{{Short description|Soapbox race organized at least once a year by Red Bull}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}{{Use Oxford spelling|date=April 2026}} [[File:Red Bull Soapbox Race 2017 - Alexandra Palace, London (35789849991).jpg|alt=A participant driving through the course for the Red Bull Soapbox Race held in Alexandra Palace, London in 2017.|thumb|228x228px|A participant driving through the course for the Red Bull Soapbox Race held in [[Alexandra Palace]], [[London]] in 2017]] The '''Red Bull Soapbox Race''' is a [[Gravity racer|soapbox]] race organised at least once a year by [[Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull]]. During its final phase, [[amateur]] pilots challenge one another by presenting [[Do it yourself|hand-made]], motor-less vehicles, judged for their aesthetics, their speed and their [[road-holding]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite magazine|date=2018-01-15|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race, approda su Blaze la corsa più stravagante del mondo|url=https://www.wired.it/gadget/motori/2018/01/15/red-bull-soapbox-race-blaze-corsa/|access-date=2021-04-05|magazine=Wired|language=it}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web|title=La corsa di "auto" più pazza del mondo arriva a Firenze|url=https://www.firenzetoday.it/eventi/corsa-auto-senza-motore-red-bull-7-giugno-2020.html|access-date=2021-04-05|website=FirenzeToday|language=it}}</ref>
Originality and extravagance play an even greater role in the competition, as each team is also rated for their showmanship and the soapboxes are often inspired by [[folklore]], [[Popular culture|pop culture]], [[motorsport]] or everyday-life themes in their creation. Some notable examples include [[Pokémon]]-based karts and playful reproductions of the [[Popemobile]] or [[Mr. Bean]]'s [[Mini]].
First held in 2000, over a hundred races have been held in multiple countries around the world ever since, usually attracting thousands of spectators and putting the primary focus on the most creative and entertaining side of the competition.<ref name=":10" />
== History == The inaugural event was held in [[Brussels|Brussels, Belgium]] on April 30, 2000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/15/red-bull-soapbox-races-re_n_3600757.html |title=PHOTOS: Soapbox Races Make An EPIC Comeback |last=Thomas |first=Emily |date=2013-07-15 |website=[[HuffPost|The Huffington Post]] |access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> Races have since been held all across the world, covering every single continent at least once, excluding Antarctica.<ref name=":0" /> The first race out of Europe took place on March 30, 2003, when the sixth edition was organized in [[Auckland|Auckland, New Zealand]]: this was also the first time the competition was held in Oceania. Auckland would later host the soapbox race thrice more, in 2005, 2013 and 2015.
In 2004, the event was organized in four different locations throughout the year, including [[Durban|Durban, South Africa]].<ref name=":12" /> The same location was chosen one year later, and the [[South Africa|country]] would host the competition twice more, in 2006 (in [[Johannesburg]]) and 2010 (in [[Soweto]]): South Africa still represents the only African nation to have held the soapbox race.
The competition first arrived in the [[United States]] in 2006, when a new edition was held in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]: ever since, a total number of seventeen races have taken place throughout the country.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/automobiles/21SOAP.html|title=Soapbox Derby - Red Bull|last=Hughes|first=C. J.|date=2007-10-21|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>
In 2007, the race spread to the Caribbean for the first time, as [[Jamaica]] hosted a new edition. Instead, South America first got to know the event better the following year, when two different editions were held in [[Brazil]]: the first one took place in [[Fortaleza]] on June 8, while the second one was organized in [[Porto Alegre]] on September 21.
The circle was completed between 2012 and 2017, with four subsequent editions being organized in the same number of Asian countries: [[China]] (although the event was hosted in [[Hong Kong]]), [[India]], [[Taiwan]] and [[Oman]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":13">{{Cite web|title=India's first Red Bull Soapbox Race wows crowds - ZigWheels|url=https://www.zigwheels.com/news-features/news/india039s-first-red-bull-soapbox-race-wows-crowds/15007/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=ZigWheels.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web|title=Omanis lap up first Soapbox Race|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/oman/omanis-lap-up-first-soapbox-race-1.1172728|access-date=2021-04-05|website=gulfnews.com|date=September 15, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
Currently, 2017 has featured the largest amount of races, with eleven different races taking place between Europe, North America and Asia throughout the year.
2020 actually featured just one edition of the race, held in [[Santiago]] (the third time overall, as the [[Chile]]an capital city had already hosted the event in 2011 and 2016) on March 14.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race 2020: Santiago de Chile|url=https://www.redbull.com/cl-es/events/soapbox-race-chile/ranking-soapbox-race-2020|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.redbull.com}}</ref> The second one was set to be held in [[Florence|Florence, Italy]] on June 7,<ref name=":11" /> but was later cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy|emergency measures]] taken in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in the country. Still, the seventy selected projects were rated and awarded by the deputed jury in October of the same year.<ref name=":15">{{Cite news|date=2020-09-22|title=Red Bull Soap Box Race 2020|work=|url=https://policies.redbull.com/custom/c57e109f-49b1-4c9a-a58c-f6ce319a6193/Modifica-Regolamento-RED-BULL-SOAP-BOX-RACE.pdf|access-date=2021-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race 2020|url=https://www.redbull.com/it-it/events/red-bull-soapbox-2020|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.redbull.com}}</ref>
== Rules == [[File:Red Bull Soapbox Race 2017 - Alexandra Palace, London (35802925281).jpg|alt=A participant to the race held in Alexandra Palace, London (2017) driving through the course on a Pokémon-inspired soapbox: creativity plays a huge role in the competition, as the style of every single vehicle is inspired by folklore, pop culture or everyday-life themes.|thumb|238x238px|A participant to the race held in [[Alexandra Palace]], [[London]] (2017) driving through the course on a [[Pokémon]]-inspired soapbox: creativity plays a huge role in the competition, as the style of each vehicle is inspired by folklore, pop culture or everyday-life themes.]] The vehicles must have steering and braking capability.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":16">{{Cite news|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race 2020 - Rules|url=https://policies.redbull.com/custom/c57e109f-49b1-4c9a-a58c-f6ce319a6193/Regolamento-Red-Bull-Soapbox-Race-003.pdf|access-date=2021-04-05}}</ref> Teams are judged on both the time taken to complete the course, as well as creativity of their design and the showmanship of a performance at the start of the race, meaning the team with the fastest time is not necessarily the winner.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/attractions/tally-ho-red-bull-soapbox-race-2015-headed-for-alexandra-palace-10242453.html|title=Tally ho! Red Bull Soapbox Race 2015 headed for Alexandra Palace|date=2015-05-12|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>
== Tracks == In the 2013 London race, one team reached a speed of over {{Convert|50|km/h|4=-1}} as they completed the {{Convert|430|m|adj=on}} course in 33 seconds.<ref name=":3" /> The Cork 2004 course down St. Patrick's Hill was the steepest ever used at the time.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/soapbox-drivers-didn-t-need-any-stimulants-to-fly-without-wings-1.1145710|title=Soapbox drivers didn't need any stimulants to fly without wings|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>
== Notable participants == In 2008, a team from Queen's University Belfast set the world speed record for soapbox racers at Stormont, Northern Ireland, at {{cvt|45|mph|km/h|order=flip}}, before entering the vehicle, Equmes 1, into the Red Bull race at Stormont later in the week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOAP+BOX+DERBY.-a0179356675|title=SOAP BOX DERBY. - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7416548.stm|title=Students break soapbox record|date=2008-05-23|newspaper=BBC|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>
On May 16, 2015, the Dutch racing driver [[Max Verstappen]], a [[Formula One]] driver for the [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull racing team]] himself, opened the race in [[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg, Netherlands]], driving a soapbox that resembled his own [[Toro Rosso STR10|STR10]] racing car.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/32690427|title=Formula 1 gossip: Button, Maldonado, Grosjean, Hakkinen|website=BBC Sport|date=May 11, 2015 |access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>
On 7 July 2019, YouTubers Zac Alsop and Jamie Rawsthorne of "The Zac and Jay Show" entered the London race. In a [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]-themed run, they threw around £1,000 into the crowd.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 August 2019 |last1=Alsop |first1=Zac |title=We Crashed badly in the Redbull Soapbox London |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh5DY0L2GU8 |website=YouTube |access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref>
In September 2024, YouTuber [[TomSka]] and a team from [[Surfshark VPN]] entered the race in [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]] as part of an advertising campaign. The cart was themed around a toilet and had TomSka piloting the cart 'naked', though in reality he was wearing skin-coloured underwear, with the tagline "Why are you sharing your data, but not this?".<ref>{{cite Instagram|user=surfshark|postid=DADmkOeMzCL|title=We made TomSka an offer he couldn’t refuse|date=18 September 2024|access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref> TomSka also revealed that he had planned to film an episode for his series "TryHards" at the race alongside collaborator Eddie Bowley but that they had failed to secure places in time.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell|user=thetomska|number=1833780064283947386|title=Basically, this isn't for TryHards...|date=11 September 2024|access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref>
== Races == {| class="wikitable" !No. !Date !Course length !Location !City !Country/Region !Entrants !Winning team !Spectators !Reference |- |1 |30 April 2000 | | |[[Brussels]] |{{flag|Belgium}} | | | | |- |2 |2 September 2001 | |[[Roundhay Park]] |[[Leeds]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |50 |The Garage | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/soap-stars-box-clever-at-park-wacky-races-1-2062298|title=Soap stars box clever at park wacky races|website=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- |3 |2 September 2001 |{{Convert|800|m}} |Kurpark Oberlaa |[[Vienna]] |{{flag|Austria}} | | | | |- |4 |17 March 2002 | | |[[Melbourne]] |{{flag|Australia}} | | | | |- |5 |7 July 2002 |{{Convert|750|m}} | |[[Bern]] |{{flag|Switzerland}} |62 |Kuhl Runnings | | |- |5 |8 September 2002 | | |[[Bochum]] |{{flag|Germany}} | | | | |- |6 |30 March 2003 |{{Convert|700|m}} |[[Auckland Domain]] |[[Auckland]] |{{flag|New Zealand}} |80 |Rubber Duck Racing |44,000 | |- |7 |2004 | | | |{{flag|Netherlands}} | | | | |- |8 |20 June 2004 |{{Convert|250|m}} |St Patrick's Hill |[[Cork (city)|Cork]] |{{flag|Ireland}} |63 |Crazy Babies | |<ref name=":4" /> |- |9 |8 August 2004 |{{Convert|650|m}} |[[Knebworth Park]] |[[Stevenage]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |84 |Team Volvet Underground | | |- |10 |17 October 2004 |{{Convert|445|m}} |Trematon Drive |[[Durban]] |{{flag|South Africa}} |67 |Team Flower Power | |<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/no-horse-but-flower-power-at-box-cart-race-224395/|title=No horse but Flower Power at box cart race|website=www.iol.co.za|access-date=2018-03-18}}</ref> |- | |28 November 2004 |{{Convert|500|m|ft|disp=preunit|+}} |Lansdowne Street |[[Melbourne]] |{{flag|Australia}} |94 |BBQ boys from Monbulk | | |- | |2005 | |La Rue d'Ouchy |[[Lausanne]] |{{flag|Switzerland}} | | | | |- | |2005 |{{Convert|445|m}} |Trematon Drive |[[Durban]] |{{flag|South Africa}} |70+ | | | |- | |13 February 2005 |{{Convert|700|m}} |[[Auckland Domain]] |[[Auckland]] |{{flag|New Zealand}} |80 |Wanganui Motors Transformers | | |- | |18 September 2005 | |[[Schloss Solitude]] |[[Stuttgart]] |{{flag|Germany}} | | | | |- | |27 August 2006 | |[[Jan Smuts Avenue]] |[[Johannesburg]] |{{flag|South Africa}} |54 | | |<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|title=Fast and frikken ridiculous in Soweto|url=https://www.travelstart.co.za/blog/fast-and-frikken’-ridiculous-in-soweto/|access-date=2018-03-18|website=TravelStart Blog}}</ref> |- | |24 September 2006 |{{Convert|800|m}} |Kurpark Oberlaa |[[Vienna]] |{{flag|Austria}} | | | | |- | |29 October 2006 | |[[Forest Park (St. Louis)|Forest Park]] |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] |{{flag|United States}} |42 |Fast Food | | |- | |11 August 2007 | | | |{{flag|Jamaica}} |43 |The Pier One Team | | |- | |30 September 2007 |{{convert|0.5|mi|m}} |Fremont Avenue to North 36th Street |[[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] |{{flag|United States}} | |The A-Team | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefalcononline.com/2007/10/red-bull-energy-drink-brings-iconic-soapbox-races-to-fremont/|title=Red Bull energy drink brings iconic soapbox races to Fremont {{!}} The Falcon|website=www.thefalcononline.com|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |14 October 2007 |{{convert|0.25|mi|m}} |[[College Hill, Providence, Rhode Island|College Hill]] |[[Providence, Rhode Island]] |{{flag|United States}} |61 |The Good, The Bad and The Nerdy (The Numerator 2.0) | |<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.browndailyherald.com/2007/10/15/soapbox-cars-race-down-college-hill/|title=Soapbox cars race down College Hill|last=Tyagi|first=Hari|date=2007-10-15|website=Brown Daily Herald|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |11 May 2008 | | |[[Brussels]] |{{flag|Belgium}} | | | | |- | |25 May 2008 | |[[Stormont, Belfast|Stormont]] |[[Belfast]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |47 |Ruddell Metals | |<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/soapbox-derby-brings-out-the-daring-and-the-daft-1-1870131|title=Soapbox derby brings out the daring and the daft|website=www.newsletter.co.uk|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |8 June 2008 | |[[Praia do Futuro]] |[[Fortaleza]], [[Ceará]] |{{flag|Brazil}} |39 |Elvis não morreu, bebeu! (Elvis did not die, drank!) | | |- | |6 September 2008 |{{Convert|500|m}} | |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |{{flag|United States}} | |Deuces Wild | | |- | |7 September 2008 | |West 4th Avenue |[[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]] |{{flag|Canada}} | | | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/red-bull-soapbox-race-makes-first-ever-canadian-pit-stop-in-vancouver-536144131.html/|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race Makes First-Ever Canadian Pit Stop in Vancouver|website=Newswire Canada|access-date=2018-03-18}}</ref> |- | |21 September 2008 |{{Convert|400|m}} |Corrida em Porto Alegre |[[Porto Alegre|Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul]] |{{flag|Brazil}} |29 |Gangster's Team Gravity Race | | |- | |4 October 2008 | |[[Eden Park (Cincinnati)|Eden Park]] |[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]] |{{flag|United States}} | | | | |- | |25 October 2008 | | |[[Denver|Denver, Colorado]] |{{flag|United States}} | |Team Save Ferris | | |- |29 |24 May 2009 | |[[Maçka, Istanbul|Maçka]] |[[Istanbul]] |{{flag|Turkey}} |60 |FIRE(Ateş) | | |- | |29 August 2009 | |[[Piedmont Park|10th Street, Piedmont Park]] |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |{{flag|United States}} | |Yongsa Dragon Breath | | |- | |6 September 2009 | | |[[Medellín]] |{{flag|Colombia}} | | | | |- | |26 September 2009 | |[[Grand Avenue (Los Angeles)|Grand Ave.]] and 5th Street |[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] |{{flag|United States}} | |Ironheade |105,000 | |- | |18 October 2009 | |[[Sacher Park]] |[[Jerusalem]] |{{flag|Israel}} | | | | |- | |24 September 2010 | |Diepkloof Xtreme Park |[[Soweto]] |{{flag|South Africa}} |50+ |Team Zooma | |<ref name=":17" /> |- | |6 November 2010 | |[[Fundidora Park]] |[[Monterrey]] |{{flag|Mexico}} | | | | |- | |23 April 2011 | |Estrada da Rainha |[[Balneário Camboriú|Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina]] |{{flag|Brazil}} | | | | |- | |23 May 2011 | | |[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] |{{flag|United States}} |38 |The Lakers Fanwagon |115,000 |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wyatt-closs/2011-red-bull-soapbox-rac_b_865169.html|title=2011 Red Bull Soapbox Race Designs -- Rate 'Em!|last1=Political|first1=Wyatt Closs|last2=Strategist|first2=Pop Culture|date=2011-05-23|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-08-10|last3=Observer|first3=Keen|last4=www.bigbowlofideas.com|first4=Voracious Consumer}}</ref> |- | |12 June 2011 | | |[[Zagreb]] |{{flag|Croatia}} | | | | |- | |3 July 2011 | | |[[Stockholm]] |{{flag|Sweden}} | | | | |- | |18 July 2011 |{{Convert|450|m}} |Heroiv Krut Alley |[[Kyiv]] |{{flag|Ukraine}} |43 | | | |- | |25 September 2011 | |Parque Nacional de Bogotá |[[Bogotá]] |{{flag|Colombia}} |60 | | | |- | |2 October 2011 | |Praça do Papa |[[Belo Horizonte|Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais]] |{{flag|Brazil}} | |Red Bule Uai Sô | | |- | |21 November 2011 | | |[[Santiago]] |{{flag|Chile}} |68 | | | |- | |5 May 2012 |{{Convert|380|m}} | |[[Brussels]] |{{flag|Belgium}} |85 |Toga Max 2 | | |- | |10 June 2012 | |10th Street, [[Piedmont Park]] |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |{{flag|United States}} |36 |SweetWater | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/red-bull-soap-box-derby-features-crazy-cars-racers/242730054|title=Red Bull Soap Box Derby features crazy cars, racers|last=EndPlay|date=2012-06-11|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |1 July 2012 |{{Convert|500|m}} |[[Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit|Krylatskoye Cycling Circuit]] |[[Moscow]] |{{flag|Russia}} |56 | | | |- | |16 September 2012 | |[[Austin Ranch]] |[[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]] |{{flag|United States}} |40 |Oregon Trail | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/20120916-ridiculously-dressed-teams-cars-falling-apart-at-red-bull-soapbox-race.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920203835/http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/20120916-ridiculously-dressed-teams-cars-falling-apart-at-red-bull-soapbox-race.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2012|title=Ridiculously-dressed teams, cars falling apart at Red Bull Soapbox Race|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |23 September 2012 | | |[[Warsaw]] |{{flag|Poland}} |80 | | | |- | |15 October 2012 | |To Shek Street, Ma On Shan |{{flag|Hong Kong}} |{{flag|China}} |42 | | |<ref name=":2">{{Citation|title=Soapbox racing takes off in Hong Kong|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9609680/Soapbox-racing-takes-off-in-Hong-Kong.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016124321/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9609680/Soapbox-racing-takes-off-in-Hong-Kong.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-16|accessdate=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |2 December 2012 | | |[[Mumbai]] |{{flag|India}} |50 | | |<ref name=":13" /> |- | |19 April 2013 | | |[[Muscat]] |{{flag|Oman}} | |No Flying Yoke | |<ref name=":14" /> |- | |14 July 2013 |{{Convert|500|m}} |Halde Hoheward |[[Herten]] |{{flag|Germany}} |68 |Zeitrider |55,000 | |- | |14 July 2013 |{{Convert|420|m}} |[[Alexandra Palace]] |[[London]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |70 |SpitPhya | |<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |- | |25 August 2013 | |[[Nygårdsparken]] |[[Bergen]] |{{flag|Norway}} | | | | |- | |29 September 2013 | |[[Taipei National University of the Arts]] |[[Taipei]] |{{flag|Taiwan}} | | | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2013/09/30/soap-box-racers-compete-in-taiwan/2894735/|title=Soap box racers compete in Taiwan|website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref> |- | |11 November 2013 | | |[[Buenos Aires]] |{{flag|Argentina}} | | | | |- | |13 November 2013 |{{Convert|700|m}} |[[Auckland Domain]] |[[Auckland]] |{{flag|New Zealand}} | |Team Zoom Car Wash | | |- | |6 April 2014 |{{Convert|400|m}} |La Heradura |[[Lima]] |{{flag|Peru}} |52 |Rapidos Y Sabrosos |25,000 | |- | |15 June 2014 | |[[Parc de Saint-Cloud]] |[[Paris]] |{{flag|France}} |50 |Rugbyman en Folie |38,000 | |- | |24 August 2014 | |[[Yesler Way]] |[[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] |{{flag|United States}} |36 |Nickerson Street Saloon Rainier Rocket | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/slideshow/Red-Bull-Soapbox-Race-2014-92249/photo-6768458.php|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race 2014|date=25 August 2014|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |14 September 2014 | |Amfiteatrul Mihai Eminescu |[[Bucharest]] |{{flag|Romania}} |51 |Vegetarian Cannibals | | |- | |28 September 2014 | |[[National Palace of Culture]] |[[Sofia]] |{{flag|Bulgaria}} | | | | |- | |28 September 2014 |{{Convert|500|m}} |[[International Federation of Sport Climbing|IFSC Headquarters]] |[[Turin]] |{{flag|Italy}} |61 |Let There Be Rock |40,000 | |- | |16 May 2015 |{{Convert|350|m}} |[[Cauberg]] |[[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]] |{{flag|Netherlands}} |60 |Der Mergelvreters | |<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollandexpatcenter.com/events/Red-Bull-Soapbox-Race.html?id=4871|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race|last=South|first=Holland Expat Center|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |12 July 2015 |{{Convert|420|m}} |[[Alexandra Palace]] |[[London]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |65 |Absolute Radio Breakfast Club | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/red-bull-soapbox-race-dozens-of-home-made-vehicles-compete-in-madcap-race-at-alexandra-palace-10384039.html|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race: Dozens of home-made vehicles compete in madcap|date=2015-07-12|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- |99 |29 August 2015 |{{convert|1,500|feet|m}} |[[Eden