Eight drivers’ and 6 constructors’ titles headline a Crimson Bull System 1 CV that features 130 wins – sufficient for fourth on the all-time listing behind Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes.
It additionally has a significant junior driver programme, which has launched the careers of many profitable drivers, together with Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.
For this listing of prime 10 F1 drivers, we’ve taken into consideration the quantity of success the racers scored with Crimson Bull and its sister workforce Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB/Racing Bulls, the affect that they had and the circumstances of their time inside the Crimson Bull fold. It doesn’t rely their achievements at different groups.
Staff years: 2025-present
Races with workforce: 24
Staff wins: 0
Staff titles: 0
The earlier model of this listing had Alex Albon in tenth, whereas Yuki Tsunoda can be a robust candidate. However Hadjar will get the nod for placing in arguably the best rookie F1 marketing campaign for a Crimson Bull-affiliated driver since Verstappen and Carlos Sainz at Toro Rosso in 2015. He additionally scored a podium, which neither Albon nor Tsunoda managed for the ‘B’ workforce.
Whereas Tsunoda is the third-highest scoring driver for Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB/Racing Bulls and possibly nonetheless deserves to be in F1, his time within the lead Crimson Bull squad was woeful – and he was crushed within the 2025 standings by Hadjar.
Hadjar, F2 runner-up in 2024, began his F1 profession badly with a shunt in troublesome circumstances earlier than the Australian GP had even began. However thereafter he bounced again and put collectively a powerful rookie marketing campaign, typically outclassing Liam Lawson – who joined the workforce having been demoted from Crimson Bull after simply two GPs.
The Frenchman demonstrated spectacular tempo at instances, notably qualifying sixth quickest at Monaco earlier than taking sixth within the race. A string of factors finishes helped him to twelfth within the ultimate desk, topped by a superb drive to 3rd place at Zandvoort.
How a lot additional he can climb this listing will rely largely on whether or not Crimson Bull can produce a extra user-friendly automotive in 2026 and the way Hadjar offers with the problem of getting F1’s present benchmark as his team-mate.
Daniil Kvyat, Crimson Bull Racing RB12
Photograph by: Crimson Bull Content material Pool
Staff years: 2014 (Toro Rosso), 2015-16 (Crimson Bull), 2016-17 (Toro Rosso), 2019-20 (Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri)
Races with the groups: 110 (89 Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri, 21 Crimson Bull)
Staff wins: 0
Staff titles: 0
Has anybody had fairly as many Crimson Bull probabilities as Kvyat? Helped by his 89 begins for Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri, the Russian is the fourth-highest factors scorer for the ‘B’ workforce, behind Pierre Gasly, Sainz and Tsunoda.
After turning into GP3 champion, Kvyat graduated to F1 in 2014. He did effectively sufficient alongside the skilled Jean-Eric Vergne (who outscored Kvyat 22-8) to take the Crimson Bull seat vacated by Ferrari-bound Vettel for 2015.
Kvyat was second within the chaotic Hungarian GP and scored three extra factors than unlucky team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, although the Australian remained on the head of Crimson Bull’s cost.
Kvyat took one other podium within the 2016 Chinese language GP, the third spherical of the season, however already he was in bother given Verstappen’s fast rise. The Dutchman changed him for spherical 5, one thing Kvyat struggled to course of whereas again at Toro Rosso, not helped by the actual fact Verstappen gained first trip for Crimson Bull within the Spanish GP.
Kvyat’s struggles continued in 2017 and he lacked consistency. He was dropped after crashing out of the Singapore GP, although scored some extent in his one-off ‘return’ within the US GP.
A 12 months out as Ferrari’s simulator driver preceded one other Toro Rosso deal for 2019. He did a strong job, although struggled to match Gasly when the Frenchman joined him after being changed by Albon at Crimson Bull.
Gasly was effectively forward within the renamed AlphaTauri workforce in 2020, scoring greater than twice Kvyat’s factors tally. Kvyat, regardless of some robust performances, was lastly changed for 2021 by the following potential star within the Crimson Bull junior ranks, Yuki Tsunoda.
8. Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly, Crimson Bull Racing RB15
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Staff years: 2017-18 (Toro Rosso), 2019 (Crimson Bull), 2019-22 (Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri)
Races with the groups: 108 (96 Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri, 12 Crimson Bull)
Staff wins: 1
Staff titles: 0
Judged simply on his time on the senior squad, Gasly wouldn’t be as excessive on this listing. However his performances with the Toro Rosso and rebranded AlphaTauri workforce proved that the Frenchman is without doubt one of the main abilities in F1’s tight midfield.
One other graduate of Crimson Bull’s junior programme, Gasly made 5 begins for Toro Rosso on the finish of 2017 earlier than his first full marketing campaign alongside Brendon Hartley. Gasly gained the intra-team combat in 2018, nailed the times when the Toro Rosso was aggressive and earned a Crimson Bull seat when Ricciardo walked out.
His 12-race stint on the ‘A’ workforce was marked by struggles to get near Verstappen, racing slower vehicles within the midfield and a few points working with the workforce to seek out options. He was changed by Albon and returned to Toro Rosso, however shortly recovered from the setback.
Gasly then grew to become one among F1’s most spectacular performers. He scored a positive podium within the 2019 Brazilian GP and led the road for AlphaTauri. Had F1 rookie Tsunoda come near matching Gasly’s 2021 rating, the workforce would have crushed Alpine for fifth within the constructors’ championship.
And, in fact, there was the special occasion at Monza in 2020. Gasly took benefit of a security automotive and Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes error to carry off Sainz’s McLaren to win the Italian GP.
Regardless of the success it grew to become clear Gasly was by no means going to get again to the primary Crimson Bull squad and, after a typically disappointing 2022 season with the awkward AT03, he lastly left for pastures new at Alpine.
7. Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Toro Rosso
Photograph by: Crimson Bull Content material Pool
Staff years: 2015-17 (Toro Rosso)
Races with the workforce: 56
Staff wins: 0
Staff titles: 0
Is Sainz the expertise that Crimson Bull let get away? Given his performances at McLaren, Ferrari and Williams since 2019, it’s simple to assume so.
The Spaniard entered F1 with Toro Rosso in 2015 as fellow rookie Verstappen’s team-mate. Verstappen scored extra factors, however a lot of the hole was right down to automotive unreliability. Sainz edged Verstappen 10-9 in qualifying and the actual fact there was rigidity indicated they noticed one another as rivals.
When Verstappen was promoted to the Crimson Bull workforce after simply 4 races of 2016, Sainz comfortably outperformed new team-mate Kvyat and led Toro Rosso’s assault. He was additionally sensible in 2017, his seventh place within the Chinese language GP being among the best drives of the season, and he scored all however 5 of the workforce’s 53 factors.
However he was additionally heading out the door. Sainz contested the final 4 GPs in 2017 for Renault, his house for 2018 earlier than the profitable swap to McLaren. Greater than eight years after Sainz left, solely Gasly has racked up extra factors for Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB/Racing Bulls.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing, 1st place, celebrates on the rostrum
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Staff years: 2021-2024 (Crimson Bull)
Races with the workforce: 90
Staff wins: 5
Staff titles: 0
Perez is probably the toughest particular person to charge on this listing. A race winner for Crimson Bull, introduced in with out going by its junior ranks, Perez’s fame ended up being undermined due to an atrocious season alongside Verstappen in 2024.
After attempting each Gasly and Albon within the seat vacated by Ricciardo, Crimson Bull appeared outdoors its personal pool of drivers for 2021. Racing Level star Perez was signed in an try to offer Verstappen some assist in his combat towards Mercedes.
It was partially profitable. Perez generally offered helpful back-up, most notably within the Azerbaijan (which he gained), French, Turkish and Abu Dhabi GPs. However he was additionally too typically off the frontrunning tempo.
With simply eight factors separating Verstappen and Hamilton on the prime of the drivers’ desk, it was Valtteri Bottas’s 36-point margin over Perez that ensured Mercedes took its eighth consecutive constructors’ crown. The RB16B was undoubtedly difficult to drive nevertheless it additionally had a small benefit over the opposition as a rule.
Perez nonetheless saved his seat for 2022, which meant he received his fingers on the pacesetting RB18 by which Verstappen took 15 wins. Perez scored two, together with a positive efficiency in Singapore, however was crushed to second within the standings by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Perez began 2023 effectively, combining his prowess on road venues Jeddah and Baku with Verstappen misfortune to win, however finally struggled to get close to his team-mate. There have been no additional wins, whereas Verstappen racked up a record-breaking 19, although Perez did nonetheless take second within the championship.
The Mexican’s ultimate season at Crimson Bull was powerful, because the difficult RB20 was caught by rivals, notably McLaren. Verstappen nonetheless managed to take 9 wins and a superb title, however Perez slumped to eighth and Crimson Bull was crushed by each McLaren and Ferrari within the constructors’ standings.
