Red Bull’s second team has changed its name for the second year in a row on the official entry list for 2025 published by the FIA.

The team changed its name from AlphaTauri to RB this year. The official team name lodged with the FIA, referencing two sponsors, was Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team, while its chassis was simply called ‘RB’.

As team was registered by a company called ‘Racing Bulls’, some speculated this was what ‘RB’ represented. However RB denied the letters represented ‘Racing Bulls’ or any other phrase after it was revealed earlier this year.

The new FIA F1 entry list for 2025 revealed today shows ‘Racing Bulls’ has replaced ‘RB’ in the team’s nomenclature. This is the team’s fifth name and the fourth since its original entry, Minardi, was purchased by Red Bull in 2005. They originally renamed it Toro Rosso, then rebranded it as AlphaTauri in 2020.

The entry list also shows Racing Bulls is the only team yet to officially finalise its driver line-up for next year. The identity of Yuki Tsunoda’s team mate has not been confirmed, amid speculation Red Bull may promote either him or current team mate Liam Lawson in place of Sergio Perez next year.

The list confirms the career numbers of the four new full-time drivers on the grid. Sauber newcomer Gabriel Bortoleto will use number five, as previously raced by Sebastian Vettel. Alpine’s Jack Doohan has seven, which was Kimi Raikkonen’s number until 2021.

Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli has chosen 12, last used by Felipe Nasr in 2016. Haas’s Oliver Bearman will race as number 87, which hasn’t been used for a round of the world championship since Red Amick entered the 1959 Indianapolis 500 using it.

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2025 FIA Formula 1 entry list

Number Driver Company Team Chassis Engine
81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Racing Limited McLaren Formula 1 Team McLaren Mercedes
4 Lando Norris McLaren Racing Limited McLaren Formula 1 Team McLaren Mercedes
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Limited Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT
11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Limited Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT
16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari Spa Scuderia Ferrari HP Ferrari Ferrari
44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Spa Scuderia Ferrari HP Ferrari Ferrari
12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes Mercedes
63 George Russell Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes Mercedes
18 Lance Stroll AMR GP Limited Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes
14 Fernando Alonso Diaz AMR GP Limited Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes
10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Racing Limited BWT Alpine Formula 1 Team Alpine Renault
7 Jack Doohan Alpine Racing Limited BWT Alpine Formula 1 Team Alpine Renault
TBC Racing Bulls SpA Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team RB Honda RBPT
22 Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls SpA Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team RB Honda RBPT
31 Esteban Ocon Haas Formula LLC MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas Ferrari
87 Oliver Bearman Haas Formula LLC MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas Ferrari
23 Alexander Albon Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited Williams Racing Williams Mercedes
55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited Williams Racing Williams Mercedes
27 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber Motorsport AG Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber Kick Sauber Ferrari
5 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber Motorsport AG Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber Kick Sauber Ferrari

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