2025 Formula 2 Championship
The 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship is the fifty-ninth season of Formula 2 racing and the ninth season run under the FIA Formula 2 Championship moniker. It is an open-wheel racing category serving as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category is scheduled to be run in support of selected rounds of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams and drivers competing in the championship will run the same car, the Dallara F2 2024.
Entries
[edit]The following teams are scheduled to compete in the 2025 Formula 2 Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams will compete with an identical Dallara F2 2024 chassis with a V6 turbo engine developed by Mecachrome. All teams will compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.
| Entrant | No. | Driver name |
|---|---|---|
 AIX Racing
|
TBA |  TBA
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
 ART Grand Prix
|
TBA | TBA
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
 Campos Racing
|
TBA |  Arvid Lindblad
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
| DAMS Lucas Oil
|
TBA |  Jak Crawford[1]
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
 Hitech Pulse-Eight
|
TBA | TBA
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
| Invicta Racing
|
TBA |  Leonardo Fornaroli
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
 MP Motorsport
|
TBA | Richard Verschoor
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
| Prema Racing
|
TBA | TBA
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
 Rodin Motorsport
|
TBA |  Christian Mansell
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
| Trident
|
TBA | TBA
|
| TBA | TBA
| |
| Van Amersfoort Racing
|
TBA | TBA
|
| TBA | TBA
|
Driver changes
[edit]AIX Racing driver Taylor Barnard left after ten rounds of the 2024 season and moved to Formula E to race with NEOM McLaren Formula E Team.[2]
Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad will join Campos Racing, graduating from FIA Formula 3 after coming fourth in the championship with Prema Racing.[3]
Invicta Racing's Gabriel Bortoleto will depart the team and the championship after a single season as he graduates to Formula One with Stake F1 Team.[4] 2024 FIA Formula 3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli will step up to the series to replace him, having already raced in the 2024 finale with Rodin Motorsport.[5]
MP Motorsport driver Dennis Hauger will leave Formula 2 after three years in the series to compete in Indy NXT with Andretti Global.[6] Richard Verschoor, who already replaced Hauger in the final two rounds of 2024, will return to the team he competed with in 2021 to fill his place in his fifth season in the championship.[7]
Prema Racing will have an all-new driver lineup as both Oliver Bearman and Andrea Kimi Antonelli will graduate to Formula One with Haas F1 Team and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team respectively.[8][9]
Rodin Motorsport will see the departure of Zane Maloney as he graduates to Formula E with Lola Yamaha ABT.[10] Christian Mansell, who finished fifth in FIA F3 in 2024 with ART Grand Prix and debuted in F2 with Trident during the final three rounds of 2024, will replace him.[11]
Race calendar
[edit]The championship is scheduled to visit the same 14 destinations as the year before.
| Round | Circuit | Sprint race | Feature race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne
|
15 March | 16 March |
| 2 |  Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
|
12 April | 13 April |
| 3 |  Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah
|
19 April | 20 April |
| 4 | Imola Circuit, Imola
|
17 May | 18 May |
| 5 |  Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
|
24 May | 25 May |
| 6 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
|
31 May | 1 June |
| 7 |  Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
|
28 June | 29 June |
| 8 | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
|
5 July | 6 July |
| 9 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
|
26 July | 27 July |
| 10 |  Hungaroring, Mogyoród
|
2 August | 3 August |
| 11 | Monza Circuit, Monza
|
6 September | 7 September |
| 12 |  Baku City Circuit, Baku
|
20 September | 21 September |
| 13 |  Lusail International Circuit, Lusail
|
29 November | 30 November |
| 14 |  Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
|
6 December | 7 December |
| Source:[12] | |||
Results and standings
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]Points will be awarded to the top eight classified finishers in the sprint race, and to the top ten classified finishers in the feature race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point will be given to the driver who set the fastest lap in both the feature and sprint races, provided that driver finished inside the top ten. If the driver who set the fastest lap is classified outside the top ten, the point will be given to the driver who set the fastest lap of those inside the top ten. No extra points will be awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race as the grid for it will be set by reversing the top ten qualifiers.
- Sprint race points
Points will be awarded to the top eight classified finishers, excluding the fastest lap point which will be given to the top ten classified finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- Feature race points
Points will be awarded to the top ten classified finishers. Bonus points will be awarded to the pole-sitter and to the driver who set the fastest lap and finished in the top ten.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ admin (9 October 2024). "Jak Crawford to remain with DAMS Lucas Oil for 2025 F2 season". DAMS Lucas Oil. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Barnard joins Sam Bird at NEOM McLaren for Season 11". The Official Home of Formula E. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Arvid Lindblad graduates to F2 with Campos Racing for 2025". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Kick Sauber confirm rookie Bortoleto as second driver for 2025". 6 November 2024.
- ^ "2024 F3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli steps up to F2 with Invicta Racing". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Andretti Global Adds Rookie Hauger to 2025 Lineup". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Richard Verschoor switches to MP Motorsport for remainder of season and 2025 campaign". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "F2 star Ollie Bearman promoted to F1 with Haas for 2025". formula1.com. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Kimi Antonelli Joins George Russell As Mercedes-AMG F1 Driver for 2025". Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Mackley, Stefan (25 September 2024). "Maloney joins Abt for Formula E 2024/25 season". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Rodin Motorsport Confirms Christian Mansell for 2025 FIA Formula 2 Season". rodinmotorsport.com. 19 November 2024.
- ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship 2025 season calendar announced". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 22 May 2024.