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

February 11, 2002

Birthplace

Hastings, New Zealand

Age

23

Nationality

New Zealand

New Zealand

Career start

2015

Disciplines

Formula 1

Liam Lawson is one of the most prodigious talents in the current Red Bull Junior Team driver development program. 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.

In 2025, Liam Lawson represents Visa Cash App RB at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy, during Red Bull's Racing Bulls Filming Day, showcasing the team's dynamic new livery

Liam Lawson drives for Racing Bulls in 2026

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Liam Lawson of New Zealand and Scuderia AlphaTauri looks on from the drivers parade prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on September 17, 2023 in Singapore.

Lawson picked up his first F1 points at the 2023 Singapore GP

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Liam Lawson in the cockpit of the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 02 ahead of practice at the iconic Suzuka Circuit in Japan ahead of the 2025 F1 Japanese Grand Prix.

Liam Lawson is all set at Suzuka

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Liam Lawson of New Zealand driving on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 29, 2025 in Spielberg, Austria.

Lawson's best F1 finish to date came at 2025's Austrian GP

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Liam Lawson with the runner-up trophy for the 2021 DTM season

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Liam Lawson celebrates 2 podium finishes at the Lausitzring

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Liam Lawson sweeps through a Red Bull Ring curve

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