Formula 1 already has a date to return to the tracks in 2025. The organization announced this Friday (03/01) all the races that will be on the category’s calendar, as well as dates for the launch of the cars and pre-season tests .
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Max Verstappen goes into the 2025 season looking for his fifth drivers’ world title. Constructors’ champion McLaren is looking to interrupt the Dutchman’s winning streak with its drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
When will the F1 cars be released?
All cars for the 2025 F1 season will be publicly revealed at an event on February 18, in London, England. All teams will showcase their cars, drivers and liveries for the year.
How much F1 pre-season testing will be carried out?
The first F1 tests with the new cars will be carried out between February 26th and 28th, in Bahrain.
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When does the F1 season start?
The first official F1 race will be on March 16th, with training starting on March 14th. The season will start at the Australian GP in Melbourne.
The second race will be on March 23, in Shanghai, China, which also marks the first sprint race of the season.
The Brazilian GP, in São Paulo, at the Interlagos race track, will take place on November 9, 2025, with the weekend starting on November 7.
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What is the full calendar for F1 2025?
- March 16 – Australian GP
- March 23 – Chinese GP
- April 6th – Japanese GP
- April 13 – Bahrain GP
- April 20 – Saudi Arabia GP
- May 4th – Miami GP
- May 18 – Imola GP
- May 25th – Monaco GP
- June 1st – Spanish GP
- June 15 – Canadian GP
- June 29th – Austrian GP
- July 6th – British GP
- July 27th – Belgian GP
- August 3rd – Hungarian GP
- August 31 – Dutch GP
- September 7th – Italian GP
- September 21 – Azerbaijan GP
- October 5th – Singapore GP
- October 19th – US GP
- October 26th – Mexican GP
- November 9th – Brazilian GP
- November 22 – Las Vegas GP
- November 30th – Qatar GP
- December 7th – Abu Dhabi GP
Who will be the F1 drivers in 2025?
The 2025 F1 has a complete grid. The confirmation of Frenchman Isack Hadjar at Racing Bulls closed the list of 20 drivers confirmed for the next season in the category.
For the Brazilians, the most important driver change was the announcement of Gabriel Bortoleto by Sauber/Audi to team up with Nico Hulkenberg.
Which drivers will be in Formula 1 2025?
- Alpine – Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan
- Aston Martin – Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll
- Ferrari – Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton
- Haas – Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman
- Clean/Audi – Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto
- McLaren – Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
- Mercedes – George Russel and Andrea Kimi Antonelli
- Racing Bulls – Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar
- Red Bull – Max Verstappen e Liam Lawson
- Williams – Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz
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How did Bortoleto get to Formula 1?
Bortoleto has been part of McLaren’s driver development project since October 2023. Even with the contract with McLaren in force, the English team was negotiating the transfer of the Brazilian to Audi. The main obstacle, however, was the length of the contract. Audi would like to have Bortoleto for four seasons, while McLaren would like to give up the driver only until the end of 2026, keeping the Brazilian as a possibility to replace Norris or Piastri for 2027.
Last weekend, McLaren officially announced that it had broken the contract with Bortoleto, opening the way for the Brazilian to sign with Sauber/Audi. The main doubt, however, was whether Bortoleto would take over the F1 cockpit in 2025 or only in 2026, as the German company and Sauber have not yet agreed on when Audi will take over 100% of the team’s shares.
Initially, Sauber/Audi negotiated with Carlos Sainz, a Ferrari driver, to take over the team’s cockpit from 2025 and lead the companies’ project for Audi’s entry into F1. Sainz’s move to Williams, however, interrupted the Germans’ project, who went looking for options.
The first strong name to emerge was that of Valtteri Bottas, the team’s current and experienced driver, aged 35. The fact that Sauber/Audi, however, had already signed Nico Hulkenberg, aged 37, made the company’s decision makers look more closely at the possibility of a younger driver in the company’s cockpit, investing in a possible star of the future, capable of raising the team’s level with Audi’s entry into the category.
With this, the German company surveyed names such as Franco Colapinto, currently at Williams, Mick Schumacher, son of multi-champion Michael Schumacher, and Theo Pouchaire, the team’s reserve driver, as well as, of course, Bortoleto, who has attracted attention for his excellent results in the Formula 3 and Formula 2.
As the talks unfolded, however, Saudi/Auber came between the names of Bottas and Bortoleto. According to the official “F1” website, an agreement was reached during the São Paulo GP for the Brazilian to be the team’s main driver due to the youth factor and the possibility that the Brazilian will become a star in the category.
During the São Paulo GP, two-time champion Max Verstappen responded about the possibility of Bortoleto taking over a cockpit in Formula 1 and argued that the Brazilian should enter the category.
– I would have hired him already. Especially thinking about the future, 2026 (when there will be a change in regulations), young drivers, big changes in the rules. It’s always good to get used to the team for a year, make mistakes here and there, integrate. Understand a little about the car. You feel much more prepared and comfortable until 2026 arrives – said the Dutchman.
Piastri, who was Bortoleto’s “competitor” at McLaren, also argued that the Brazilian should have a place in the main category of world motorsport.
– He has done a very impressive job, winning Formula 3 as a rookie last year and now leading F2. So, from my point of view, if you are having these types of results, you deserve to be in F1. And I speak from experience about the pain of not getting a place – said the Australian.
Bortoleto will be the 33rd Brazilian to race in Formula 1. The last driver from the country to compete in the category was Pietro Fittipaldi, who replaced Romain Gosjean in two races at the end of the 2020 season. The last Brazilian starter in an F1 team was Felipe Nassr, who spent two seasons at Sauber between 2015 and 2016.
Bortoleto arrives in F1 after a historic victory in the lower categories of motorsport. The Brazilian was Formula 3 champion in 2023, which led him to move up a category in 2024. In Formula 2, the driver is the current leader of the competition, with 169.5 points, four and a half more than second place. , Frenchman Isack Hadjar.
The Brazilian driver is managed by the team of Fernando Alonso, two-time world champion driver in Formula 1.
