Red Bull Junior Team announces 2023 line-up, F3 standouts move to F2
The Red Bull Junior Team has announced its line-up for the 2023 season, with five newcomers to its roster, as it supports six drivers in the FIA Formula 2 championship.
The announcement confirms third-year F2 racer Enzo Fittipaldi and last year's FIA Formula 3 runner-up Zane Maloney will drive for Carlin in F2, with Isack Hadjar and Jak Crawford also graduating from F3 to F2 with Hitech.
Liam Lawson, Dennis Hauger, Ayumu Iwasa, Souta Arao, Arvid Lindblad, Crawford and Hadjar will continue as members of the academy.
Newcomers Sebastian Montoya, Enzo Deligny, Enzo Tarnvanichkul, Fittipaldi and Maloney have also joined the roster.
Team Principal Trevor Carlin said: “As a Team boss, Enzo and Zane are a dream pairing with both experience and potential.
“Enzo was a driver who really caught our attention last year and will be looking to build on the strong results he had in his rookie season.
“Zane was incredibly impressive in his rookie season of F3 and it’s fantastic to welcome him back to Carlin.
“He certainly needs to focus on building his experience in the first half of the season but I think by the mid-way point we’ll start to see some real flashes of potential.”
Reflecting on the appointment of Hadjar and Crawford, who finished fourth and seventh respectively in the 2022 F3 season, Hitech Team Principal Oliver Oakes said: “We are excited to field once again two cars in FIA Formula 2 in Red Bull Junior Team colours, especially with two such promising young talents.
As Lawson moves on from F2 to Super Formula, his former team Carlin has taken on two more Red Bull juniors in Maloney and Fittipaldi
Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool
“Isack we saw first hand his last year as a rookie in Formula 3 and Jak we know him well from his first F3 season with us in 2021.”
Hauger and Iwasa continue in the series, with the Norwegian 2021 F3 champion moving to MP Motorsport, while Iwasa stays at DAMS.
Lawson retains Red Bull support for his move from F2 to Super Formula with Team Mugen, but Hauger's 2022 team-mate at Prema Jehan Daruvala is no longer a member of the academy.
Montoya, son of seven-time F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya, will join Hitech in F3.
Both he and Crawford will also compete in the new Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Hitech.
Arao will drive in the GB3 Championship with Hitech, with Deligny racing in Spanish F4 with Campos Racing.
Lindblad will contest both Italian and UAE F4 with Prema Racing and Hitech respectively, while 2022 OK-Junior World Championship winner Tarnvanichkul remains in karting.
2023 Red Bull Junior Team line-up:
| Driver | Series | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Enzo Fittipaldi | F2 | Carlin |
| Zane Maloney | F2 | Carlin |
| Isack Hadjar | F2 | Hitech |
| Jak Crawford | F2 | Hitech |
| Liam Lawson | Super Formula | Mugen |
| Dennis Hauger | F2 | MP Motorsport |
| Ayumu Iwasa | F2 | DAMS |
| Sebastian Montoya | F3 | Hitech |
| Souta Arao | GB3 | Hitech |
| Arvid Lindblad | Italian F4, UAE F4 | Prema, Hitech |
| Enzo Deligny | Spanish F4 | Campos |
| Enzo Tarnvanichkul | Karting | Prema |
Ranking the 10 best drivers from F1's junior series in 2022
2023 Formula 2 and 3 drivers: Who is driving for each team?
Castroneves: “Too early” to think about potential replacement by Blomqvist
Four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves says it’s too soon to consider Meyer Shank Racing might want to swap him to the IMSA squad and bring Tom Blomqvist over to IndyCar.
Why some DTM teams take out crash insurance but others gamble
The 2022 DTM season featured several major pile-ups and accidents, costing teams several hundred thousands in repair costs. While some had insured cars against such damage, others weren’t so well prepared…
Ricciardo: Australian GP buzz will tell me a lot about F1 comeback
Red Bull third driver Daniel Ricciardo says attending his home grand prix in Melbourne will likely tell him whether he wants to make a full-time comeback to Formula 1 or not.
Kirkwood admits he overdrove as an IndyCar rookie
Kyle Kirkwood admits he was overdriving at AJ Foyt Racing in 2022 and is expecting to rebuild his reputation at Andretti Autosport.
Ranking the 10 best drivers from F1's junior series in 2022
The ladder to F1 never gets any less slippery. But a strong cast of Formula 3 and Formula 2 aces proved sure of foot as they continued their climbs in 2022
The next steps for France's latest F1 hopeful after an F2 title miss
Theo Pourchaire entered the 2022 Formula 2 season a firm favourite for the title after remaining with ART Grand Prix for a second season. But an unexpected charge from Felipe Drugovich and MP Motorsport meant the Frenchman was forced to settle for second. What went wrong for the Sauber protege, and where does he go from here?
The remarkable career turnaround of an ever-improving F2 talent
Sixth in the F2 standings heading into this month's final round, but within touching distance of third, Enzo Fittipaldi has quietly put together a strong first full season in the Formula 1 support series, recovering well from the scary Jeddah start crash that cut his 2021 campaign short. It marks a turn in fortunes for the Brazilian who thought he'd bid hopes of a career in Europe goodbye two years ago
What the future holds for two Red Bull juniors fighting in the F2 battleground
Despite having two talented drivers, albeit at very different stages of their careers, Prema Racing has had mixed fortunes in FIA Formula 2 this year. Both drivers told Autosport how they rate their seasons so far – and their next steps beyond 2022
The problem sausage kerbs continue to cause
Track limits are the problem that motorsport doesn't seem to be able to rid itself of. But the use of so-called 'sausage kerbs' as a deterrent has in several instances only served to worsen the problem, and a growing number of voices want to see action taken
The on-form F1 protege carrying America's hopes on his shoulders
Two feature race wins in as many rounds have helped Logan Sargeant to emerge as the closest challenger to runaway Formula 2 points leader Felipe Drugovich. The Williams F1 junior couldn't have timed his rise better, with interest in grand prix racing on the rise in his US homeland, and he could be his country's best shot at getting a driver on the grid for the first time since 2015
What racing in Australia means for the future of F1's junior series
The announcement that FIA Formula 2 and 3 would race alongside the Australian Grand Prix from 2023 came as a surprise, not only to fans but to the series’ teams too. But with Formula 1’s boom in popularity bringing more fans to the championships, team principals are relishing the opportunity
The other Doohan charting his way to motorsport success
Heading into FIA Formula 2 this season, there was a lot of pressure on Jack Doohan. The 2021 F3 runner-up joined a new team for his next challenge, as well as signing up to the Alpine Academy. He told Autosport how he’s tackling the step up - with some help from his motorcycle legend father
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.