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.

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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   TBA
TBA   TBA
  Trident TBA   TBA
TBA   TBA
  Van Amersfoort Racing TBA   TBA
TBA   TBA

Driver changes

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Prema Racing will have an all-new driver lineup as both Oliver Bearman and Andrea Kimi Antonelli will graduate to Formula One with Haas and Mercedes respectively.[2][3]

Taylor Barnard and Zane Maloney, who raced with AIX Racing and Rodin Motorsport respectively, left the series in the middle of the preceding year and moved to Formula E to race with NEOM McLaren Formula E Team, and Lola Yamaha ABT respectively.[4][5]

2024 Formula 3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli will step up to the series and join Invicta Racing.[6] He will replace Gabriel Bortoleto, who after one year in the sport will graduate to Formula One with Stake F1 Team.[7]

Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad will join Campos Racing, graduating from Formula 3 after coming fourth in the championship.[8]

MP Motorsport driver Dennis Hauger will leave Formula 2 after three years in the series to compete in Indy NXT with Andretti Global.[9] Richard Verschoor, who already replaced Hauger in the final two rounds of 2024, will fill his place, embarking on his fifth season in Formula 2. Verschoor last competed with team in 2021.[10]

Race calendar

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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:[11]

Results and standings

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Scoring system

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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

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  1. ^ admin (9 October 2024). "Jak Crawford to remain with DAMS Lucas Oil for 2025 F2 season". DAMS Lucas Oil. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "F2 star Ollie Bearman promoted to F1 with Haas for 2025". formula1.com. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Kimi Antonelli Joins George Russell As Mercedes-AMG F1 Driver for 2025". Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Taylor Barnard joins Sam Bird at NEOM McLaren for Season 11". The Official Home of Formula E. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ Mackley, Stefan (25 September 2024). "Maloney joins Abt for Formula E 2024/25 season". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 F3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli steps up to F2 with Invicta Racing". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Kick Sauber confirm rookie Bortoleto as second driver for 2025". 6 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Arvid Lindblad graduates to F2 with Campos Racing for 2025". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Andretti Global Adds Rookie Hauger to 2025 Lineup". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Richard Verschoor switches to MP Motorsport for remainder of season and 2025 campaign". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  11. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship 2025 season calendar announced". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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