Where is Liam Lawson From?

Liam Lawson is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in the Formula One championship for Racing Bulls. In February 2019, he joined the Red Bull Junior Team and MP Motorsport to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. On January 15, 2021, it was announced that Lawson would compete in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship. His first year in the Formula 2 Championship saw Lawson finish ninth at the end of the season. In 2022, Lawson announced that he would race for Carlin in the Formula 2 Championship and finished third in the driver’s championship with 149 points (four wins and six podiums).

After joining the Red Bull Junior Team in 2019, Lawson first experienced an F1 car at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed, driving the 2011 Red Bull RB7. His actual Formula One debut was at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, driving for AlphaTauri, substituting for Daniel Ricciardo, and finishing 13th. Later, Lawson raced at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix for AlphaTauri and finished in 11th place. In the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix, Lawson finished 12th, and after a rough Qatar Grand Prix, Lawson returned to his role as a reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and RB Formula One Team (formerly known as AlphaTauri) in 2024. Lawson replaced Ricciardo for the six remaining rounds of the 2024 Formula One season. However, Lawson finished 21st in the standings, earning just four points across the six races. On December 18, 2024, Red Bull Racing announced that Sergio Perez would leave the team after the end of the 2024 season and later confirmed that Lawson would be driving in place of the Mexican, alongside the defending four-time world drivers’ champion Max Verstappen. However, Lawson was demoted from Red Bull Racing to the Racing Bulls team due to his poor performances in Australia and China. Yuki Tsunoda has replaced Lawson for Red Bull Racing, partnering with Max Verstappen.

Liam Lawson's Nationality

Liam Lawson was born on February 11, 2002, in Hastings and was brought up in Pukekohe, New Zealand. Pukekohe is located in the part of Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand. The town comprises 28,000 people (as of June 2024) and is the 24th-largest urban area in New Zealand. Lawson began Kart racing at seven and competed in various championships across New Zealand. Every year, Lawson returns to New Zealand to the Kartsport Auckland Go Kart Club on Rosebank Road, Avondale, and participates in the big City of Sails race on Auckland Anniversary Weekend.

Mentored by Ken Smith, a three-time New Zealand Grand Prix winner, Lawson was promoted to junior formulae in 2015 and won his first-ever championship title in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Both of Lawson's parents, Jared Lawson and Kristy Lawson, are from New Zealand.

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