2025 Formula One World Championship (Checkered's Universe)

The 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars. This was the 76th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship contested over a record twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world. It began in March and ended in December.
Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Max Verstappen was the reigning Drivers' Champion, while his team, Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT, were the reigning Constructors' Champions. Verstappen and Red Bull backed up their titles once again for the 2025 season, the championship battle however wasn't too far apart with Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton, and George Russell keeping up with Verstappen throughout the season.
Mercedes were able to upgrade right ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, other teams such as Red Bull, McLaren, and Ferrari were unable to get any upgrades until race 4 at Suzuka, this allowed Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to dominate the first 4 races of the season. Red Bull were able to gap Mercedes, McLaren, and Ferrari in the final 10 races of the season, winning 8 of them.
== Entries ==
Entrant 	Constructor 	Power Unit	Race Driver	Race Driver
Entrant 	Constructor 	Power Unit	No. 	Driver Name
Sauber F1 Team 	Sauber-Ferrari 	Ferrari 	77 	Valtteri Bottas
Sauber F1 Team 	Sauber-Ferrari 	Ferrari 	98 	Théo Pourchaire
Scuderia Toro Rosso 	Toro Rosso-Honda RBPT 	Honda 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda
Scuderia Toro Rosso 	Toro Rosso-Honda RBPT 	Honda 	40 	Liam Lawson
BWT Alpine F1 Team 	Alpine-Renault 	Renault 	10 	Pierre Gasly
BWT Alpine F1 Team 	Alpine-Renault 	Renault 	31 	Esteban Ocon
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	Mercedes 	14 	Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	Mercedes 	32 	Felipe Drugovich
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	Ferrari 	16 	Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	Ferrari 	55 	Carlos Sainz
Alfa Romeo Haas F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	Ferrari 	27 	Nico Hulkenburg
Alfa Romeo Haas F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	Ferrari 	50 	Oliver Bearman
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	Mercedes 	4 	Lando Norris
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	Mercedes 	81 	Oscar Piastri
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes 	Mercedes 	44 	Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes 	Mercedes 	63 	George Russell
Oracle Red Bull Racing 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 	Honda 	1 	Max Verstappen
Oracle Red Bull Racing 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 	Honda 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo
Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	Mercedes 	23 	Alexander Albon
Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	Mercedes 	42 	Frederik Vesti
Andretti Cadillac Racing 	Andretti Cadillac-Honda 	Honda 	9 	Marcus Ericsson
Andretti Cadillac Racing 	Andretti Cadillac-Honda 	Honda 	11 	Sergio Perez
=== Driver changes ===
Red Bull announced mid-way through the 2024 Formula One World Championship that Sergio Perez would not return to Red Bull for the 2025 season and that Daniel Ricciardo would take his spot. Perez was announced as one of the two Andretti Cadillac drivers for the 2025 season in late December, the other being Marcus Ericsson who returns to Formula 1 for the first time since 2018. Ricciardo, who is going to Red Bull is replaced by Liam Lawson at Toro Rosso, who finally moves up for the full season. Kevin Magnussen and Lance Stroll both depart from the sport which allows rookies Oliver Bearman and Felipe Drugovich to take their positions at Haas and Aston Martin. Two other rookies, Frederik Vesti and Liam Lawson debuted with Williams and Toro Rosso after successful junior careers.
=== Calendar ===
The 2025 calendar comprises of twenty-four Grands Prix.
Round	Grand Prix 	Circuit
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne
2 	Portuguese Grand Prix 	Algarve International Circuit
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Shanghai International Circuit, China
4 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka
5 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
6 	Miami Grand Prix 	Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida
7 	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Imola Circuit, Imola
8 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
9 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
10 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
11 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring, Mogyoród
14 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
15 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort
16 	Italian Grand Prix 	Monza Circuit, Monza
17 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Circuit, Baku
18 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
19 	United States Grand Prix 	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
20 	Mexico City Grand Prix 	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
21 	São Paulo Grand Prix 	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo
22 	Las Vegas Grand Prix 	Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada
23 	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah
24 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
=== Calendar changes ===
The Qatar Grand Prix is removed from the schedule and is replaced by the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Portuguese Grand Prix replaces it on the calendar as the 2nd race and Bahrain is moved to the 5th race of the season. The 1st race of the season returns to Australia as China moves up to be the 3rd race.
== Results and standings ==
=== Grands Prix ===
Round	Grand Prix 	Pole position 	Fastest lap 	Winning driver 	Winning constructor
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
2 	Portuguese Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	George Russell 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	George Russell 	Daniel Ricciardo	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
4 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Oscar Piastri 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
5 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Alexander Albon 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
6 	Miami Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Sergio Perez 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
7 	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo	Lando Norris 	George Russell 	Mercedes
8 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Carlos Sainz 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari
9 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Daniel Ricciardo	Max Verstappen 	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
10 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
11 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Lando Norris 	Lewis Hamilton 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
12 	British Grand Prix 	Lando Norris 	Lando Norris 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes
13 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Felipe Drugovich	Fernando Alonso 	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
14 	Belgian Grand Prix 	George Russell 	Max Verstappen 	George Russell 	Mercedes
15 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Liam Lawson 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
16 	Italian Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Max Verstappen 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari
17 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
18 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Carlos Sainz 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
19 	United States Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
20 	Mexico City Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Lando Norris 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
21 	Sao Paulo Grand Prix 	George Russell 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
22 	Las Vegas Grand Prix 	George Russell 	Lando Norris 	George Russell 	Mercedes
23 	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
24 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Lewis Hamilton 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
=== World Drivers' Championship standings ===
# Max Verstappen
# Lewis Hamilton
# George Russell
# Daniel Ricciardo
# Lando Norris
# Charles Leclerc
# Carlos Sainz
# Fernando Alonso
# Oscar Piastri
# Liam Lawson
# Alexander Albon
# Yuki Tsunoda
# Esteban Ocon
# Felipe Drugovich
# Sergio Perez
# Pierre Gasly
# Frederik Vesti
# Nico Hulkenburg
# Valtteri Bottas
# Oliver Bearman
# Marcus Ericsson
# Théo Pourchaire
=== World Constructors' Championship standings ===
# Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
# Mercedes
# Ferrari
# McLaren-Mercedes
# Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
# Toro Rosso-Honda
# Alpine-Renault
# Williams-Mercedes
# Andretti Cadillac-Honda
# Haas-Ferrari
# Sauber-Ferrari
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