007–2008 | A1GP (2007)Formula 3 Euro Series (2007–2008) | None |- | Mika Mäki | align="center" | 2007–2009 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007)Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2007)Formula 3 Euro Series (2008–2009) | None |- | Karun Chandhok | align="center" | 2008 | GP2 Series (2008)GP2 Asia Series (2008) | HRT (2010)Team Lotus (2011) |- | Daniel Juncadella | align="center" | 2008–2009 | Formula BMW Americas (2008)Formula BMW Europe (2008–2009) | None |- | Mirko Bortolotti | align="center" | 2009 | FIA Formula Two Championship (2009) | None |- | Stefan Wackerbauer | align="center" | 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2012)Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2012) | None |- | Lewis Williamson | align="center" | 2012 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012) | None |- | António Félix da Costa | align="center" | 2012–2013 | GP3 Series (2012)Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012–2013) | None |- | Callan O'Keeffe | align="center" | 2012–2013 | ADAC Formel Masters (2012–2013) | None |- | Tom Blomqvist | align="center" | 2013 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2013) | None |- | Beitske Visser | align="center" | 2013 | ADAC Formel Masters (2013) | None |- | Alex Lynn | align="center" | 2014 | GP3 Series (2014) | None |- | Callum Ilott | align="center" | 2015 | European Formula 3 Championship (2015) Toyota Racing Series (2015) | None |- | Dean Stoneman | align="center" | 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2015)GP2 Series (2015) | None |- | Luis Leeds | align="center" | 2016 | F4 British Championship (2016) NACAM Formula 4 Championship (2016) | None |- | Sérgio Sette Câmara | align="center" | 2016 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016) | None |- | Niko Kari | align="center" | 2016–2017 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016)GP3 Series (2017) | None |- | Richard Verschoor | align="center" | 2016–2017 | SMP F4 Championship (2016)F4 Spanish Championship (2016)Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2017)Toyota Racing Series (2017) | None |- | Neil Verhagen | align="center" | 2017–2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup (2017–2018)Formula Renault NEC (2017–2018) | None |- | Dan Ticktum | align="center" | 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 |align=center| 2018 | FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018) Super Formula Championship (2018) | None |- | Harry Thompson | align="center" | 2018–2019 | Karting | None |- | Jack Doohan | align="center" | 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 () | Alpine (2024–2025) |- | Jonny Edgar |align=center| 2018–2022 | Karting (2018)ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2019–2020)Italian F4 Championship (2019–2020)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021–2022) | None |- | Jüri Vips |align=center| 2018–2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) Super Formula Championship (2019) Formula Regional European Championship (2020) FIA Formula 2 Championship (–) | None |- | Dennis Hauger | align="center" | 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 |align=center| 2019 | Super Formula Championship (2019) | None |- | Patricio O'Ward |align=center| 2019 | IndyCar Series (2019)FIA Formula 2 Championship ()Super Formula Championship (2019) | None |- | Igor Fraga |align=center| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020) | None |- | Jehan Daruvala | align="center" | 2020–2022 | FIA Formula 2 Championship (–) F3 Asian Championship (2021) | None |- | Jak Crawford |align=center| 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 |align=center| 2021–2024 | F3 Asian Championship (2021)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022–2023)Super Formula Championship (2024) | None |- | Noel León | align="center" |2022 | Formula Regional European Championship (2022) | None |- | Yuto Nomura | align=center| 2022 | French F4 Championship (2022) | None |- | Ren Sato |align=center| 2022 | Super Formula Championship (2022) | None |- | Souta Arao |align=center| 2022–2023 | French F4 Championship (2022) GB3 Championship (2023) | None |- | Enzo Fittipaldi |align=center| 2023 || FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023) | None |- | Zane Maloney |align=center| 2023 | FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023) | None |- | Sebastián Montoya |align=center| 2023 | FIA Formula 3 Championship (2023)Formula Regional Middle East Championship (2023)European Le Mans Series (2023) | None |- | Enzo Deligny |align=center| 2023–2024 | F4 Spanish Championship (2023)Italian F4 Championship (2023)Formula 4 UAE Championship (2024)Formula Regional European Championship (2024) | None |- | James Egozi |align=center| 2024 | F4 Spanish Championship (2024) | None |- | Kacper Sztuka |align=center| 2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship (2024) | None |- | Oliver Goethe |align=center| 2024–2025 | FIA Formula 3 Championship (2024)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2024–2025) | None |- | Pepe Martí |align=center| 2024–2025 | FIA Formula 2 Championship (2024–2025) | None |- | Tim Tramnitz |align=center| 2024–2025 | FIA Formula 3 Championship (2024–2025) | None |- | Jules Caranta |align=center| 2025 | Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship (2025)Eurocup-3 (2025) | None |- | Christopher El Feghali |align=center| 2025 | Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship (2025)F4 Spanish Championship (2025)Eurocup-3 (2025) | None |- | Niklas Schaufler |align=center| 2025 | Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship (2025)F4 Spanish Championship (2025) | None |- ! colspan="4" |Source: |}

  • 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". The winner was Scott Speed, who went on to compete in F1 from 2006–2007 for Toro Rosso.

Red Bull Academy Programme

In 2024, Red Bull set up the Red Bull Academy Programme to support the team's F1 Academy drivers. F1 Academy was founded by Formula One as a Formula 4–level racing series aimed at developing and preparing young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition.

Results

Formula 3000

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

See also

Notes

References