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Red Bull RB7

{{Short description|Racing automobile}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox racing car

| Car_name = Red Bull RB7

| Image = Sebastian Vettel (6195669861).jpg

| Caption = Sebastian Vettel driving the RB7 at the {{F1 GP|2011|Italian}}

| Image_size = 270px

| Category = Formula One

| Constructor = Red Bull

| Designer = {{unbulleted indent list

| Adrian Newey {{smaller|(Chief Technical Officer)}}

| Rob Marshall {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}}

| Steve Winstanley {{smaller|(Chief Engineer, Composites and Structures)}}

| Dave Worner {{smaller|(Chief Engineer, Mechanics and Suspension)}}

| Mark Ellis {{smaller|(Chief Engineer, Performance)}}

| Giles Wood {{smaller|(Chief Engineer, Simulation and Analysis)}}

| Peter Prodromou {{smaller|(Chief Engineer, Aerodynamics)}}

| Dan Fallows {{smaller|(Chief Aerodynamicist)}}

}}

| Predecessor = Red Bull RB6

| Successor = Red Bull RB8

| Drivers = 1. {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel
2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

| Technical ref = {{cite web |title=Red Bull RB7 Renault |url=http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/978/red-bull-rb7 |website=f1technical.net |access-date=16 September 2016}}

| Chassis = carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque, designed and built in-house, carrying engine as fully stressed member

| Front suspension = Aluminium alloy uprights, carbon-composite double wishbones with springs and anti-roll bar, push rod-actuated Multimatic dampers

| Rear suspension = as front, except pull rod-actuated rear dampers

| Engine name = Renault RS27-2011

| Capacity = {{convert|2400|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}

| Configuration = 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM with KERS

| Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated

| Engine position = mid-mounted

| Power = >750 hp @ 18,000 rpm{{cite web |url=https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en/cars/rb7/ |title=RB7 |website=redbullracing.com |access-date=2 August 2022}}

| Gearbox name =

| Gears = Seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear

| Type = Hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation

| Differential =

| Weight = {{convert|640|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} {{smaller|(including driver)}}

| Fuel = Total

| Tyres = Pirelli P Zero
OZ Wheels (front and rear): 13"

| Debut = 2011 Australian Grand Prix

| First_win = 2011 Australian Grand Prix

| Last_win = 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix

| Last_event = 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix

| Races = 19

| Wins = 12

| Poles = 18

| Fastest_laps = 10

| Podiums = 27

| Cons_champ = 1 ({{F1|2011}})

| Drivers_champ = 1 ({{F1|2011}}, Sebastian Vettel)

}}

The Red Bull RB7 is a Formula One racing car designed by the Red Bull Racing team for the 2011 Formula One season. It was driven by defending champion Sebastian Vettel and Australian driver Mark Webber for the third year running. The highly competitive and reliable RB7 took 12 victories and 27 podiums as Red Bull took the Constructors' Championship and Vettel taking the Drivers' Championship title that year.

Season summary

The car was launched at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain on 1 February 2011.{{cite news |title=RB7 LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCED |url=http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/RB7-Launch-Date-Announced-021242949958471?refmod=ContentFeed&refmodpos=A1 |work=Red Bull Racing |date=20 January 2011 |access-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123013634/http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/RB7-Launch-Date-Announced-021242949958471?refmod=ContentFeed&refmodpos=A1 |archive-date=23 January 2011}} Sebastian Vettel was the first driver to test the car.{{cite news |title=Driver line-up set for first F1 test of 2011 |url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/01/29/driver-line-up-set-for-first-f1-test-of-2011/ |first=Keith |last=Collantine |work=F1 Fanatic |publisher=Keith Collantine |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=31 January 2011}}

The car was fastest throughout Barcelona testing with Vettel at the wheel. It won the first race of the season at Melbourne with Vettel, whilst Webber finished fifth. In the nineteen races of the 2011 season, the RB7 only failed to finish in the top five twice, when Mark Webber crashed out of the {{F1GP|2011|Italian}} and when Sebastian Vettel retired from the {{F1 GP|2011|Abu Dhabi}}.

File:Vettel puts Webber in the shade (6195529901).jpg; the former would go on to win the race]]

Vettel used the RB7 to claim the 2011 World Drivers' Championship in Japan and Red Bull won the World Constructors' Championship the following weekend in South Korea. The car achieved three 1-2 finishes during the season. It is one of the most dominant Formula One cars ever built, winning 12 of the 19 races and claiming all but one pole position in the 2011 season, in part due to the innovative but controversial exhaust-blown diffuser.

