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Red Bull RB5
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The Red Bull RB5 is a Formula One racing car designed by the Red Bull Racing team for the 2009 Formula One season. It was driven by Sebastian Vettel, who drove for Red Bull's sister team Toro Rosso in the 2008 season, and Mark Webber. The car was launched on 9 February 2009 at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain.[3]
![]() The RB5 of Sebastian Vettel on display at Hangar-7 | |||||||||||
Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Red Bull | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Adrian Newey (Chief Technical Officer) Geoff Willis (Technical Director) Rob Marshall (Chief Designer) Mark Ellis (Performance Director) Andrew Green (Head of R&D) Peter Prodromou (Head of Aerodynamics) Dan Fallows (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Red Bull RB4 | ||||||||||
Successor | Red Bull RB6 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
Chassis | composite monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Aluminium alloy uprights, upper and lower carbon wishbones and pushrods, torsion bar springs and anti roll bars, Multimatic dampers | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Same as front, except Pull Rod | ||||||||||
Engine | Renault RS27 (90°) 2400cc V8, naturally aspirated, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 18,000 RPM-Limited | ||||||||||
Transmission | 7 forward + 1 reverse | ||||||||||
Power | >750 hp @ 18,000 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
Fuel | Total Group | ||||||||||
Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza OZ Racing Front: 12.7in x 13in OZ Racing Rear: 13.4in x 13in | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Red Bull Racing | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 14. ![]() 15. ![]() | ||||||||||
Debut | 2009 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
First win | 2009 Chinese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last win | 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The car gave the team its first pole position, first win and first ever 1–2 finish at the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix. Over the course of the season the car turned out to be competitive as it won 6 out of 17 races, with Vettel winning four races and Webber winning two. As a result, the team finished 2nd in the Constructors' Championship standings behind Brawn GP and Vettel finished second in the Drivers' Championship standings behind Jenson Button. In July 2010, Red Bull gifted designer Adrian Newey a complete RB5 car as a "thank you" gift for turning Red Bull into a title-challenging team. Newey first drove the car at the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.[4]