2025 F1 Academy season
The 2025 F1 Academy is a planned formula racing championship that will be the third season of the F1 Academy, an all-female, Formula 4-level racing series founded and organized under the management of Formula Motorsport Limited.
Prema Racing is the defending teams' champion.
Entries
[edit]F1 Academy is a spec series; all teams competing with an identical Tatuus F4-T421 chassis and tyre compounds developed by Pirelli. Each car is powered by a 165-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder engine developed by Autotecnica.[1]
| Full season entries | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | Driver | Supporting F1 team | Rounds | Ref. |
 Rodin Motorsport
|
5 |  Emma Felbermayr
|
 Sauber
|
TBC | [2] |
| 20 |  Ella Lloyd
|
McLaren
|
TBC | [3] | |
| TBA |  TBA
|
TBC | |||
 ART Grand Prix
|
7 |  Courtney Crone
|
Haas
|
TBC | [4] |
| 22 |  Aurelia Nobels
|
—[a] | TBC | [5] | |
| 57 | Lia Block
|
Williams
|
TBC | [6] | |
 MP Motorsport
|
12 |  Alba Hurup Larsen
|
— | TBC | [7] |
| 64 | Maya Weug
|
 Ferrari
|
TBC | [8] | |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |||
 Campos Racing
|
14 | Chloe Chambers
|
—[b] | TBC | [9] |
| 18 | Rafaela Ferreira
|
Racing Bulls
|
TBC | [10] | |
| 21 | Alisha Palmowski
|
Red Bull Racing
|
TBC | [11] | |
| Prema Racing
|
28 | Doriane Pin
|
 Mercedes
|
TBC | [12] |
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |||
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |||
| Hitech Grand Prix
|
TBA | TBA
|
TBC | ||
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |||
| — | 4 | Nina Gademan
|
Alpine
|
TBC | [13] |
| Wildcard entries | |||||
| Hitech Grand Prix
|
TBA |  Shi Wei
|
— | TBC | [14] |
| Sources:[15][16] | |||||
Team changes
[edit]- Hitech Grand Prix joined the championship as the sixth team, with two full-time competitors and the third seat reserved for the wild card drivers, relieving Prema Racing from this duty.[17]
Driver changes
[edit]- Rodin Motorsport saw 2024 series champion Abbi Pulling leave the series as she moves to the GB3 Championship, where she will continue to drive for Rodin.[18] The team signed Singapore wildcard driver Ella Lloyd, who will be backed by McLaren, which previously backed Bianca Bustamante.[3] Austrian Emma Felbermayr will make her formula racing debut with Rodin, and she will drive with the Sauber backing, replacing Carrie Schreiner, who was retained by the team as a Brand Ambassador.[2][19]
- Campos Racing saw Nerea Martí and Carrie Schreiner leave the series. Chloe Chambers will be staying with the team and switching to the Red Bull Ford car, which was previously occupied by Emely de Heus.[9] All Red Bull supported cars switched from MP Motorsport to Campos Racing, with Qatar wildcard Alisha Palmowski replacing Hamda Al Qubaisi in the Red Bull Racing car, and F4 Brazilian driver Rafaela Ferreira replacing Amna Al Qubaisi in the RB car.[11][10]
- ART Grand Prix saw Bianca Bustamante leave the series as she moves to GB3 Championship with Elite Motorsport.[20] They signed Miami wildcard driver Courtney Crone, who replaced Chloe Chambers as the Haas backed driver.[4]
- Alba Hurup Larsen replaced Nerea Martí as the Tommy Hilfiger supported driver.[7] Larsen joins MP Motorsport.[21]
- Netherlands wildcard driver Nina Gademan replaced Alpine junior Abbi Pulling in the Alpine supported car.[13]
Calendar
[edit]The calendar for the 2025 season was announced on 18 November 2024. All seven rounds will support the 2025 Formula One World Championship.[22]
| Round | Circuit | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
|
22 March | 23 March |
| 2 |  Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah
|
19 April | 20 April |
| 3 | Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida
|
3 May | 4 May |
| 4 |  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
|
14 June | 15 June |
| 5 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort
|
30 August | 31 August |
| 6 |  Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
|
4 October | 5 October |
| 7 | Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada
|
21 November | 22 November |
| Source:[22] | |||
Calendar changes
[edit]The Shanghai International Circuit joined the calendar, replacing the succeeding Jeddah Corniche Circuit as the season-opening venue. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Las Vegas Strip Circuit also joined the calendar, the three respectively replacing the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Losail International Circuit and the Yas Marina Circuit.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Nobels is a Ferrari Driver Academy member, but her entry is not supported by the F1 team.
- ^ Chambers is not directly supported by either of the Red Bull-owned teams.
References
[edit]- ^ "F1 Academy - Rules and Regulations". F1 Academy. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Rodin Motorsport welcomes Emma Felbermayr to the F1 Academy Grid for 2025". Rodin Motorsport. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Ella Lloyd joins McLaren for 2025 F1 Academy campaign". Motorsport Week. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Courtney Crone secures 2025 F1 Academy seat with Haas". F1 Academy. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Aurelia Nobels stays with PUMA for 2025 F1 ACADEMY season". F1® Academy. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Lia Block returns for 2025 campaign with Williams". F1 Academy. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Alba Hurup Larsen to represent Tommy Hilfiger for 2025 F1 Academy season". F1® Academy. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Maya Weug continues with Ferrari for 2025 F1 ACADEMY campaign". F1® Academy. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (2 October 2024). "Chloe Chambers gets Red Bull and Ford backing for 2025 F1 Academy drive". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "RB name Brazilian Rafaela Ferreira as 2025 F1 Academy driver". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Alisha Palmowski to drive for Red Bull Racing in 2025 F1 ACADEMY campaign". F1 Academy. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Pin stays with PREMA for 2025 F1 Academy, FRECA campaigns". Prema Racing. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Nina Gademan enters 2025 F1 Academy grid with Alpine". F1® Academy. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Shi Wei confirmed as Wild Card for F1 ACADEMY season opener". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Teams & Drivers - F1® ACADEMY Racing Series". F1® Academy. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Drivers & Teams - F1® ACADEMY Racing Series". F1® Academy. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "F1 Academy expands grid to 18 cars from 2025". F1 Academy. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Abbi Pulling wins F1 Academy title to secure 2025 GB3 drive with Rodin Motorsport". www.gb-3.net. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Kick Sauber announce Schreiner as Team Brand Ambassador". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Bianca Bustamante to make GB3 Championship debut with Elite Motorsport". www.gb-3.net. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "MP Motorsport to run Tommy Hilfiger-supported Alba Hurup Larsen for debut season in F1 ACADEMY™". MP Motorsport. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b "F1 Academy presents calendar for 2025 season". 18 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.