Every F1 team name change

Rebrand chains, longest first

• Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber · 1993–present · 7 identities

  1. Sauber(1993 — 2005)
  2. →BMW Sauber(2006 — 2009)
  3. →Sauber F1 Team(2010 — 2018)
  4. →Alfa Romeo Racing(2019 — 2023)
  5. →Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber(2024)
  6. →Kick Sauber F1 Team(2025)
  7. →Audi F1 Team(2026 —)

  Switzerland's only Formula One constructor, twice sold to a manufacturer and twice bought back — and Audi's works team from 2026.

  Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber rebrand timeline

• BWT Alpine F1 Team · 1981–present · 6 identities

  1. Toleman(1981 — 1985)
  2. →Benetton Formula(1986 — 2001)
  3. →Renault F1 Team(2002 — 2011)
  4. →Lotus F1 Team(2012 — 2015)
  5. →Renault F1 Team(2016 — 2020)
  6. →BWT Alpine F1 Team(2021 — Present)

  The Enstone team has raced as Toleman, Benetton, Renault, Lotus, Renault again and now Alpine — winning titles under two of those names.

  BWT Alpine F1 Team rebrand timeline

• Aston Martin Aramco · 1991–present · 6 identities

  1. Jordan Grand Prix(1991 — 2005)
  2. →Midland F1 Racing(2006)
  3. →Spyker F1 Team(2007)
  4. →Force India F1(2008 — 2018)
  5. →Racing Point(2019 — 2020)
  6. →Aston Martin Aramco(2021 — Present)

  Five identities in thirty years. Eddie Jordan's underfunded yellow upstart is now a Lawrence Stroll-funded works marque.

  Aston Martin Aramco rebrand timeline

• Mercedes-AMG Petronas · 1970–present · 5 identities

  1. Tyrrell Racing Organisation(1970 — 1998)
  2. →British American Racing(1999 — 2005)
  3. →Honda Racing F1 Team(2006 — 2008)
  4. →Brawn GP(2009)
  5. →Mercedes-AMG Petronas(2010 — Present)

  From a Surrey shed to the Silver Arrows: Tyrrell became BAR, then Honda, then Brawn, then Mercedes — the same constructor entry, sold and renamed five times.

  Mercedes-AMG Petronas rebrand timeline

• Visa Cash App Racing Bulls · 1985–present · 5 identities

  1. Minardi(1985 — 2005)
  2. →Scuderia Toro Rosso(2006 — 2019)
  3. →Scuderia AlphaTauri(2020 — 2023)
  4. →Visa Cash App RB(2024)
  5. →Visa Cash App Racing Bulls(2025 — Present)

  Giancarlo Minardi's back-of-the-grid Italian team survived by becoming Red Bull's driver academy — and won two races anyway.

  Visa Cash App Racing Bulls rebrand timeline

• March Engineering · 1970–1992 · 4 identities

  1. March Engineering(1970 — 1977)
  2. →March Grand Prix(1981 — 1989)
  3. →Leyton House Racing(1990 — 1991)
  4. →March F1(1992)

  The customer-car factory that sold chassis to anyone — including a works team good enough to win grands prix, and a young Max Mosley.

  March Engineering rebrand timeline

• Williams Racing · 1977–present · 4 identities

  1. Frank Williams Racing Cars(1969 — 1976)
  2. →Wolf-Williams Racing(1976)
  3. →Williams Grand Prix Engineering(1977 — 2020)
  4. →Williams Racing (Dorilton)(2020 — Present)

  Frank Williams's second attempt at a team became the most successful independent constructor in the sport's history.

  Williams Racing rebrand timeline

• McLaren Formula 1 Team · 1966–present · 3 identities

  1. Bruce McLaren Motor Racing(1966 — 1980)
  2. →McLaren International(1981 — 1990)
  3. →McLaren Racing(1991 — Present)

  Founded by a driver, saved by a merger, and rebuilt three separate times into a championship machine.

  McLaren Formula 1 Team rebrand timeline

• Arrows Grand Prix International · 1978–1997 — 2002 · 3 identities

  1. Arrows Grand Prix(1978 — 1990)
  2. →Footwork Arrows(1991 — 1996)
  3. →Arrows(1997 — 2002)

  The most persistent nearly-team in Formula One: 382 starts across 24 seasons and not a single victory.

  Arrows Grand Prix International rebrand timeline

• Oracle Red Bull Racing · 1997–present · 3 identities

  1. Stewart Grand Prix(1997 — 1999)
  2. →Jaguar Racing(2000 — 2004)
  3. →Red Bull Racing(2005 — Present)

  Jackie Stewart's family team became Ford's works effort, then a drinks company's marketing exercise, then the dominant force of two rule cycles.

  Oracle Red Bull Racing rebrand timeline

• Alfa Romeo SpA · 1950–1979 — 1985 · 2 identities

  1. Alfa Romeo SpA(1950 — 1951)
  2. →Autodelta / Alfa Romeo(1979 — 1985)

  The marque that won the first two World Championships with the pre-war Alfetta, then returned twice as an engine supplier and a works team.

  Alfa Romeo SpA rebrand timeline

• Officine Alfieri Maserati · 1950–1958 — 1960 · 2 identities

  1. Officine Alfieri Maserati(1950 — 1957)
  2. →Maserati (privateer entries)(1958 — 1960)

  Modena's other great marque: the 250F was the customer car of the 1950s and carried Fangio to his fifth title.

  Officine Alfieri Maserati rebrand timeline

• Matra Sports · 1967–1970 — 1972 · 2 identities

  1. Matra International(1967 — 1969)
  2. →Equipe Matra Sports(1970 — 1972)

  A French missile manufacturer that won a world championship in two seasons, then walked away to build V12 sports cars.

  Matra Sports rebrand timeline

• Equipe Ligier · 1976–1997 — 2001 · 2 identities

  1. Equipe Ligier(1976 — 1996)
  2. →Prost Grand Prix(1997 — 2001)

  France's state-backed national team, blue and Gitanes-liveried, which later became Alain Prost's short-lived grand prix project.

  Equipe Ligier rebrand timeline

• Cadillac F1 Team · 2026–present · 2 identities

  1. Andretti Global entry bid(2023 — 2024)
  2. →Cadillac F1 Team(2026 — Present)

  The grid's eleventh team and America's second constructor: a General Motors works project that began life as Andretti's rejected entry bid.

  Cadillac F1 Team rebrand timeline