Red Bull Powertrains

Red Bull Powertrains is the engine supplier for Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls. The company is owned by Austria’s Red Bull GmbH, which also owns the Red Bull Formula 1 team.

Red Bull Racing entered Formula 1 in 2005, using Cosworth engines in its debut season. These were the same engines used by Jaguar Racing, the team that preceded Red Bull Racing. After just one year, Red Bull switched to Ferrari engines, but once again only for a single season.

From 2007, Red Bull Racing partnered with Renault as its engine supplier. This proved to be a golden move. Red Bull won all Constructors’ Championships between 2010 and 2013, while Sebastian Vettel claimed four consecutive Drivers’ titles in the same period. However, the team later hit a difficult phase. Several disappointing seasons followed, with Renault engines lacking the speed and reliability needed to fight for championships. As a result, Helmut Marko and Christian Horner decided that from 2019, the team would switch suppliers.

The choice fell on Honda. Red Bull’s sister team Toro Rosso had already run Honda engines in 2018, and in 2019 Red Bull Racing made the switch as well. After two seasons without a title challenge, fortunes turned in 2021. The Honda engine was praised not only for its speed but also for its reliability. That year, Max Verstappen won his first world championship. Despite the success, Honda announced its withdrawal from Formula 1 after 2021, forcing Red Bull to find an alternative.

Red Bull responded by launching its own engine program: Red Bull Powertrains. The project continued using the Honda engines from the previous seasons, while many of the Honda staff moved over to work under the new division. Honda’s support will end after 2025, as the Japanese manufacturer will become Aston Martin’s engine partner from 2026.

From 2026, new engine regulations will come into effect. Both Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls will run Red Bull Powertrains engines. Despite Honda’s move to Aston Martin, the project will continue to be backed by a major automotive partner: Ford, which will contribute to the development of Red Bull Powertrains engines.