Liam Lawson

BIOGRAPHY

Only showed his potential on a handful of occasions in F2 last season, but as quick as anyone on his day. Won the opening race of the season and took two further podiums to finish his rookie season in ninth with Hitech Grand Prix. The Red Bull junior switch to Carlin for his sophomore year. Dovetailed his F2 season with a campaign in DTM, where he outperformed more experienced rivals and finished as runner-up.

In total, the 19-year-old has four years of European single-seater racing under his belt, making the move from New Zealand in 2018, where he had won the 2017 NZ F1600 Championship title. Finishing the year as vice-champion in ADAC F4, Lawson made the jump into Formula 3 and took two podiums with MP Motorsport.

In the same year, Lawson finished second in Euroformula Open and won the Toyota Racing Series. Switching to Hitech for his second season in F3, Lawson won three times and notched six podiums, as he finished fifth.

RACING RECORD

2022 Red Bull Junior Team Driver

2021 FIA Formula 2 CHampionship - 9th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters - 2nd Red Bull Junior Team Driver

2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship - 5th Castrol Toyota Racing Series - 2nd Red Bull Junior Team Driver

2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship - 11th Euroformula Open - 2nd Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix, FIA F3 World Cup - 7th Castrol Toyota Racing Series - Champion Red Bull Junior Team Driver

2018 ADAC Formel 4 - 2nd F3 Asian Championship certified by FIA - 8th

2017 CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship - 2nd Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Vee Championship - 15th

2016/17 NZ Formula F1600 Championship Series - Champion

2015/16 Hi.Q Components NZ Formula First Championship - 6th

2015 Formula First Manfeild Winter Series - 2nd

2009-15 Karting