Liam Lawson of Team Mugen, during round seven of the Japanese Super Formula Championship at Twin Ring Motegi, on August 19, 2023.
Liam Lawson poses for a portrait before his flying lap at Bathurst 12Hr in Bathurst, Australia on February 4, 2023.

Liam
Lawson

New Zealand

New Zealand

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Junior Formula Series

New Zealand's Liam Lawson’s meteoric rise through the ranks of motorsport, with debut wins across multiple categories, has brought him to the pinnacle of his childhood dream – Formula 1.

Date of birth

11 February 2002

Place of birth

Hastings, New Zealand

Age

22

Nationality

New Zealand

New Zealand

Career start

2015

Disciplines

Super Formula Japan

Liam Lawson is one of the most prodigious talents in the current Red Bull Junior Team driver development programme. He's won on his debut in every category he's raced: Formula First, Formula Ford, Formula Four, Formula Three Asia and the Toyota Racing Series, which he won overall in 2019 – that's an impressive list of achievements for someone who hadn't even turned 17!

Lawson hit the big time in the 2016-17 season, when he won the NZ F1600 Championship Series in his home country of New Zealand.