It was no shock when Perez misplaced his drive forward of 2025, although the following struggles of Lawson and Tsunoda, plus automotive criticisms by Verstappen, point out the poor performances weren’t all his fault.
David Coulthard, Crimson Bull Racing
Photograph by: Sutton Photos
Staff years: 2005-08 (Crimson Bull)
Races with the workforce: 71
Staff wins: 0
Staff titles: 0
Coulthard’s Crimson Bull report – two podiums throughout 4 seasons – doesn’t look spectacular when in comparison with some on this listing. However the 13-time GP winner was an vital a part of the workforce’s early days following Crimson Bull’s buy of the Jaguar squad.
One of many first key signings for Crimson Bull supremo Dietrich Mateschitz and workforce boss Christian Horner, Coulthard introduced 9 years of expertise of McLaren’s title-winning operation.
Coulthard took a shock fourth first trip within the 2005 Australian GP, scored the workforce’s first F1 podium at Monaco the next 12 months, and outscored his varied Crimson Bull team-mates throughout 2005-07, together with Mark Webber, although the Australian had the higher hand on uncooked tempo. In his ultimate season in 2008, Coulthard was outperformed by Webber, however even then there was one other podium end within the Canadian GP.
Coulthard continued working as a Crimson Bull marketing consultant after hanging up his helmet and, in his 2018 e-book The Successful System, stated: “One among my most rewarding experiences was to make use of the ultimate years of my racing profession to assist develop Red Bull Racing into turning into a dominant workforce.”
4. Mark Webber
Mark Webber, Crimson Bull Racing RB7
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Staff years: 2007-13 (Crimson Bull)
Races with the workforce: 129
Staff wins: 9
Staff titles: 0
Webber was a loyal Crimson Bull lieutenant over the seven years he was with the workforce, which he helped change into a frontrunner. When Crimson Bull set the tempo in F1, Webber often needed to give finest to Vettel and needed to accept 9 wins and a trio of third locations within the championship as his team-mate racked up 4 titles.
Webber’s finest probability got here in 2010. 4 wins and three seconds put him 14 factors away from Vettel and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso with three rounds to go. However he crashed out of the Korean GP in difficult circumstances and Crimson Bull – rightly because it turned out – allowed Vettel to remain forward in Brazil.
That meant Alonso led Webber by eight factors going into the Abu Dhabi finale, with Vettel an additional seven adrift. Ferrari coated Webber’s strikes within the race, Crimson Bull saved Vettel on the optimum technique and it was the German who gained each the GP and title.
Vettel additionally tailored to the blown diffuser idea higher and was often the clear workforce chief after 2010. Webber bowed out of Crimson Bull and F1 after a 2013 season by which Vettel took the title with 13 wins and he didn’t win as soon as.
3. Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo, Crimson Bull Racing, dives into the swimming pool on the Crimson Bull Vitality Station
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Staff years: 2012-13 (Toro Rosso), 2014-18 (Crimson Bull), 2023-24 (AlphaTauri/RB)
Races with the groups: 164 (64 Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri/RB, 100 Crimson Bull)
Staff wins: 7
Staff titles: 0
The struggles Crimson Bull has had with its second automotive since Ricciardo left underline simply how good the Australian was alongside Verstappen.
After exhibiting flashes of brilliance at Toro Rosso in 2012-13, Ricciardo joined the primary squad for the beginning of the brand new turbo-hybrid period and instantly put four-time champion Vettel within the shade.
Ricciardo took three wins when the dominant Mercedes workforce discovered drama and was a snug third within the 2014 drivers’ standings. The next season was more durable amid some unhealthy luck however Ricciardo bounced again in 2016, once more ending third within the desk and taking victory in Malaysia. For the second time, he topped Autosport’s Prime 50 drivers desk on the finish of the 12 months.
By now he had the extremely rated Verstappen as his team-mate, however the Dutchman was nonetheless susceptible to some wild moments and errors. Ricciardo beat Verstappen within the factors in 2017 after which gained each the Chinese language and Monaco GPs early the next season as Verstappen made errors that allowed alternatives to slide away.
However the tide was turning. It was clear the workforce momentum was behind Verstappen and, because the teenager received into his stride, Ricciardo discovered life harder. He completed effectively behind Verstappen within the 2018 standings and shocked Crimson Bull by heading to Renault at season’s finish.
After two troublesome years at McLaren, Ricciardo returned to Crimson Bull for 2023 as its reserve driver after which received an AlphaTauri race seat, changing Nyck de Vries. Ricciardo by no means appeared to get again to his previous self, solely scoring a handful of factors earlier than being dropped following the 2024 Singapore GP, however that shouldn’t detract from simply how good he had been for a lot of the earlier decade.
2. Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel, Crimson Bull Racing RB6
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Staff years: 2007-08 (Toro Rosso), 2009-14 (Crimson Bull)
Races with the groups: 138 (25 Toro Rosso, 113 Crimson Bull)
Staff wins: 39 (1 for Toro Rosso, 38 for Crimson Bull)
Staff titles: 4 (2010-13)
Crimson Bull’s unique F1 prodigy, Vettel is the one driver on this listing to have gained for each Toro Rosso and its massive brother. His win at a moist Italian GP in 2008 stays one among his most memorable performances.
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Vettel’s commencement to Crimson Bull coincided with F1’s new guidelines and a reset of the aggressive order. Adrian Newey’s RB5 ended up because the season’s quickest automotive however a mix of the odd slip-up and Jenson Button’s positive early kind with Brawn meant the crown stayed simply out of attain.
It didn’t for lengthy. Vettel got here out on prime in a dramatic four-way title combat in 2010, then dominated the next 12 months, successful 11 of the 19 races. The 2012 combat was nearer as Alonso excelled himself at Ferrari, however Vettel was in a position to do sufficient on the season finale, recovering from an early spin to take sixth and the title by three factors.
Vettel swept to 13 wins from 19 GPs in 2013 to make it 4 consecutive drivers’ and constructors’ championships.
The arrival of the turbo-hybrid guidelines lastly knocked Crimson Bull from its perch and Vettel didn’t initially like the brand new vehicles. After being crushed by new team-mate Ricciardo he left to affix Ferrari for a brand new problem.
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1. Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing, 1st place, celebrates on the rostrum
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Staff years: 2015-16 (Toro Rosso), 2016-present (Crimson Bull)
Races with the groups: 233 (23 Toro Rosso, 210 Crimson Bull)
Staff wins: 71
Staff titles: 4 (2021-24)
Vettel held him off on the prime of this listing for some time, however now there might be little doubt that Verstappen is the best Crimson Bull F1 driver. He’s already scored the very best variety of factors and wins for Crimson Bull and is probably the most full driver on this prime 10.
With Mercedes taking a look at a possible take care of the rising Dutch star, Crimson Bull gave Verstappen his F1 debut in 2015 on the age of simply 17. He shortly impressed with Toro Rosso and earned a commencement to the primary squad for spherical 5 of the 2016 season, changing the disappointing Kvyat.
Helped by the conflict between Mercedes team-mates Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the beginning of the Spanish GP, Verstappen was in a position to maintain off Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen to take a sensational victory.
His early years had been characterised by spectacular velocity, daring overtaking, the odd mistake and a few doubtful conduct in wheel-to-wheel fight, his strikes beneath braking particularly attracting criticism.
Having been outscored by team-mate Ricciardo in 2017, Verstappen additionally needed to watch the Australian win each the Chinese language and Monaco GPs early the next season after throwing away his personal probabilities. Although he by no means admitted it publicly, this appeared to result in a barely modified strategy.
Since then, Verstappen’s errors have been few and much between. He gained ascendency at Crimson Bull throughout 2018, gained two races and, when Ricciardo left to affix Renault, grew to become the clear workforce chief.
Verstappen was excellent sniping for victories and podiums towards the dominant Mercedes vehicles of 2019-20, twice ending third within the drivers’ standings.
The rule modifications for 2021 gave Crimson Bull a small benefit over Mercedes, organising a dramatic duel between Verstappen and Hamilton for the crown. Each made errors and put in some excellent performances, with Verstappen popping out on prime on the ultimate lap of the Abu Dhabi GP showdown following controversial choices from race management.
After preliminary points had been overcome, Crimson Bull was the workforce to beat in F1’s second-ground impact period and Verstappen comfortably took the crown once more in 2022 and 2023, scoring a outstanding 19 wins within the latter marketing campaign.
As Crimson Bull misplaced its benefit throughout 2024 and into 2025, Verstappen proved his class towards the percentages. He held off a resurgent McLaren to take a fourth world title in 2024, his very good Brazilian GP win within the moist a spotlight, and pushed Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri all the way in which in 2025, falling simply two factors quick.
Solely two drivers have scored extra GP wins with a workforce (Hamilton’s 84 with Mercedes and Michael Schumacher’s 72 at Ferrari) and Verstappen might find yourself surpassing each. The one questions are how aggressive Crimson Bull might be in F1’s new guidelines period and the way lengthy it might probably maintain on to its greatest asset.
Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
Photograph by: Erik Junius
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