IN NUMBERS: The key stats from Horner’s tenure as Red Bull team boss

Christian Horner’s time at Red Bull has come to an end, with the squad announcing on Wednesday that he is being replaced as CEO and Team Principal by Racing Bulls boss Laurent Mekies. As the dust settles on the news, F1.com presents the standout numbers from his long reign…

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Red Bull Racing arrived on the F1 grid back in 2005, with former racing driver and Formula 3000 team boss Christian Horner chosen to lead their operation. He has remained at the helm ever since, serving as the outfit’s one and only chief until Mekies’ promotion.

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Red Bull were steady points scorers and occasional podium finishers across their first four seasons, but under Horner’s leadership – and aided by major signings such as technical guru Adrian Newey – they became race winners and title challengers. Two championship-winning spells have so far earned half a dozen Teams’ Championships.

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Alongside that Teams’ success, Red Bull have chalked up eight Drivers’ titles – split equally between German racer Sebastian Vettel (2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) and Dutchman Max Verstappen (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024).

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Since entering the sport, 14 drivers have raced for Red Bull’s senior team. It all began with David Coulthard, Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi in 2005, while the aforementioned Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda currently represent them.

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Time flies in F1, with Red Bull celebrating their 20th anniversary year through the 2024 season and now contesting their 21st campaign.

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Across those 20-and-a-half seasons, Red Bull drivers have recorded 31 one-two finishes – the vast majority from Vettel and Mark Webber, and Verstappen and Sergio Perez, with one achieved by Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.

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Red Bull hit another milestone at this year’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix when Verstappen posted the 100th fastest lap in the team’s history.

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It’s a slightly higher number when it comes to pole positions, with Vettel, Webber, Ricciardo, Verstappen and Perez all contributing to their tally of 107 – Vettel and Verstappen having scored 44 apiece.

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When it comes to race wins, Red Bull are up to fourth in F1’s all-time list with 124 – behind only Mercedes (130), McLaren (198) and Ferrari (248). This includes a record 21 out of 22 victories in 2023.

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Red Bull’s podium numbers are similarly impressive, with the team reaching the rostrum 287 times (more than 70% of the races they have contested).

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In addition to Verstappen’s fastest lap and victory in Emilia-Romagna this year, Red Bull celebrated their 400th Grand Prix at the Imola venue – that total now standing at 405.

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Across those 405 events, including last weekend’s British Grand Prix, Red Bull have led a staggering 7,235 laps, as well as reaching the front in 196 races.

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As per their victory statistics, Red Bull are towards the sharp-end for points scored – their tally of more than 8,000 putting them second to Ferrari (10,546).

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From the start of their debut 2005 season to the midway point of the 2025 campaign, Red Bull have completed almost 45,000 laps at a host of tracks around the world.

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It’s another enormous number in terms of kilometres raced, specifically 218,805, which converts to some 18 laps around the Earth’s circumference.