Sebastian Vettel, who (since joining Scuderia Toro Rosso) makes a habit of naming his cars, named his RB7 chassis Kinky Kylie.{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Paul |title=Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel enjoys perfect day with Kinky Kylie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/mar/28/sebastian-vettel-red-bull-australian-grand-prix |work=The Guardian |date=28 March 2011 |language=en}}

The RB7 was the first Red Bull car to assume Renault full-works team partnership status{{cite news |title=Red Bull now Renault's works team – Horner |url=http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-red-bull-now-renault-s-works-team-horner/411557/ |work=Motorsport.com |date=14 September 2011 |access-date=22 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216153547/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-red-bull-now-renault-s-works-team-horner/411557/ |archive-date=16 February 2023 |url-status=live}} after the Renault F1 Team was rebranded to Lotus Renault GP and later Lotus F1 Team following Renault's sale of their 25 percent stake in the team to Lotus Cars in late 2010.{{cite news |title=Lotus buys Renault stake as legendary F1 name doubles its presence |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/motorsport/12/08/motorsport.lotus.renault.f1/index.html |work=CNN |date=8 December 2010 |language=en}} The RB7 was also the first-ever KERS-equipped Formula One car to win the constructors' title.

Later uses

After the 2011 season, the RB7 was frequently used in demonstrations and rewrapped in different liveries throughout the years:

  • On 15 March 2014 Daniel Ricciardo raced an RB7 against a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornet, piloted by RAAF pilot Michael Keightley.{{cite news|url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/f1-v-jet-fighter|title=Red Bull v Hornet: Ricciardo joins the RAAF|work=Redbull.com|publisher=Red Bull|date=15 March 2014|access-date=28 August 2020}}
  • On 14 January 2016, the RB7 was used by future Red Bull driver Max Verstappen to make a snow demonstration run at Kitzbühel.{{Cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/31381/10129976/watch-max-verstappen-tackles-ski-slope-in-red-bull-f1-car|title=F1 in the snow as Max Verstappen tackles ski slope in Red Bull car|date=16 January 2016|access-date=27 March 2025|work=Sky Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630022404/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/31381/10129976/watch-max-verstappen-tackles-ski-slope-in-red-bull-f1-car|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=live}}
  • On 4 February 2023, the RB7 was used by New Zealand Formula 2 driver Liam Lawson to make a demonstration lap of the Mount Panorama race track in between practice and qualifying sessions for the 2023 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.{{cite news |last1=Leeuwen |first1=Andrew van |title=Lawson to drive Red Bull F1 car at Bathurst |url=https://www.autosport.com/intercontinental-gt-challenge/news/lawson-to-drive-red-bull-f1-car-at-bathurst/10425120/ |work=Autosport |date=27 January 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Kiwi star Liam Lawson to drive Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 car at Bathurst |url=https://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/news/kiwi-star-liam-lawson-to-drive-oracle-red-bull-racing-f1-car-at-bathurst/ |website=Bathurst 12 Hour |access-date=6 February 2023 |language=en-AU}}
  • On 15 March 2025, the Brazilian city of Curitiba, Paraná staged the Red Bull Showrun with two versions of RB7. The F1 model was driven by Patrick Friesacher, and the Racing Bulls version by Scott Speed. This event mobilized over 100,000 people to watch and was an absolute success.{{Cite news|url=https://motor1.uol.com.br/news/753643/redbull-showrun-curitiba-brasil-evento/|title=Curitiba recebe Red Bull Showrun e encanta com velocidade e adrenalina|date=16 March 2025|work=Motor1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317181320/https://motor1.uol.com.br/news/753643/redbull-showrun-curitiba-brasil-evento/|archive-date=17 March 2025|language=pt|url-status=live|trans-title=Curitiba hosts Red Bull Showrun and enchants with speed and adrenaline|access-date=27 March 2025}}
  • On 2 April 2025, these cars reappeared with the same livery during the Red Bull Showrun x Powered by Honda event at Tokyo ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.
  • On 8 June 2025 the same cars participated in Red Bull Showrun Sofia and were driven by David Coulthard and Nikola Tsolov.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

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Year

! Entrant

! Engine

! Tyres

! Drivers

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! Points

! WCC

rowspan=3| {{F1|2011}}

|rowspan=3| Red Bull Racing

|rowspan=3| Renault RS27 V8

|rowspan=3| {{Pirelli}}

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| AUS

| MAL

| CHN

| TUR

| ESP

| MON

| CAN

| EUR

| GBR

| GER

| HUN

| BEL

| ITA

| SIN

| JPN

| KOR

| IND

| ABU

| BRA

|rowspan=3 style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 650

|rowspan=3 style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1st

{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4

|style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

|style="background-color:#efcfff"| Ret

|style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2

{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 5

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4

|style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4

|style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3

|style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3

|style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3

|style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 5

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background-color:#efcfff"| Ret

|style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4

|style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4

|style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4

|style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1

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{{succession box | before = Red Bull RB6 | title = Autosport
Racing Car Of The Year | after = Red Bull RB8 | years = 2011}}

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Category:Red Bull Formula One cars

Category:Formula One championship–winning cars