Red Bull Racing
Jaguar Racing was renamed Red Bull Racing after the former was bought from Ford on 15 November 2004 by the energy drink company. Red Bull's involvement in Formula One dates back to 1995, when it first sponsored the Sauber team. The deal with Sauber lasted until the end of the 2004 season.
Since its first season in 2005 the car livery did not change much, always keeping Red Bull as the main sponsor. This changed in 2013, when Infiniti became the team's title sponsor and Red Bull's branding on the car was reduced.
Red Bull have used special liveries on multiple occasions, supporting the release up upcoming films and company's charity program Wings for Life.
| Year | Main colour(s) | Additional colour(s) | Livery sponsor(s) | Additional major sponsor(s) | Special liveries |
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| 2005-2006 | Blue | Red, Yellow, Silver | Red Bull | Hangar-7 | The team supported movies Star Wars: Episode III and Superman Returns at the 2005 and 2006 Monaco Grand Prix respectively. |
| 2007 | Blue | Red, Yellow | Red Bull | Metro International | The team used special livery at the 2007 British Grand Prix to promote Wings for Life charity program. |
| 2008 | Blue | Red, Yellow | Red Bull | Wings For Life | The team used special livery at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, highlighting David Coulthard's retirement from Formula One. Red Bull Racing received approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Formula One's governing body, to run Coulthard's car in different colours than his team-mate Mark Webber. |
| 2009 | Blue | Red, Yellow | Red Bull | Hangar-7, Red Bull Mobile, 7-Eleven | |
| 2010 | Dark Blue | Red, Yellow | Red Bull | Total, Renault, Pepe Jeans, Rauch, Red Bull Mobile, Singha, LG | |
| 2011-2012 | Dark Blue | Red, Yellow | Red Bull, Infiniti, Total | Rauch, Renault, Pepe Jeans, FXDD, CASIO, Singha, Pirelli, Geox, SKY | The team used special Faces for Charity livery at the 2012 British Grand Prix, once again promoting Wings for Life. |
| 2013 | Purple | Red, Yellow | Infiniti, Red Bull Total | Rauch, Renault, Pepe Jeans, FXDD, CASIO, Singha, Pirelli, Geox, SKY |
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Mark Webber driving the Red Bull RB3 at the 2007 United States Grand Prix.
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David Coulthard promoting the launch of Superman Returns at the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix.
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The special Wings for Life livery at the 2007 British Grand Prix.
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David Coulthard at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, his final race in Formula One.
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Sebastian Vettel driving the Red Bull RB7 at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.
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The Red Bull RB8 ran a special livery at the 2012 British Grand Prix featuring photographs of fans to raise money for the Wings for Life foundation.
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