- McLaren’s Lando Norris received the primary spherical of the 2025 F1 season
- The 2025 F1 season has 24 races on the calendar, together with three within the U.S.
- The season has 5 rookie drivers, plus kids Liam Lawson in Gabriel Bortoleto in full-time seats for the primary time
After the lengthy winter break, the Method 1 World Championship kicked again into motion this previous weekend with the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit.
The wild race, which was marred by moist climate, noticed McLaren’s Lando Norris begin on pole and end in first place, together with his solely actual problem coming from reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Crimson Bull Racing, who completed second.
The race was additionally the primary for this season’s 5 new rookies: Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes-Benz AMG, Jack Doohan at Alpine, Oliver Bearman at Haas, Gabriel Bortoleto at Sauber, and Isack Hadjar at RB. The slippery circumstances claimed each Hadjar and Doohan early on, and later Bortoleto as effectively. Antonelli shined, ending fourth within the race, one spot behind teammate George Russell.
Liam Lawson additionally made a return this season with a full-time seat at Crimson Bull, changing Sergio Perez. Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Nico Hülkenberg, and Esteban Ocon are all at new groups—Ferrari, Williams, Sauber, and Haas, respectively.
Lewis Hamilton’s extremely anticipated debut at Ferrari turned out to be lackluster, with the seven-time world champion each beginning and ending in the midst of the pack. Sainz had a worse begin at his new group, with the Williams driver crashing out on the primary lap.
The brand new season, which is able to host 24 races, marks F1’s seventy fifth anniversary and serves as the ultimate chapter of the present regulatory framework, which has been in place since 2014 when the game transitioned from V-8 engines to turbocharged V-6 items mixed with advanced hybrid techniques. The V-6 hybrid format will proceed into F1’s subsequent period beginning in 2026, however with considerably enhanced electrical energy output.
2025 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings:
1) Lando Norris, McLaren – 25 factors
2) Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing – 18 factors
3) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 15 factors
4) Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 12 factors
5) Alexander Albon, Williams – 10 factors
6) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – 8 factors
7) Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber – 6 factors
8) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari – 4 factors
9) Oscar Piastri, McLaren – 2 factors
10) Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari – 1 level
11) Pierre Gasly, Alpine – 0 factors
12) Yuki Tsunoda, RB – 0 factors
13) Esteban Ocon, Haas – 0 factors
14) Oliver Bearman, Haas – 0 factors
NC) Liam Lawson, Crimson Bull Racing – 0 factors
NC) Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber – 0 factors
NC) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – 0 factors
NC) Carlos Sainz, Williams – 0 factors
NC) Jack Doohan, Alpine – 0 factors
NC) Isack Hadjar, RB – 0 factors
2025 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings:
1) McLaren – 27 factors
2) Mercedes-Benz AMG – 27 factors
3) Crimson Bull Racing – 18 factors
4) Williams – 10 factors
5) Aston Martin – 8 factors
6) Sauber – 6 factors
7) Ferrari – 5 factors
8) Alpine – 58 factors
9) RB – 46 factors
10) Haas – 4 factors
2025 F1 season race winners:
Australian Grand Prix – Lando Norris, McLaren
Chinese language Grand Prix – 3/23/2025
Japanese Grand Prix – 4/6/2025
Bahrain Grand Prix – 4/13/2025
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – 4/20/2025
Miami Grand Prix – 5/4/2025
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – 5/18/2025
Monaco Grand Prix – 5/25/2025
Spanish Grand Prix – 6/1/2025
Canadian Grand Prix – 6/15/2025
Austrian Grand Prix – 6/29/2025
British Grand Prix – 7/6/2025
Belgian Grand Prix – 7/27/2025
Hungarian Grand Prix – 8/3/2025
Dutch Grand Prix – 8/31/2025
Italian Grand Prix – 9/7/2025
Azerbaijan Grand Prix – 9/21/2025
Singapore Grand Prix – 10/5/2025
United States Grand Prix (Austin) – 10/19/2025
Mexican Grand Prix – 10/26/2025
Brazilian Grand Prix – 11/9/2025
Las Vegas Grand Prix – 11/22/2025
Qatar Grand Prix – 11/30/2025
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 12/7/2025
