Active entry · Debut 1985

Visa Cash App Racing BullsF1 team history & lineage

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

Base
Faenza, Italy
Founded
1985 as Minardi
Constructors' titles
0
Drivers' titles
0
Race wins
2
Identities
5

Lineage

85
1985 — 2005

Minardi

Faenza independents; no wins in 21 seasons. Debut seats for Alonso, Webber, Fisichella.

06
2006 — 2019

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Red Bull junior team, founded on the purchased Minardi entry. Vettel wins Monza 2008.

20
2020 — 2023

Scuderia AlphaTauri

Fashion-brand rebrand. Gasly wins Monza 2020.

24
2024

Visa Cash App RB

Official 2024 entrant name; closer technical alignment with Milton Keynes.

25
2025 — Present

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls

Racing Bulls name adopted for 2025 onwards.

The Long Version

Minardi entered in 1985 and spent 21 seasons as the sport's most beloved minnow, scoring 38 points in total.

Red Bull bought the team in 2005 and renamed it Scuderia Toro Rosso as a junior outfit.

Sebastian Vettel won at Monza in 2008 in the wet — still one of the great upset victories.

Renamed AlphaTauri in 2020 as a fashion-brand vehicle, then Racing Bulls in 2024; Gasly won Monza 2020.

Drivers of Note

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