Red Bull Junior Team

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
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)
Yuki Tsunoda†	2019–2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) Euroformula Open Championship (2019) Toyota Racing Series (2020) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020)	2021–	—
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	—

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

 

Driver	Years	Series competed
Ricardo Maurício	2001–2002	International Formula 3000 (2001–2002)
Bernhard Auinger	2001–2003	German Formula 3 (2001–02) International Formula 3000 (2003) Formula 3 Euro Series (2003)
Patrick Friesacher	2001–2003	International Formula 3000 (2001–2003)
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)
Christopher Wassermann	2001–2004	Karting (2001–2002) Formula BMW ADAC (2003–2004)
Martin Ragginger	2002–2006	Karting (2002–2004) Formula BMW ADAC (2005–2006)
Paul Edwards	2003	World Series By Nissan (2003)
Grant Maiman	2003	Formula Renault 2000 Masters (2003) Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2003) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2003)
Joel Nelson	2003	Euro Formula 3000 (2003) British Formula 3 (2003)
Mathias Lauda	2003–2004	World Series Lights (2003) International Formula 3000 (2004)
Norbert Siedler	2003–2004	World Series By Nissan (2003) Euro Formula 3000 (2004)
Dominique Claessens	2004	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004)
Matt Jaskol	2004	Formula BMW USA (2004)
Narain Karthikeyan	2004	World Series By Nissan (2004)
Atte Mustonen	2004	Karting (2004)
Guillermo Rojas	2004	Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2004)
Federico Montoya	2004	Formula BMW ADAC (2004) Formula BMW USA (2004)
Colin Fleming	2004–2006	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2004) Formula Renault 2000 Germany (2004) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2005–2006)
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)
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)
Jim Ka To	2005	Asian Formula Renault Challenge (2005)
Matías Milla	2005	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005) Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)
Teemu Nyman	2005	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005) Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (2005)
Philipp Eng	2005–2006	Karting (2005) Formula BMW ADAC (2006)
Neel Jani	2005, 2007	GP2 Series (2005) A1GP (2005 & 2007) Champ Car (2007)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Sergey Afanasyev	2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse (2006) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006)
Nathan Antunes	2006	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2006) German Formula 3 (2006)
Yoshitaka Kuroda	2006	Formula BMW ADAC (2006)
Niall Quinn	2006	Formula BMW UK (2006)
Oliver Oakes	2006–2007	Formula BMW UK (2006) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2007)
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)
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)
Pedro Bianchini	2007	Formula BMW ADAC (2007)
Kevin Mirocha	2007	Formula BMW ADAC (2007)
Daniel Morad	2007	Formula BMW USA (2007)
Tom Dillmann	2007–2008	Formula 3 Euro Series (2007–2008)
Jean-Karl Vernay	2007–2008	A1GP (2007) Formula 3 Euro Series (2007–2008)
Mika Mäki	2007–2009	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007) Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2007) Formula 3 Euro Series (2008–2009)
Karun Chandhok	2008	GP2 Series (2008) GP2 Asia Series (2008)
Daniel Juncadella	2008–2009	Formula BMW Americas (2008) Formula BMW Europe (2008–2009)
Mirko Bortolotti	2009	FIA Formula Two Championship (2009)
Stefan Wackerbauer	2012	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2012) Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2012)
Lewis Williamson	2012	Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012)
António Félix da Costa	2012–2013	GP3 Series (2012) Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012–2013)
Callan O'Keeffe	2012–2013	ADAC Formel Masters (2012–2013)
Tom Blomqvist	2013	FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2013)
Beitske Visser	2013	ADAC Formel Masters (2013)
Alex Lynn	2014	GP3 Series (2014)
Callum Ilott	2015	European Formula 3 Championship (2015) Toyota Racing Series (2015)
Dean Stoneman	2015	Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2015) GP2 Series (2015)
Luis Leeds	2016	F4 British Championship (2016) NACAM Formula 4 Championship (2016)
Sérgio Sette Câmara	2016	FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016)
Niko Kari	2016–2017	FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016) GP3 Series (2017)
Richard Verschoor	2016–2017	SMP F4 Championship (2016) F4 Spanish Championship (2016) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2017) Toyota Racing Series (2017)
Neil Verhagen	2017–2018	Formula Renault Eurocup (2017–2018) Formula Renault NEC (2017–2018)
Dan Ticktum	2017–2019	Formula Renault Eurocup (2017) FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018) Super Formula Championship (2019)
Nirei Fukuzumi	2018	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018) Super Formula Championship (2018)
Harry Thompson	2018–2019	Karting
Jack Doohan	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)
Jonny Edgar	2018–2022	Karting (2018) ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2019–2020) Italian F4 Championship (2019–2020) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021–2022)
Jüri Vips	2018–2022	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) Super Formula Championship (2019) Formula Regional European Championship (2020) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2022)
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 (2020–2021) Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia (2020,2022-2023) Formula Regional European Championship (2020) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022-2023)
Lucas Auer	2019	Super Formula Championship (2019)
Patricio O'Ward	2019	IndyCar Series (2019) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019) Super Formula Championship (2019)
Igor Fraga	2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020)
Jehan Daruvala	2020–2022	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2022) F3 Asian Championship (2021)
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)
Noel León	2022	Formula Regional European Championship (2022)
Yuto Nomura	2022	French F4 Championship (2022)
Ren Sato	2022	Super Formula Championship (2022)
Souta Arao	2022–2023	French F4 Championship (2022) GB3 Championship (2023)
Enzo Fittipaldi	2023	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023)
Zane Maloney	2023	FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023)
Sebastián Montoya	2023	FIA Formula 3 Championship (2023) Formula Regional Middle East Championship (2023) European Le Mans Series (2023)

• Championship titles highlighted in bold.

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 and Red Bull Racing, and was a test driver for HRT F1 Team.
• 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 – joined 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 had been a test driver for BMW Sauber.
• 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. Left for Renault at the end of the 2018 season. Rejoined Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2023 after the firing of Nyck De Vries.
• 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 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 season. Then joined Ferrari for the 2021 season, where he scored one win at the 2022 British Grand Prix.
• 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, and 2023 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.
• 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 team for the 2021 season after coming third 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.

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]}

In 2024, Red Bull set up the Red Bull Ford Academy Programme to support the team's F1 Academy drivers. 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.

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	2024	None as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Emely de Heus	2024	None as Red Bull Academy Programme member
Sources:

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	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.

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