Daniel Ricciardo will return to Oracle Red Bull Racing and rejoin the team as the third driver for 2023.
Ricciardo will assist the team with testing and Sim work, as well as commercial activity.
“The smile says it all, I’m truly excited to be coming back home to Oracle Red Bull Racing as their third driver in 2023,” Ricciardo said. “I already have so many fond memories of my time here, but the welcome from Christian (Horner, Team Principal), Dr. Marko (Red Bull Racing advisor) and the entire team is something I’m sincerely appreciative of. For me personally, the ability to contribute to and be surrounded by the best team in F-1 is hugely appealing, whilst also giving me some time to recharge and refocus. I can’t wait to be with the team and support with simulator work, testing sessions and commercial activities. Let’s go!”
With 29 trophies to his name, there were plenty of high points in a stellar first run with Red Bull Racing. Immediately making an impact in his first year in 2014, finishing 3rd in the championship and securing wins in Montreal and Budapest.
Then in 2015, a stout Monaco performance and the fastest lap of the race, Ricciardo’s maiden pole came at the same race a year later. In 2016, he was also the only driver to finish all 21 races.
2017 saw Ricciardo win a wild Azerbaijan Grand Prix and take eight other podiums, before rolling into the 2018 season with a bang. He won two of the first six races that year, storming through the field in China and then taking victory in Monaco.
Since leaving Red Bull at the end of 2018, Ricciardo spent two years respectively at Renault and McLaren.
“It is great to bring Daniel back into the Red Bull family,” Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner said. “He has enormous talent and such a brilliant character; I know the whole factory is excited to be welcoming him home. In his role as test and third driver, Daniel will give us the chance to diversify, assisting in the development of the car, aiding the Team with his experience and knowledge of what it takes to succeed in F-1. We’re very pleased to be working with Daniel again and look forward to everything he will bring to the team in 2023.”