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The 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars set to be the 76th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is set to be contested over twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world. It will begin in March and end in December.

The 2025 season is planned to be the last year with the current engine regulations before the change to new power units in the beginning of the next championship. [1] Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively.

Entries

The following constructors and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2025 World Championship. All teams are due to compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.[ citation needed ]

Teams and drivers that are contracted to compete in the 2025 World Championship
Entrant Constructor Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name
Flag of France.svg   BWT Alpine F1 Team [2] Alpine-Renault Renault [3] TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team [4] Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes Mercedes [5] 14 Flag of Spain.svg   Fernando Alonso [6]
TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Italy.svg  Scuderia Ferrari HP [7] Ferrari Ferrari [3] 16 Flag of Monaco.svg   Charles Leclerc [8]
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Lewis Hamilton [9]
Flag of the United States.svg   MoneyGram Haas F1 Team [10] Haas-Ferrari Ferrari [11] TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber [12] Kick Sauber-Ferrari Ferrari [13] 27 Flag of Germany.svg   Nico Hülkenberg [14]
TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  McLaren Formula 1 Team McLaren-Mercedes Mercedes [15] 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Lando Norris [16]
81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Oscar Piastri [17]
Flag of Germany.svg  Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team [18] Mercedes Mercedes [3] 63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   George Russell [19]
TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Italy.svg   Visa Cash App RB F1 Team [20] RB-Honda RBPT Honda RBPT [21] TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Austria.svg   Oracle Red Bull Racing [22] Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT Honda RBPT [21] 33 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Max Verstappen [23]
TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Williams Racing Williams-Mercedes Mercedes [24] 23 Flag of Thailand.svg   Alexander Albon [25]
TBAFlag of None.svg TBA
Sources: [26] [27]

Driver changes

After twelve seasons with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in place of Carlos Sainz Jr. [9] [28] This will end Hamilton's record-breaking streak of most consecutive seasons driving for a single constructor, as well as his first season driving a car without a Mercedes power unit. [29]

Nico Hülkenberg is set to depart Haas after two seasons and to return to Sauber, with whom he last drove in 2013. [30]

Calendar

The 2025 calendar will feature the same twenty-four Grands Prix as the previous season, [31] with six of them to use the sprint format. [32]

Round Grand Prix Circuit Race date
1 Australian Grand Prix Flag of Australia (converted).svg Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 16 March
2 Chinese Grand Prix Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 23 March
3 Japanese Grand Prix Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 6 April
4 Bahrain Grand Prix Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 13 April
5 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 20 April
6 Miami Grand Prix Flag of the United States.svg Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida 4 May
7 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Flag of Italy.svg Imola Circuit, Imola 18 May
8 Monaco Grand Prix Flag of Monaco.svg Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 25 May
9 Spanish Grand Prix Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 1 June
10 Canadian Grand Prix Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 15 June
11 Austrian Grand Prix Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 29 June
12 British Grand Prix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 6 July
13 Belgian Grand Prix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 27 July
14 Hungarian Grand Prix Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring, Mogyoród 3 August
15 Dutch Grand Prix Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 31 August
16 Italian Grand Prix Flag of Italy.svg Monza Circuit, Monza 7 September
17 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku City Circuit, Baku 21 September
18 Singapore Grand Prix Flag of Singapore.svg Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 5 October
19 United States Grand Prix Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 19 October
20 Mexico City Grand Prix Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 26 October
21 São Paulo Grand Prix Flag of Brazil.svg Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 9 November
22 Las Vegas Grand Prix Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada 22 November
23 Qatar Grand Prix Flag of Qatar.svg Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 30 November
24 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 7 December
Source: [31]

Calendar changes

The Australian Grand Prix will host the inaugural race of the 2025 season for the first time since 2019 in place of the previous Bahrain Grand Prix opening venue, which is scheduled to be shifted ahead to accommodate Ramadan. [33] [34] The Russian Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2025 calendar. [35] However, the contract was terminated in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [36]

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