Yuki Tsunoda
Japanese racing driver
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| 2025 | Scored his first points for Red Bull by finishing ninth in a Grand Prix. |
| 2025 | On his Red Bull Racing debut, Tsunoda qualified fourteenth and finished twelfth in the race, while his teammate Max Verstappen won the Grand Prix. |
| 2025 | Honda reportedly offered financial support (in millions) to Red Bull to facilitate Tsunoda's promotion in time for their home Grand Prix. |
| 2025 | Red Bull initiated discussions about potentially promoting Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at the parent team, based on his early-season performances. |
| 2025 | Performed well at the Australian Grand Prix, qualifying fifth but denied points due to team strategy issues. |
| 2025 | Finished sixth in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race. |
| 2025 | Performed well at the Chinese Grand Prix, qualifying ninth but denied points due to team strategy issues and a damaged front wing. |
| March 27 2025 | Red Bull announced Yuki Tsunoda would replace Liam Lawson at the parent team, with Lawson moving back to Racing Bulls. |
| March 27 2025 | Promoted to Red Bull Racing from Racing Bulls. |
| 2025 | Contracted to remain with Racing Bulls (formerly AlphaTauri) until the end of the season. |
| 2024 | Retained by AlphaTauri (renamed RB Formula One Team) alongside Daniel Ricciardo for the season. |
| 2024 | Tsunoda concluded the season finishing 12th in the drivers' championship with 30 points, marking his highest ever placement in Formula 1 to date. |
| November 2024 | At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Tsunoda qualified ninth and finished the race in the same position after a competitive battle. |
| October 2024 | At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Tsunoda achieved his best qualifying position so far by starting third but finished seventh after a solid race. |
| September 2024 | Secured his best qualifying position to date, qualifying third in a rain-hit session. Finished seventh in the race, benefiting from Oscar Piastri's penalty. |
| September 2024 | After back-to-back retirements in the Italian and Singapore Grands Prix, Tsunoda faced a challenging period with his performance affected by collisions. |
| August 2024 | Tsunoda secured tenth place in a race during a rainy event, capitalizing on the weather conditions. |
| July 2024 | Finished ninth at the Hungarian Grand Prix despite experiencing a significant crash during Q3 qualifying. |
| July 2024 | Secured tenth place at a Grand Prix by taking advantage of inclement weather, followed by a ninth-place finish at Hungary despite a big crash in Q3. |
| July 2024 | At the Canadian Grand Prix, Tsunoda qualified eighth but spun late in the race, resulting in a 14th-place finish. |
| June 2024 | Tsunoda finished tenth in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and eighth in the Monaco Grand Prix, indicating strong performances in the season. |
| June 2024 | In June 2024, it was announced that Yuki Tsunoda's contract with AlphaTauri would be extended until 2025. |
| May 2024 | At the sprint event in Monaco, Tsunoda finished eighth and followed it up with a seventh-place finish in the main race, outperforming Mercedes' George Russell. |
| April 2024 | Tsunoda made it to Q3 at his home race in Japan, qualifying ninth, and finished tenth, becoming the first Japanese driver to score points on home soil since 2012. |
| March 2024 | Achieved first Q3 of the year, qualifying ninth at the Bahrain Grand Prix, ultimately finishing 15th. |
| March 2024 | During the Australian Grand Prix, Tsunoda qualified eighth and finished seventh, scoring his first points of the year and receiving praise for making significant progress. |
| January 2024 | Tsunoda started the 2024 Formula One season by finishing 14th in the opening race after being ordered to let his teammate, Daniel Ricciardo, pass during the race. |
| January 1 2024 | Tsunoda transitioned to Racing Bulls (formerly AlphaTauri) as part of the team's rebranding for the 2024 Formula One season. |
| 2023 | Tsunoda earned his and AlphaTauri's first point of the year after Carlos Sainz Jr. received a penalty, promoting him to tenth place. |
| 2023 | In a race, Tsunoda reached Q3 for the first time in 2023 but had a collision with teammate De Vries, which caused him to retire from the race. |
| 2023 | At one race, a safety car allowed Tsunoda to make a pit stop and advance to eighth place, but he ultimately finished 11th due to being passed by two Alpine cars and Kevin Magnussen. |
| 2023 | Tsunoda remained at AlphaTauri as they re-branded to Racing Bulls and is set to continue with the team until at least the end of the 2025 season. |
| 2023 | At the Brazilian GP, Tsunoda qualified 16th and finished ninth after a solid race performance. |
| 2023 | Yuki Tsunoda partnered with rookie Nyck de Vries for the 2023 season at AlphaTauri after the departure of Pierre Gasly to Alpine. |
| 2023 | After Daniel Ricciardo broke his hand, Tsunoda was joined by Liam Lawson from a subsequent race onwards. |
| 2023 | After Nyck de Vries was dropped, Tsunoda was partnered with Daniel Ricciardo. He finished 15th in their first race together, two places behind Ricciardo. |
| 2023 | In the season finale, Tsunoda qualified in a career-best sixth place and led the race for the first time but finished eighth. |
| 2023 | Tsunoda qualified 12th in another race, running as high as fifth after a red flag, but finished the race 11th after being demoted due to a reset of the order. |
| 2023 | During a race where he advanced to Q3, Tsunoda was running ninth but suffered brake issues, ultimately finishing 15th. |
| 2023 | In his home race, Tsunoda qualified ninth, but fell to 12th place by the end of the race. |
| 2023 | Tsunoda qualified 11th but was forced to retire during the race due to engine failure during the formation lap. |
| 2023 | After Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified, Tsunoda was promoted to eighth, scoring his points since the summer break. |
| 2023 | Yuki Tsunoda participated in the 2023 Formula One season with Scuderia AlphaTauri, securing 1 fastest lap and finishing 14th overall. |
| 2023 | Tsunoda finished 11th in several races during the early part of the season, including after a poor start behind Alex Albon. |
| 2023 | Tsunoda benefitted from Fernando Alonso's retirement to finish in tenth place and set his first fastest lap. |
| 2023 | He partnered with Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri. |
| 2023 | He was involved in a collision with Esteban Ocon that broke his front wing, and afterward received multiple penalties for track limit infringements. |
| 2023 | Tsunoda finished ninth but received a penalty for forcing Zhou Guanyu off the track, which dropped him outside the points. |
| 2022 | Tsunoda continued racing for AlphaTauri, establishing himself as a regular points-scoring driver in the Formula One World Championship. |
| 2022 | Tsunoda retained his seat at AlphaTauri and partnered with Nyck de Vries. |
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