- McLaren’s Lando Norris won the first round of the 2025 F1 season
- The 2025 F1 season has 24 races on the calendar, including three in the U.S.
- The season has five rookie drivers, plus youngsters Liam Lawson in Gabriel Bortoleto in full-time seats for the first time
After the long winter break, the Formula 1 World Championship kicked back into action this past weekend with the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit.
The wild race, which was marred by wet weather, saw McLaren’s Lando Norris start on pole and finish in first place, with his only real challenge coming from reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, who finished second.
The race was also the first for this season’s five 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 conditions claimed both Hadjar and Doohan early on, and later Bortoleto as well. Antonelli shined, finishing fourth in the race, one spot behind teammate George Russell.
Liam Lawson also made a return this season with a full-time seat at Red Bull, replacing Sergio Perez. Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Nico Hülkenberg, and Esteban Ocon are all at new teams—Ferrari, Williams, Sauber, and Haas, respectively.
Lewis Hamilton’s highly anticipated debut at Ferrari turned out to be lackluster, with the seven-time world champion both starting and finishing in the middle of the pack. Sainz had a worse start at his new team, with the Williams driver crashing out on the first lap.
The new season, which will host 24 races, marks F1’s 75th anniversary and serves as the final chapter of the current regulatory framework, which has been in place since 2014 when the sport transitioned from V-8 engines to turbocharged V-6 units combined with complex hybrid systems. The V-6 hybrid format will continue into F1’s next era starting in 2026, but with significantly enhanced electric power output.
2025 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings:
1) Lando Norris, McLaren – 25 points
2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing – 18 points
3) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 15 points
4) Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 12 points
5) Alexander Albon, Williams – 10 points
6) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – 8 points
7) Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber – 6 points
8) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari – 4 points
9) Oscar Piastri, McLaren – 2 points
10) Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari – 1 point
11) Pierre Gasly, Alpine – 0 points
12) Yuki Tsunoda, RB – 0 points
13) Esteban Ocon, Haas – 0 points
14) Oliver Bearman, Haas – 0 points
NC) Liam Lawson, Red Bull Racing – 0 points
NC) Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber – 0 points
NC) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – 0 points
NC) Carlos Sainz, Williams – 0 points
NC) Jack Doohan, Alpine – 0 points
NC) Isack Hadjar, RB – 0 points
2025 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings:
1) McLaren – 27 points
2) Mercedes-Benz AMG – 27 points
3) Red Bull Racing – 18 points
4) Williams – 10 points
5) Aston Martin – 8 points
6) Sauber – 6 points
7) Ferrari – 5 points
8) Alpine – 58 points
9) RB – 46 points
10) Haas – 4 points
2025 F1 season race winners:
Australian Grand Prix – Lando Norris, McLaren
Chinese 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
