Liam Lawson

(born 11 February 2002) is a New Zealander racing driver. currently competing in the Formula 1 for RB. 
A member of the Red Bull Junior Team from 2019 to 2023, Lawson was a reserve driver for both Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri—later known as RB—from 2022 to 2024. Lawson made his Formula One debut at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, replacing an injured Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri for five Grands Prix in 2023, scoring a points finish in Singapore. He replaced Ricciardo full-time at the re-branded RB in 2024 from the United States Grand Prix onwards.
===2023: Debut in a reserve role===
Lawson made his Formula One debut at the Dutch Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, subbing in for Ricciardo after he sustained a broken hand in a crash in Friday's second free practice session. With limited practice time which included a spin, he qualified in 20th. Despite a ten-second penalty for impeding Kevin Magnussen in the pits, Lawson finished in 13th place in a challenging and eventful debut race. Most notably, it included battling with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and finishing higher than his AlphaTauri teammate Yuki Tsunoda. On 28 August 2023, AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost stated that Lawson would likely continue to race for the team at the Italian Grand Prix. This statement was confirmed hours later, as Lawson would also be keeping his replacement role until Ricciardo is fit to race. Lawson qualified in 12th place at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix and finished in 11th place. At the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, Lawson qualified a career-best tenth place, most notably, knocking championship leader Max Verstappen out of the second part of qualifying. After fending off Alexander Albon during the last laps, Lawson finished the race in ninth, scoring points for the first time in Formula One as well as becoming the second AlphaTauri driver that year to score.
Lawson finished in eleventh at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix, ahead of Tsunoda in 12th. Lawson endured a rough final appearance at the Qatar Grand Prix, where he spun out of the sprint and finished last of the runners during the race.
===2024: Full-time race seat===
Lawson continued his role as reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and RB in .
Ricciardo was dropped by RB after the Singapore Grand Prix, with Lawson replacing him for the remaining six rounds of the season. At the United States Grand Prix, Lawson finished ninth despite starting 19th on the grid due to engine penalties, receiving praise from Christian Horner.
Lawson qualified for the Mexico City Grand Prix in 12th, and had a contentious battle in the race with Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez, ultimately finishing one place ahead of Pérez in 16th.
==Formula One Statistical ==
===Formula One Career===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	Pts 	WDC Pos. 	Report
Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career
2019 - 2023 	Red Bull Junior Team 	Red Bull Junior Team	Red Bull Junior Team	Red Bull Junior Team	Red Bull Junior Team
Senior Career	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	2 	20th 	Report
 	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team	 	2 	 	Report
 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	Reserve Driver 	Reserve Driver 	Reserve Driver
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==References==
Category:Liam Lawson
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