The 2025 Method One season is beneath approach, with qualifying for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix accomplished. forward of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. Defending champion Max Verstappen was third, George Russell fourth. Lewis Hamilton was eighth on his Ferrari debut, one place behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
When is the primary race of the 2025 season?
Not like in 2024, the brand new season begins with the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne. That runs from Friday, March 14 till Sunday, March 16. With observe and qualifying over, it’s simply the race left and that begins at 4am GMT on Sunday March 16.
2025 schedule
For the second time in F1’s historical past the season will comprise 24 grands prix and 6 dash races, ending with the season finale at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi on December 8.
What are the driving force line-ups and groups?
There are a good few adjustments to the grid heading into 2025 with the newest information. There are additionally no fewer than six full-season rookies on the grid. Sure, Oliver Bearman, Jack Doohan and Liam Lawson have all taken half in races however none of them has begun a season earlier than. They’re joined by Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes, Isack Hadjar at RB and Gabriel Bortoleto at Sauber, who’ve by no means raced in F1.
There are adjustments elsewhere too as , Carlos Sainz strikes to Williams, Esteban Ocon strikes to Haas and Nico Hulkenberg strikes from Haas to Sauber.
Easy methods to watch F1 on TV and streaming
As has been the case for a while now, in the UK, Sky Sports activities F1 has close to unique protection rights for the season. It will likely be exhibiting all observe periods, qualifying periods, dash qualifying and races all through the season. Probably pre-season testing too.
Channel 4 has its prolonged qualifying and race highlights once more, with the British Grand Prix in July broadcast dwell.
In case you are outdoors the UK you may additionally be capable of subscribe to F1’s personal F1TV for a month-to-month payment all through the season.
Will there be dash races in 2025?
Sure. They’re in China, Miami, Belgium, Austin, Sao Paulo and Qatar. The format will keep the identical in that there might be dash qualifying to set the grid for the dash race and eight world championship factors are awarded for the winner down to 1 level for the eighth-placed finisher.
Briefly, the 2025 dash race weekends are as follows.
Chinese language Grand Prix, March 21-23
Miami Grand Prix, Could 2-4
Belgian Grand Prix, July 25-27
United States Grand Prix, October 17-19
Sao Paulo Grand Prix, November 7-9
Qatar Grand Prix, November 28-30
When is the summer season break?
Final season contained each an official summer season break – together with a two-week obligatory shutdown interval for all F1 group personnel – and an unofficial autumn break with three weekends off in a row. Nonetheless, that’s gone from the 2025 calendar with the races usually a bit of extra unfold out.
July and August are maybe much less hectic than they’ve been, with a three-week hole between the British Grand Prix on July 6 and the Belgian Grand Prix on July 27.
The summer season break this 12 months begins after the Belgian Grand Prix, on Monday, August 4. The motion returns on Friday, August 29 with observe for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
Easy methods to get F1 tickets
The most effective place is the official Method 1 tickets web site.
