F1 2025 launch dates: When do teams reveal their new car?
F1 teams such as Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull will reveal their 2025 cars in the next few months
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2025 F1 season starts on 16 March in Australia and preparations are already well underway ahead of the new campaign.
Anticipation is high ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari after his 12-year stint at Mercedes ended in December. Yet Hamilton is not the only driver with a new seat: only two teams have kept the same driver line-up from the start of 2024.
There are also six rookie drivers who have a full-time seat for the first time: Red Bull’s Liam Lawson, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, Alpine’s Jack Doohan, Haas’ Ollie Bearman, Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar and Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.
Pre-season testing takes place on 26-28 February in Bahrain, with a launch event involving all 10 teams - F1 75 Live - to celebrate the sport’s 75th anniversary taking place at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday 18 February. Yet some teams are still planning to host their own launch event as per usual.
Here are the 2025 car launch dates so far:
F1 75 Live - Tuesday 18 February (O2 Arena, London)
Ferrari - Wednesday 19 February (location TBC)
McLaren - TBA
Red Bull - TBA
Mercedes - TBA
Aston Martin - TBA
Alpine - TBA
Haas - TBA
Racing Bulls - TBA
Williams - TBA
Sauber - TBA
When does the 2025 F1 season start?
The 2025 Formula 1 season starts on 16 March in Australia at Albert Park in Melbourne.
Pre-season testing takes place two weeks before, on 26-28 February, in Bahrain.
What is the driver line-up for 2025?
McLAREN
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
FERRARI
Charles Leclerc
Lewis Hamilton
RED BULL
Max Verstappen
Liam Lawson
MERCEDES
George Russell
Kimi Antonelli
ASTON MARTIN
Fernando Alonso
Lance Stroll
ALPINE
Pierre Gasly
Jack Doohan
HAAS
Esteban Ocon
Ollie Bearman
RACING BULLS
Yuki Tsunoda
Isack Hadjar
WILLIAMS
Alex Albon
Carlos Sainz
SAUBER
Nico Hulkenberg
Gabriel Bortoleto
*italics represent new seat
What is the 2025 F1 calendar?
PRE-SEASON TESTING - BAHRAIN
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir - 26-28 February
ROUND 1 - AUSTRALIA
Albert Park, Melbourne - 14-16 March
ROUND 2 - CHINA
Shanghai International Circuit - 21-23 March
ROUND 3 - JAPAN
Suzuka International Racing Course - 4-6 April
ROUND 4 —BAHRAIN
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir - 11-13 April
ROUND 5 - SAUDI ARABIA
Jeddah Corniche Circuit - 18-20 April
ROUND 6 - MIAMI
Miami International Autodrome, Hard Rock Stadium - 2-4 May
ROUND 7 - EMILIA ROMAGNA
Imola Circuit - 16-18 May
ROUND 8 - MONACO
Circuit de Monaco - 23-25 May
ROUND 9 - SPAIN
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - 30 May-1 June
ROUND 10 - CANADA
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal - 13-15 June
ROUND 11 - AUSTRIA
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg - 27-29 June
ROUND 12 - GREAT BRITAIN
Silverstone Circuit - 4-6 July
ROUND 13 - BELGIUM
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 25-27 July
ROUND 14 - HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest - 1-3 August
ROUND 15 - NETHERLANDS
Circuit Zandvoort - 29-31 August
ROUND 16 - ITALY
Monza Circuit - 5-7 September
ROUND 17 - AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Circuit - 19-21 September
ROUND 18 - SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Street Circuit - 3-5 October
ROUND 19 - UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 17-19 October
ROUND 20 - MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 24-26 October
ROUND 21 - BRAZIL
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 7-9 November
ROUND 22 - LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit - 20-22 November
ROUND 23 - QATAR
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail - 28-30 November
ROUND 24 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit - 5-7 December
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