Red Bull Powertrains
| Founded | 15 February 2021 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dietrich Mateschitz, Helmut Marko and Christian Horner |
| Headquarters | Milton Keynes, England, UK |
Key people | Dietrich Mateschitz, Christian Horner and Ben Hodgkinson |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Races entered | 0 (0 starts) |
| Chassis | Red Bull, AlphaTauri |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Red Bull Powertrains is a Formula One power unit manufacturing company owned by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH. The company was formed in 2021 to take over the operation of Formula One power units developed by Honda from 2022 onwards, following the Japanese manufacturer's withdrawal from the sport after 2021.
In 2022 Honda will assemble the power units and provide trackside and race operation support, before Red Bull Powertrains takes full responsibility for their operation from 2023. The power units remain Honda's intellectual property, and due to a development freeze, Red Bull Powertrains will not develop them.[1]
History
In February 2021, Red Bull Advanced Technologies signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Formula One engines with Honda to start in the 2022 season, after the Japanese automaker leaves Formula One at the end of the 2021 season.[2] The engines will be purchased and renamed by Red Bull, and supplied to its two teams currently competing in Formula One, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri, starting in 2022.
On April 23, 2021, the hiring of Ben Hodgkinson as technical director of Red Bull Powertrains was announced;[3] Hodgkinson was the head of mechanical engineering at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains since 2017, and worked at the Brixworth factory for 20 years. On 6 May, Red Bull announced the hiring of five more senior Mercedes engine employees: Steve Blewett (who will be the production director of the Red Bull power unit), Omid Mostaghimi (chief engine, electronics and energy recovery), Pip Clode (head of mechanical design for energy recovery), Anton Mayo (head of combustion power unit design) and Steve Brodie (leader of combustion engine operations).[4]
Formula One engine results
(key; results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Red Bull Racing | TBA | 1.6 V6 t | P | BHR | SAU | AUS | EMI | MIA | ESP | MON | AZE | CAN | GBR | AUT | FRA | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | RUS | SIN | JPN | USA | MXC | SAP | ABU | |||
 Sergio Pérez
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Max Verstappen
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scuderia AlphaTauri | TBA | 1.6 V6 t | P |  Pierre Gasly
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Yuki Tsunoda
|
References
- ^ "Red Bull agrees Honda engine IP use, reveals post-2021 plan". The Race. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ Pryson, Mike (2021-02-15). "Red Bull F1 Forms Powertrain Company, Will Keep Honda Technology". Autoweek. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "Red Bull hire Ben Hodgkinson from Mercedes to lead new powertrains division in sign of 'long-term intent'". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "Red Bull poach five key figures from Mercedes in technical shake-up". The Independent. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
