Sebastian Vettel 2013 Drivers' Title
The longest-surviving active Formula One team that never won a title.
Racing Bulls S.p.A., competing as Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team (shortened to Racing Bulls or VCARB), is an Italian Formula One racing team and constructor that has been competing since the 2006 season. It is one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian conglomerate Red Bull GmbH, the other being Red Bull Racing. The team is based in Faenza and has a base in Milton Keynes near its sister team.
Quick Facts
- Driver
- Sebastian Vettel
- Team
- Infiniti Red Bull Racing
- Chassis
- RB9
- Season wins
- 13 out of 19 races
- Title count
- 4th Consecutive World Championship
- Key rival
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
- Status
- Retired from F1
Lore & Background
The team traces its roots to Minardi, which competed in Formula One from 1985 to 2005, before being bought by Red Bull in 2006 to become the junior team to Red Bull Racing. From 2006 to 2019, it competed as 'Toro Rosso' and was known for housing future Red Bull talent, such as future four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, former Scuderia Ferrari driver and current Williams Racing driver Carlos Sainz Jr., and four-time World Champion Max Verstappen. In addition, Toro Rosso had previously employed 2023–24 driver Daniel Ricciardo as part of its line-up in 2012 and 2013.
Reader's Guide
The team scored their first podium as Racing Bulls at the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. Racing Bulls through its previous legacy lineages (Minardi, Toro Rosso and AlphaTauri) is the longest-surviving active Formula One team that never won a Drivers' or Constructors' World Championship title.
Did You Know?
- The team was known as Scuderia Toro Rosso from 2006 to 2019 and Scuderia AlphaTauri from 2020 to 2023.
- The team was rebranded to RB for the 2024 season, then switched to Racing Bulls in 2025.
- The current CEO is Peter Bayer, and the team principal is Alan Permane.
More in Championships & Records
Elsewhere in Red Bull Racing
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced