2025 Formula One Sim Racing World Championship

2025 Formula One Sim Racing World Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Formula One Esports Series
Location	Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Series: LAN
Dates	14 January 2025–27 March 2025
Administrator	Codemasters EA Sports Formula One Management
Tournament format(s)	Qualification: Online Pro Exhibition: Driver's selection Pro Championship: Twelve race championship
Venue	Qualification: Worldwide Pro Exhibition: N/A Pro Championship: TBA
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The 2025 Formula One Sim Racing World Championship is an esports competition for Formula One which is the eighth season of the Formula One Esports Series and the second in the series to be named as the "Formula One Sim Racing Championship." It is held on Formula One's official 2024 game, featuring all ten teams from the real-life sport. The championship started on 14 January 2025 and will end on 27 March 2025.

Frederik Rasmussen of Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing entered the year as the defending World Driver's Champion, while Scuderia Ferrari Esports are the defending World Constructors' Champions. This will also be the last season for inaugural champion Brendon Leigh, who announced his retirement from sim racing prior to the beginning of the season.

Format

• Pro Championship

The drivers will race in a series of 3 LAN events that are broadcast live. Same as F1, drivers must make one pit stop if the weather is dry, and are not obligated to do so if it's wet. They earn points for themselves and their teams. These points will determine the F1 Sim Racing World Championship Teams’ and Drivers’ World Champions, with a total $750,000 prize fund.

Entries

Team	Race drivers
	setup pos.	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Alpine Sim Racing	R	84	Joni Törmälä	1–12
	L	52	Josh Idowu	1-12
	N/A	51	Piotr Stachulec	N/A
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Esports Team	R	45	Otis Lawrence	1–8
	L	8 26	Fabrizio Donoso Duncan Hofland	1, 4-5,7 2–3,6,8
KICK F1 Sim Racing Team	R	39	Thomas Ronhaar	1-8
	L	72	Brendon Leigh	1-8
	N/A	74	Tycho Hardy	N/A
McLaren Shadow	R	41	Alfie Butcher	1-8
	L	88	Lucas Blakeley	1-8
	N/A	12	Wilson Hughes	N/A
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team	R	15	Daniel Bereznay	1-6, 8
	L Both	62 25	István Puki Jake Benham	1-3, 6-8 4-5,7
MoneyGram Haas F1 Sim Racing Team	R	36	Joris Croezen	1-6,8
	L	34	Tamás Gál	1-8
	N/A	79	Shanaka Clay	7
Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing	R	19	Frederik Rasmussen	1-12
	L	5	Jarno Opmeer	1-12
	N/A	13	Sebastian Job	N/A
Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing Team	R	6	Tom Manley	1-8
	L	95 98	Ulaş Özyıldırım Declan Barrett	2-3,5-6,8 1,4,7
Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team	R	40	Nicolas Longuet	1-8
	L	7	Bari Broumand	1-8
	N/A	32	John Evans	N/A
Williams Esports	R	54	Ismael Fahssi	1-8
	L	9 93	Álvaro Carretón Rubén Pedreño	1-2, 4-6,8 3,7
Source: [1]

Notes:

• Rows are related to the position of the sim racing cockpit the drivers play on. Each team has two setups side by side, R means the Right side, the L the Left side simulator setup.

Calendar

The full schedule was announced on 19 December, consisting of twelve races across three separate events.

Round	Circuit	Distance	Date	Broadcast	Event
1	Albert Park Street Circuit, Melbourne	29 laps	14 January 2025	LIVE Race: 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship - Round 1: Australia on YouTube	Event One
2	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	29 laps	15 January 2025	LIVE Race: 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship - Round 2: China on YouTube
3	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	29 laps		LIVE Race: 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship - Round 3: Bahrain on YouTube
4	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	25 laps	16 January 2025	LIVE Race: 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship - Round 4: Saudi Arabia on YouTube
5	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	26 Laps	11 February 2025	LIVE Race: 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship - Round 5: Great Britain on YouTube	Event Two
6	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	22 Laps	12 February 2025	LIVE Race: 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship - Round 6: Belgium on YouTube
7	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	36 Laps		TBA
8	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	28 laps	13 February 2025	TBA
9	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	36 laps	25 March 2025	TBA	Event Three
10	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo	36 laps	26 March 2025	TBA
11	Losail International Circuit, Lusail	29 laps		TBA
12	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	29 laps	27 March 2025	TBA
Source: [2] [3]

Calendar changes

The Albert Park Street Circuit returned as the season opener for the first time since the 2018 season, and the Shanghai International Circuit will host a round for the first time since the 2021 season as the second round. The Red Bull Ring and the Las Vegas Strip Circuit dropped off the calendar in return.

Results

Season summary

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Albert Park Street Circuit, Melbourne	Ismael Fahssi	Jarno Opmeer	Ismael Fahssi	Williams Esports
2	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	Ulaş Özyıldırım	Joni Törmälä	Jarno Opmeer	Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing
3	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	Ismael Fahssi	Alfie Butcher	Bari Broumand	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team
4	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah*	Ismael Fahssi	Jarno Opmeer	Otis Lawrence	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Esports Team
5	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	Frederik Rasmussen	Tom Manley	Frederik Rasmussen	Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing
6	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	Thomas Ronhaar	István Puki	Alfie Butcher	McLaren Shadow
7	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	Bari Broumand	Nicolas Longuet	Bari Broumand	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team
8	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	Otis Lawrence	Ismael Fahssi	Thomas Ronhaar	KICK F1 Sim Racing Team
9	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
10	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo
11	Lusail International Circuit, Lusail
12	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi

Season report

Event One

The championship started at the Australian Grand Prix, where Ismael Fahssi of Williams took his first career pole position. At the start, he held onto the lead until defending champion Frederik Rasmussen snatched it from him on lap 7, leaving Fahssi pressured by runner-up Thomas Ronhaar and rookie Otis Lawrence, both driving for Kick F1 and Aston Martin respectively. When the round of pit stops came, the top four were all surmounted by Daniel Bereznay, who went on an alternative strategy. Towards the latter stages, Lawrence pushed Rasmussen wide at turn 5, who was then pushed by Lucas Blakeley at turn 8, shoving him down to only tenth at the race end. On the final lap, Fahssi overtook Bereznay, and Ronhaar attempted a divebomb on him, which resulted in both of them dropping down the order. Fahssi took his first victory in the series from István Puki and Bereznay. Jarno Opmeer finished fourth in his first outing for Red Bull Racing, followed by Lawrence and Ronhaar.

Ulaş Özyıldırım was the next pole sitter at the Chinese Grand Prix, making his debut for Racing Bulls. During the first half, he became involved in a battle with Ronhaar, Lawrence, and Brendon Leigh, in which he eventually lost out and dropped to thirteenth. His teammate, Tom Manley, collided with Leigh after the round of pit stops, also removing Leigh from contention and instead making room for Jarno Opmeer to chase after Ronhaar. Opmeer came out on top for his first win of the season, followed by Ronhaar, Bereznay, ad championship leader Fahssi in fourth.

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points will be awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race and one point will be given to the driver who sets the fastest lap inside the top ten.One extra point will be awarded to the pole-sitter.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole position	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1

In the event of a tie at the conclusion of the championship, a count-back system is used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's/team's best result used to decide the standings.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos. Driver AUS CHN BHR SAU GBR BEL NED USA MXC SAP QAT ABU Points 1 Thomas Ronhaar 7 2 6 9 6 3P 3 1 98 2 Ismael Fahssi 1P 4 3P 5P 12 17 2 6F 92 3 Jarno Opmeer 4F 1 11 2F 9 6 7 3 88 4 Bari Broumand 17 Ret 1 13 7 15 1P 2 75 5 Otis Lawrence 5 6 8 1 8 9 13 5P 64 6 Dani Bereznay 3 3 9 Ret 2 5 8 64 7 Alfie Butcher 6 5 7F 4 11 1 10 20 63 8 István Puki 2 8 2 2F 17 12 59 9 Frederik Rasmussen 10 11 18 Ret 1P 7 8 4 49 10 Jake Benham 3 3 4 42 11 Tom Manley 8 Ret 4 6 10F 4 9 10 41 12 Nicolas Longuet 19 7 13 7 4 12 5F 9 37 13 Josh Idowu 16 9 5 Ret 20 11 16 18 12 14 Álvaro Carretón 9 13 8 14 Ret 7 12 15 Joni Törmälä 20 10F 10 Ret 16 16 6 16 11 16 Lucas Blakeley 15 12 16 12 5 18 20 11 10 17 Ulaş Özyıldırım 14P Ret 13 8 14 5 18 Tamás Gál 13 17 19 10 19 14 11 19 1 19 Brendon Leigh 14 16 12 Ret 18 10 18 15 1 20 Joris Croezen 12 15 17 11 15 19 17 0 21 Declan Barrett 11 Ret 15 0 22 Rubén Pedreño 14 12 0 23 Duncan Hofland 18 15 13 13 0 24 Fabrizio Donoso 18 Ret 17 14 0 25 Shanaka Clay 19 0 Pos. Driver AUS CHN BHR SAU GBR BEL NED USA MXC SAP QAT ABU Points Sources:

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not enter Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap

Teams' Championship standings

Pos. Team AUS CHN BHR SAU GBR BEL NED USA MXC SAP QAT ABU Points 1 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 3 3 9 Ret 2 5 4 8 165 2 8 2 3 3 2F 17 12 2 Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing 10 11 18 Ret 1P 7 8 4 137 4F 1 11 2F 9 6 7 3 3 Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team 19 7 13 7 4 12 5F 9 112 17 Ret 1 13 7 15 1P 2 4 Williams Esports 1P 4 3P 5P 12 17 2 6F 104 9 13 14 8 14 Ret 12 7 5 KICK F1 Sim Racing Team 7 2 6 9 6 3P 3 1 99 14 16 12 Ret 18 10 18 15 6 McLaren Shadow 6 5 7F 4 11 1 10 20 73 15 12 16 12 5 18 20 11 7 Aston Martin Aramco F1 Esports Team 5 6 8 1 8 9 13 5P 64 18 18 15 Ret 17 13 14 13 8 Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing Team 8 Ret 4 6 10F 4 9 10 46 11 14P Ret Ret 13 8 15 14 9 Alpine Sim Racing 20 10F 10 Ret 16 16 6 16 23 16 9 5 Ret 20 11 16 18 10 MoneyGram Haas F1 Sim Racing Team 13 17 19 10 19 14 11 19 1 12 15 17 11 15 19 19 17 Pos. Team AUS CHN BHR SAU GBR BEL NED USA MXC SAP QAT ABU Points Sources

References

1. "Everything you need to know about the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship". formula1.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
2. "Presenting the F1 Sim Racing World Championship 2025 calendar, kicking off on 14th January". f1esports. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. https://traxion.gg/f1-sim-racing-esports-competition-returns-january-750k-prize-pool/