Park (Cincinnati)|Eden Park]] |[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]] |{{flag|United States}} |41 |Peep My Ride | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fox19.com/story/29915437/peep-my-ride-wins-99th-red-bull-soapbox-race-in-eden-park|title='Peep My Ride' wins 99th Red Bull Soapbox Race in Eden Park|last=Harrington|first=Ashley|date=August 30, 2015 |access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- |100 |4 September 2015 | | |[[Amman]] |{{flag|Jordan}} | | | | |- |101 |6 September 2015 |{{Convert|300|m}} |[[Beaver Hall Hill Group|Beaver Hall Hill]] |[[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]] |{{flag|Canada}} |45 |The Docs (Back to the Future) |25,000 |<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/the-meek-will-not-inherit-the-world-of-red-bull|title=The meek will not inherit the world of Red Bull|date=2015-09-07|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- |102 |20 September 2015 |{{Convert|400|m}} | |[[Goiânia]], [[Goiás]] |{{flag|Brazil}} | | | | |- |103 |24 October 2015 |{{convert|1,200|feet|m}} |[[North Avenue (Atlanta)|North Ave]], [[Old Fourth Ward]] |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |{{flag|United States}} | |The Grease Monkeys | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/life/2015/10/28/greenville-team-wins-soapbox-race/74701722/|title=Greenville team wins soapbox race|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |31 October 2015 | |[[Montjuïc]] |[[Barcelona]] |{{flag|Spain}} |70 |TMC Men in Blue | | |- | |15 November 2015 | |[[Centennial Parklands]] |[[Sydney]] |{{flag|Australia}} | | | | |- | |22 November 2015 |{{Convert|700|m}} |[[Auckland Domain]] |[[Auckland]] |{{flag|New Zealand}} | |Red Stag Hunters | | |- | |5 June 2016 | |St Patrick's Hill |[[Cork (city)|Cork]] |{{flag|Ireland}} |60+ |Jumbo Breakfast Roll | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/30000-spectators-make-way-city-centre-watch-red-bull-soapbox-derby/2276482/|title=More than 30,000 spectators for Red Bull Soapbox spectacular|date=2016-06-06|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> |- | |3 September 2016 | |Colina Park |[[Cluj-Napoca]] |{{flag|Romania}} |41 | | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.agerpres.ro/lifestyle/2016/09/03/cluj-41-de-vehicule-artizanale-inedite-in-concursul-red-bull-soapbox-race-galerie-foto--16-08-55|title=Cluj: 41 de vehicule artizanale inedite în concursul Red Bull Soapbox Race|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref> |- | |11 September 2016 | |[[Atizapán de Zaragoza|Atizapán]] |[[Mexico City]] |{{flag|Mexico}} | |Chile en Papas de Calabaza | | |- | |9 October 2016 | | |[[Baku]] |{{flag|Azerbaijan}} | | | | |- | |13 November 2016 | |[[Buddh International Circuit]] |[[New Delhi]] |{{flag|India}} | | | |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race Returns To India On November 13th - ZigWheels|url=https://www.zigwheels.com/news-features/news/red-bull-soapbox-race-returns-to-india-on-november-13th/26798/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=ZigWheels.com|language=en}}</ref> |- | |13 November 2016 | |[[Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai|Hiranandani Gardens in Powai]] |[[Mumbai]] |{{flag|India}} |50 |The Other Guys | | |- | |27 November 2016 | |Calle Talinay, La Reina |[[Santiago]] |{{flag|Chile}} | |Calcetin Con Rombosman | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soapboxrace.redbull.com/cl/cl/index-location/|title=Red Bull Soapbox Race Santiago 2016|date=2016-11-27|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-18}}</ref> |- | |9 July 2017 |{{Convert|420|m}} |[[Alexandra Palace]] |[[London]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} | |Brooklands Special | | |- | |19 August 2017 | |[[Tähtitorninvuori]] |[[Helsinki]] |{{flag|Finland}} | |Saippua Loota Kustoms | | |- | |19 August 2017 |{{Convert|350|m}} |[[Cauberg]] |[[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]] |{{flag|Netherlands}} |70 |Return of the Legend | | |- | |20 August 2017 | |The Botanical Garden |[[Aarhus]] |{{flag|Denmark}} | | | | |- | |20 August 2017 | |[[Elysian Park, Los Angeles|Elysian Park]] |[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] |{{flag|United States}} |61 |OJ & the White Bronco | | |- | |10 September 2017 |{{Convert|410|m}} |[[Mont-de-l'Enclus|Mont-de-l’Enclus]] |[[Kluisbergen]] |{{flag|Belgium}} |70 |Pattyn Packing Lines | | |- | |10 September 2017 | |La Rue d'Ouchy |[[Lausanne]] |{{flag|Switzerland}} |70 |The Fly | | |- | |24 September 2017 | |[[Palace of the