Liam Lawson
New Zealand racing driver
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April 2025 | At a Grand Prix, Lawson qualified fourteenth and finished seventeenth due to a strategic error. |
April 2025 | Lawson received two penalties in a race, one for causing a collision with Lance Stroll and another with Nico Hülkenberg, ultimately finishing sixteenth. |
April 2025 | Lawson finishes seventeenth in a race after a strategic error, having initially qualified fourteenth, during his return to Racing Bulls. |
2025 | Liam Lawson returned to Racing Bulls team, partnering with FIA Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar after being replaced by Tsunoda in his previous racing role. |
2025 | Dropped back to Racing Bulls after the Chinese Grand Prix, with Yuki Tsunoda promoted to his position. |
March 27 2025 | Red Bull confirmed Liam Lawson was replaced by Yuki Tsunoda for the remainder of the Formula One season after a short stint with the team. |
2025 | Following his performance in early races, Red Bull considered replacing Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda. |
March 2025 | Liam Lawson begins his Formula One career with Red Bull Racing, becoming a full-time driver in the team. |
2025 | In the China Grand Prix, Lawson qualified last for both the sprint and main race, ultimately finishing fourteenth in the sprint race. |
2025 | At the season-opening race, Lawson qualified eighteenth and subsequently crashed out during the race in challenging changing track conditions. |
2025 | At the first race of the season, Lawson qualified in eighteenth position on the starting grid. |
2025 | Promoted to a full-time drive with Red Bull Racing, replacing Sergio Pérez to partner Max Verstappen. |
2024 | Continued as Reserve driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing. |
2024 | Becomes full-time driver at re-branded RB team (formerly AlphaTauri). |
2024 | Lawson replaced Daniel Ricciardo for the final six rounds of the season after Ricciardo was dropped by RB. |
2024 | Replaces Daniel Ricciardo full-time at the re-branded RB team. |
2024 | During a race, Lawson faced a mechanical issue due to a pit stop error that forced him to retire with three laps remaining. |
2024 | In a rain-hit qualifying session, Lawson achieved his best qualifying result by securing fifth on the grid, finishing the race in ninth place despite being spun by Oscar Piastri. |
2024 | Lawson attempted a one-stop strategy at one of the races but ended up finishing in 16th place due to pitting late. |
2024 | After colliding with Valtteri Bottas during a race, Lawson received a ten-second penalty and finished in 13th place. |
2024 | During the season, Lawson qualified in 12th position and had a contentious race with Sergio Pérez, ultimately finishing one position ahead of him. |
2024 | At the end of the season, Lawson finished 21st in the standings, collecting a total of four points across the six Grand Prix he competed in. |
2024 | At the Belgian Grand Prix, Lawson starts 19th due to engine penalties but strategically finishes ninth, receiving praise from Christian Horner. |
2024 | Signed as a Reserve driver for Visa Cash App RB F1 Team and Oracle Red Bull Racing. |
December 19 2024 | Red Bull Racing confirmed that Liam Lawson was promoted to the team, partnering defending four-time World Drivers' Champion Max Verstappen for the 2025 season. |
December 18 2024 | Red Bull Racing announced that Sergio Pérez would leave the team with immediate effect following the conclusion of the 2024 season. |
July 2024 | Following poor performances by Daniel Ricciardo, speculation arose about Lawson potentially replacing him mid-season. |
July 2024 | At the end of July, Lawson completed another day of testing for RB with the 2022 AlphaTauri AT03 at Imola. |
July 2024 | In mid-July, Lawson completed a filming day with the Red Bull RB20 at Silverstone, following the British Grand Prix. |
2023 | Competed in Super Formula with Team Mugen, finishing 2nd overall with 3 wins and 1 pole position |
2023 | Competed in Super Formula with Team Mugen, finishing 2nd overall with 3 wins. Made his Formula One debut with Scuderia AlphaTauri, finishing 20th in the championship |
2023 | Competed in Formula One with Scuderia AlphaTauri, finishing 20th overall. |
2023 | Following the removal of Nyck de Vries from his seat at AlphaTauri, Lawson expressed understanding of the decision to appoint Daniel Ricciardo instead. |
2023 | Lawson replaced Ricciardo full-time at the re-branded RB team. |
2023 | In his debut race at Fuji, Lawson qualified third and became the first driver to win on their Japanese Top Formula debut since 1978. |
2023 | In the Suzuka finale, Lawson qualified seventh in the first race and subsequently finished sixth; he then qualified for his first and only pole position for the second race but finished in second place. |
2023 | Liam Lawson took on roles as a reserve driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing and participated in the FIA Formula 1 season with Scuderia AlphaTauri. |
2023 | During the Motegi round, Lawson qualified third but faced multiple challenges, including a drive-through penalty, finishing down in 13th place. |
2023 | Liam Lawson won 1st place in the Kartsport Auckland City of Sails in the KZ2 category. |
2023 | Lawson competed in the Super Formula Championship, finishing runner-up to Ritomo Miyata. |
2023 | Lawson bounced back with a second win in three races during the second Fuji round, putting him within a point of the championship lead. |
2023 | In the Autopolis race, Lawson qualified second and managed to win, initially taking the championship lead. |
October 8 2023 | Lawson finished 11th at the Japanese Grand Prix, outperforming teammate Yuki Tsunoda who finished 12th. |
September 17 2023 | At the Singapore Grand Prix, Lawson achieved his career-best qualifying result by securing 10th place. He finished the race in 9th position, scoring points for the first time in Formula One. |
September 10 2023 | Lawson qualified in 12th place and finished in 11th position at the Italian Grand Prix, continuing his role as a replacement driver for AlphaTauri. |
September 3 2023 | Liam Lawson made his Formula One debut at the Dutch Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, stepping in for the injured Daniel Ricciardo. Despite qualifying in 20th position and receiving a ten-second penalty during the race, Lawson finished in 13th place, notably finishing ahead of teammate Yuki Tsunoda and competing closely with Charles Leclerc. |
August 2023 | Lawson made his Formula One debut at the Dutch Grand Prix, replacing an injured Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri. |
February 2023 | Lawson drove the RB7 for a demonstration run during the 2023 Bathurst 12 Hour event. |
2022 | At Abu Dhabi, Lawson claimed his fourth victory of the season in the sprint race and finished third in the feature race. |
2022 | Lawson served as a reserve/test driver for AlphaTauri during the 2022 Formula One season. |
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