Red Bull Racing was formed when Red Bull, an energy drinks company, purchased Jaguar Racing on 15 November 2004. The team traced its roots back to the Stewart Grand Prix outfit that debuted in 1997; Jackie Stewart sold his team to the Ford Motor Company late in 1999, who rebranded it Jaguar Racing. Red Bull agreed the purchase for a symbolic US$1 in return for a commitment to invest US$400 million in the team over three Grand Prix seasons. Christian Horner was installed as team boss.
Red Bull Racing was officially promoted to Renault's full-works partnership status for the 2011 season. Nissan's premium automotive brand Infiniti joined Red Bull Racing as an official partner for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The team was then renamed Infiniti Red Bull Racing for the 2013 season when Infiniti became Title Partner and Vehicle Performance Partner.
Infiniti Red Bull continued with drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber for the fifth consecutive season. In Malaysia, Vettel won after disobeying a direct team order — the now-infamous 'Multi 21' instruction, a code for the driver in car #2 (Webber) to remain ahead of car #1 (Vettel). Vettel ignored the order and passed Webber with 13 laps remaining. In the cool-down room Webber could be heard saying "Multi-21, Seb. Multi-21!"
At the Italian Grand Prix, Vettel secured the team's 50th pole position and 40th Grand Prix victory. At the Indian Grand Prix, Vettel sealed the Drivers' Championship title, and in doing so won the Constructors' Championship for Infiniti Red Bull Racing for the fourth consecutive year. Vettel won the Drivers' Championship for a third consecutive time in 2012, and a fourth in 2013, making him the youngest triple and then quadruple World Champion.
At the British Grand Prix, Mark Webber announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season, having signed a deal with Porsche in the FIA World Endurance Championship for 2014. Before the Italian Grand Prix it was announced that Daniel Ricciardo, the Toro Rosso driver, would replace Webber for the 2014 season. Sebastian Vettel extended his contract with Infiniti Red Bull Racing until the end of 2015.
Infiniti Red Bull started 2014 with reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo. In pre-season testing it became clear that the Renault engine was very unreliable and down on power compared to the Ferrari and Mercedes engines.
At the Australian Grand Prix, Ricciardo finished second but was later disqualified for violating the FIA's rule capping fuel use at 100 kg per hour. Red Bull appealed on 14 April but lost their case. At the Spanish Grand Prix, Ricciardo obtained his first podium finish as a Formula One driver. In Canada, Ricciardo won the race, achieving his first career victory in Formula One.
After the Austrian Grand Prix, Christian Horner described the performance of the Renault engine as "unacceptable." The team finished second in the championship on 405 points, winning only three races throughout the season.
At the Japanese Grand Prix that year, the team announced that Vettel would leave after the 2014 season. He was replaced by Daniil Kvyat for 2015.
Daniel Ricciardo returned for a second season. 2015 for Infiniti Red Bull was seen initially as a continuous resurgence, but reliability, power, and drivability were all major issues that plagued the team through the season. The team scored their best finish in Hungary, where Ricciardo and Kvyat finished 2–3. At the United States Grand Prix, both drivers made mistakes allowing both Mercedes cars to pass them. Red Bull failed to win a single race for the first time since 2008. The team ended the season in fourth place on 187 points, their lowest finish position in seven years.
For 2016, Red Bull Racing used Renault engines branded as TAG Heuer due to their public breakdown with Renault in 2015. Infiniti also departed as a main sponsor to the newly reformed Renault Sport Formula One Team for the same reason. The team was no longer known as Infiniti Red Bull Racing from the 2016 season onward.
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