Republic, Almaty|Palace of the Republic]] |[[Almaty]] |{{flag|Kazakhstan}} | | | | |- | |1 October 2017 | |[[National Taiwan Sport University]], [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]] |[[Taipei]] |{{flag|Taiwan}} | | | | |- | |1 October 2017 | |[[Parc de Saint-Cloud]] |[[Paris]] |{{flag|France}} |51 |Drum Team | | |- | |23 October 2017 | |[[Yomiuriland|Yomiuriland Amusement Park]] |[[Tokyo]] |{{flag|Japan}} | | | | |- | |24 June 2018 |{{Convert|500|m}} |[[Villa Borghese]] |[[Rome]] |{{flag|Italy}} | | | |<ref name=":10" /> |- | |8 September 2018 |{{convert|1,500|feet|m}} |[[Eden Park (Cincinnati)|Eden Park]] |[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]] |{{flag|United States}} | |The Sea Cowboys (aka the Swamp Monkeys) | | |- | |9 September 2018 | |[[Parque Eduardo Sétimo]] |[[Lisbon]] |{{flag|Portugal}} | |The Mean Machine | | |- | |7 July 2019 |{{Convert|420|m}} |[[Alexandra Palace]] |[[London]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |59 |Gas Gas Gas |20,000 | |- |- | |15 September 2019 | | |[[Kaunas]] |{{flag|Lithuania}} |60 |Klumpė | | |- | |28 September 2019 | |[[The Colony Ranch]] |[[The Colony, Texas]] |{{flag|United States}} | |Skeeter Done, (aka the Swamp Monkeys) | | |- | |6 October 2019 | |[[Yomiuriland]] |[[Kawasaki, Kanagawa]] |{{flag|Japan}} | |Banana Cabaret | |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Red Bull Box Cart Race, 6th Oct, 2019 | Tokyo Cheapo|url=https://tokyocheapo.com/events/red-bull-box-cart-race/}}</ref> |- | |14 March 2020 | |Zona de Pits, [[Parque Metropolitano, Santiago|Parque Metropolitano]] |[[Santiago]] |{{flag|Chile}} |30 |Los Pícaros del Bío Bío | |<ref name=":18" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bases de Promoción 'Red Bull Soapbox Race 2020'|url=https://www.redbull.com/cl-es/events/soapbox-race-chile/bases-legales-soapbox-race-chile|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.redbull.com}}</ref> |- | |<s>7 June 2020</s><ref>The race was originally set to be held on June 7, 2020, but was later cancelled due to the emergency measures taken in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
On October 21 of the same year, the deputed jury gathered to select and rate seventy projects, awarding the best three ones.</ref> |{{Convert|500|m}}<ref name=":16" /> |[[Piazzale Michelangelo]] |[[Florence]] |{{flag|Italy}} |70 | | | |- | |18 June 2022 | |[[Iowa State Capitol]] |[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |{{flag|United States}} | | | 25,000 | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-24 |title=Red Bull Soapbox Race Cruising Into Des Moines |url=https://www.catchdesmoines.com/articles/post/red-bull-soapbox-race-cruising-into-des-moines/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.catchdesmoines.com |language=en-us}}</ref> |- | |26 June 2022 | |Porta del Paese |[[City of San Marino|Città di San Marino]] |{{flag|San Marino}} |40 |Car-ota Gag Garage | | |- | |3 July 2022 | |[[Alexandra Palace]] |[[London]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |67 |Go Go Gadget Soapbox | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Bull Soapbox Race London 2022: Official Event Page |url=https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/red-bull-soapbox-race-london/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=redbull.com}}</ref> |- | |3 December 2022 |{{Convert|500|m|ft|disp=preunit|+}} |Lansdowne Street |[[Melbourne]] |{{flag|Australia}} | | |30,000 | |- | |27 August 2023 | |Aargauerstalden |[[Bern]] |{{flag|Switzerland}} |44 |Hinteer Dem Lenkrad |28,000 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Bull Soapboxraces – netventure |url=https://www.netventure.tv/portfolio/rbsoapboxraces/?lang=en |access-date=2025-01-02 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |8 September 2023 |{{Convert|350|m}} |Abdoun Corridor |[[Amman]] |{{flag|Jordan}} |39 |Team Shalati |10,000+ |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-09 |title=Red Bull Soapbox Thrilled Jordanians in Amman - Jordan News {{!}} Latest News from Jordan, MENA |url=https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-115/Around-Jordan/Red-Bull-Soapbox-Thrilled-Jordanians-in-Amman-30791 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Jordan News {{!