Racing Bulls VCARB 02

Racing Bulls VCARB 02

Liam Lawson driving the VCARB 02 during the Japanese Grand Prix
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Racing Bulls
Designer(s)	Tim Goss (Chief Technical Officer) Jody Egginton (Technical Director) Guillaume Catellani (Deputy Technical Director - Performance) Andrea Landi (Deputy Technical Director - Car Design) Paolo Marabini (Chief Designer) Guillaume Dezoteux (Head of Vehicle Performance) Guru Johl (Head of Aerodynamics) Pete Machin (Chief Aerodynamicist)
Predecessor	RB VCARB 01
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque and Halo safety cockpit protection device
Suspension (front)	Multi-link pull-rod actuated dampers and anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbone push-rod springs, dampers, and anti-roll bar
Engine	Honda RBPTH003 [1] 1.6  L (98  cu in) direct injection (jointly developed and supplied by Honda and Hitachi Astemo) V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 rpm in a rear mid-mounted, rear-wheel-drive layout
Electric motor	Honda Kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems [ citation needed ]
Transmission	Red Bull Technology 8 plus 1 reverse
Battery	Honda-Lithium-ion-battery
Power	1080hp (805kW)
Weight	800 kg (including driver, excluding fuel)
Fuel	Esso / Mobil Synergy
Lubricants	Mobil 1
Brakes	Brembo 6-piston aluminium-lithium calipers, Brembo carbon discs and carbon pads
Tyres	Pirelli P Zero (Dry) Pirelli Cinturato (Wet)
Clutch	Hydraulically-activated carbon multiplate
Competition history
Notable entrants	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
Notable drivers	06. Isack Hadjar 22. Yuki Tsunoda 30. Liam Lawson
Debut	2025 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 16 0 1 0 0

The Racing Bulls VCARB 02 is a Formula One car constructed by Racing Bulls that is competing in the 2025 Formula One World Championship. The car is being driven by Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar, ^[2] with Liam Lawson (who drove 11 races for the team in 2023 and 2024) later returning to replace Tsunoda from the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix after being demoted from the main Red Bull outfit after the first two rounds of the 2025 season (the Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese Grand Prix). ^[3] The VCARB 02, which is powered by the Honda RBPTH003 power unit, is the last Racing Bulls car to be powered by Honda RBPT-badged engines; from the 2026 season, Racing Bulls and its sister team Red Bull Racing will utilise Red Bull Powertrains Ford engines. ^[4]

Background

Design and technical

Technically, the VCARB 02 was slightly improved compared to its predecessor with a new body design, sidepods, ground effect and a boxy airbox shape design. Other parts are visually not interchangeable.

Livery

The livery was unveiled on 18 February 2025 during the F1 75 Live event at The O2 Arena alongside with the other teams. Compared to the previous season, the livery was drastically changed into a solid white paint with a smaller blue charging bull patterns on the rear of the car. ^[5] The livery was positively received as it was voted by fans as "a fan favourite livery" and mimicking the 2021 White Bull livery used on the Red Bull RB16B.

In Miami, the cars ran in a special livery inspired by the Red Bull Summer Edition white peach flavour, with the wheel covers representing the top of the can. A graffiti livery was used during the British Grand Prix.

Competition history

2025 was surprisingly a promising year for the team as Isack Hadjar finished third and scored his first podium at the Dutch Grand Prix and the team's first overall podium finish since the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix when they were known as Scuderia AlphaTauri.

Complete Formula One results

Key

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Superscript number	Points-scoring position in sprint

Year	Entrant	Power unit	Tyres	Driver name	Grands Prix																								Points	WCC pos.
					AUS	CHN	JPN	BHR	SAU	MIA	EMI	MON	ESP	CAN	AUT	GBR	BEL	HUN	NED	ITA	AZE	SIN	USA	MXC	SAP	LVG	QAT	ABU
2025	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Honda RBPTH003	P	Isack Hadjar	DNS	11	8	13	10	11	9	6	7	16	12	Ret	208	11	3	10									61*	7th*
				Yuki Tsunoda	12	166
				Liam Lawson			17	16	12	Ret	14	8	11	Ret	6	Ret	8	8	12	14
Source:

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Honda RBPTH003". Honda Racing. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
2. "Hahnair to join Visa Cash App RB Formula 1 Team". Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
3. "Tsunoda to replace Lawson at Red Bull from Japanese GP as New Zealander drops down to Racing Bulls". Formula One. 27 March 2025.
4. "Ford announces F1 return in 2026 with Red Bull". ESPN.com. 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
5. "Racing Bulls unveils revamped white livery for 2025 F1 season". Motorsport Week. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.