}} Latest News from Jordan, MENA |language=en}}</ref> |- | |22 October 2023 | | |[[Tbilisi]] |{{flag|Georgia}} | |Tech Crush | | |- | |3 March 2024 |{{Convert|250|m}} |Ramanaidu Studios |[[Hyderabad]] |{{flag|India}} |28 |Kranken Wagen | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnamurthy |first=P. |date=2024-03-05 |title=Thrills, spills: Red Bull Soapbox Race entertains thousands in Hyderabad |url=https://www.newstap.in/city-news/thrills-spills-red-bull-soapbox-race-entertains-thousands-in-hyderabad-1523986 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.newstap.in |language=en}}</ref> |- | |22 June 2024 | |Queen Elizabeth Park Road |[[Edmonton]] |{{flag|Canada}} |58 |Cock-A-Doodle Crew |30,000 |<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/red-bull-soapbox-race-attracts-30000-to-edmonton-river-valley/ | title=Red Bull Soapbox Race attracts 30,000 to Edmonton river valley | date=June 23, 2024 }}</ref> |- | |22 June 2024 |{{Convert|420|m}} |[[Alexandra Palace]] |[[London]] |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |59 |The Hurry Houdinis | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-23 |title=Alexandra Palace: Red Bull Soapbox race attracts thousands |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw88qyxnxzyo |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- | |31 May 2025 | |[[Iowa State Capitol]] |[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |{{flag|United States}} | |Rolling Fish Heads |35,000 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-31 |title=2025 Red Bull Soapbox Race Iowa Des Moines State Capitol |url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/entertainment/events/2025-red-bull-soapbox-race-iowa-des-moines-state-capitol/524-30a4c7d8-ebe1-4237-9eed-e5b81721b128 |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=We Are Iowa |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |<!--number--> |14 June 2025 |<!--course length--> |[[Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City|Capitol Hill]] |[[Salt Lake City]] |{{flag|United States}} |48 |The Desert Rats |50,000 |<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Carter |date=2025-06-14 |title=Red Bull's soapbox draws 50,000 to Salt Lake City — and many more laughs |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51330108/red-bulls-soapbox-draws-50000-to-salt-lake-city--and-many-more-laughs |work=[[KSL-TV]] |location=Salt Lake City |access-date=2025-06-15}}</ref> |- |<!--number--> |19 July 2025 |<!--course length--> |[[Downtown Los Angeles|Downtown]] |[[Los Angeles]] |{{flag|United States}} |<!--entrants--> |<!--winning team--> |<!--spectators--> |<!--references--> |- | |16 May 2026 | |[[Downtown Los Angeles|Downtown]] |[[Los Angeles]] |{{flag|United States}} |40 |Donut Media | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-17 |title=Photos: Red Bull Soapbox Derby Racing |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-16/photos-red-bull-soapbox-derby-racing |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
== Prizes == The winners of events receive a trophy and various special prizes, such as a trip to the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix to meet [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] (Hong Kong 2012<ref name=":2" />), a tour of the Red Bull Racing Factory, including a high performance track day (London 2013<ref name=":0" />). In the 2007 Providence race, the three highest scoring teams received trips.<ref name=":7" /> A People's Choice Award is given to the audience's favorite team.<ref name=":7" /> Prize money is also awarded for the best charity entrant - 5,000 Euros for the 2004 Cork race.<ref name=":4" />
== Reception == In 2007, the ''New York Times'' contrasted the creative nature of the Red Bull series adult based teams, with the traditional American view of youth based Soap Box Derby, where design options were limited.<ref name=":6" /> Reviewing the 2008 Belfast race, the [[The News Letter|''News Letter'']] related that it was "difficult to describe the quality of the lunacy on display"<ref name=":8" /> Reviewing the 2011 Los Angeles event, the ''Huffington Post'' described it as a piece of wholesome fun so rare in modern-day big cities, and through the various designs and teams it showed creativity and the human spirit, with flashes of great ingenuity and engineering, and capturing the [[zeitgeist]].<ref name=":1" /> Previewing the 2015 London event, the ''[[London Evening Standard|Evening Standard]]'' described the series as a global phenomenon.<ref name=":3" /> Reviewing the 2015 Montreal event, the ''Montreal Gazette'' said the races were not for the faint hearted, even for spectators.<ref name=":9" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/red-bull-soapbox-race-london/ Official website]
[[Category:Red Bull sports events|Soapbox Race]] [[Category:Gravity racing competitions]]