2025 Formula 2 Championship

The 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship is a 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. Formula 2 is an open-wheel racing category serving as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category is 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 run the same car, the Dallara F2 2024.

2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship

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2024

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2026

Parent series:
Formula One World Championship
Support series:
FIA Formula 3 Championship
F1 Academy

Joshua Dürksen is the current Drivers' Championship leader.

Invicta Racing are the current Teams' Championship leaders.

Invicta Racing entered the championship as the reigning Teams' Champions, having secured their title at the final race of the 2024 season in Abu Dhabi.

Entries

The following teams and drivers compete in the 2025 Formula 2 Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams compete with an identical Dallara F2 2024 chassis using a V6 turbo engine developed by Mecachrome. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

Entrant	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Invicta Racing	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	1
	2	Roman Staněk	1
Campos Racing	3	Pepe Martí	1
	4	Arvid Lindblad	1
MP Motorsport	5	Oliver Goethe	1
	6	Richard Verschoor	1
Hitech TGR	7	Luke Browning	1
	8	Dino Beganovic	1
Prema Racing	9	Sebastián Montoya	1
	10	Gabriele Minì	1
DAMS Lucas Oil	11	Jak Crawford	1
	12	Kush Maini	1
ART Grand Prix	14	Victor Martins	1
	15	Ritomo Miyata	1
Rodin Motorsport	16	Amaury Cordeel	1
	17	Alex Dunne	1
AIX Racing	20	Joshua Dürksen	1
	21	Cian Shields	1
Trident	22	Sami Meguetounif	1
	23	Max Esterson	1
Van Amersfoort Racing	24	John Bennett	1
	25	Rafael Villagómez	1

Team changes

Hitech Grand Prix and Toyota Gazoo Racing's TGR-DC junior programme formed a new collaboration in 2025, with the team entering under the Hitech TGR guise.^[1][2]

The Invicta Watch Group took full control over Invicta Racing, which split from Virtuosi Racing and underwent management changes.^[3]

AIX Racing now compete under an Emirati racing licence for the 2025 season following the use of a German racing licence in 2024.^[4] This marks the first time in the championship's history that an Emirati team competes on the grid.

Driver changes

Reigning Teams' Champions Invicta Racing have an all-new driver lineup as reigning Drivers' Champion Gabriel Bortoleto graduated to Formula One with Sauber, and Kush Maini moved to DAMS.^[5][6] Invicta recruited 2024 FIA Formula 3 Champion Leonardo Fornaroli, who made the full-time step up to Formula 2 after having already raced in the 2024 finale with Rodin Motorsport, and Roman Staněk, who joined the team for his third season in the championship after ending his 2024 campaign with Trident early.^[7][8]

Campos Racing replaced one Red Bull junior with another as Arvid Lindblad, fourth in FIA F3 with Prema Racing in 2024, graduated to F2 to replace 2024 runner-up Isack Hadjar, who graduated to Formula One with Racing Bulls.^[9][10]

MP Motorsport saw both Franco Colapinto and Dennis Hauger depart the team during the 2024 season, with Colapinto leaving ahead of the Monza round to compete in Formula One with Williams Racing for the rest of the 2024 season, and Hauger leaving the team after the Baku round to move to Indy NXT with Andretti Global.^[11][12] The team resigned the two drivers that substituted for Colapinto and Hauger in 2024 for the full 2025 season: Red Bull junior Oliver Goethe, who came seventh in FIA F3 with Campos Racing, and Richard Verschoor, who returned to the team he competed with in 2021 to embark on his fifth season in the championship.^[13][14]

Hitech TGR also entered 2025 with an all-new driver lineup, with Paul Aron joining Alpine F1 Team as a reserve driver and Amaury Cordeel moving to Rodin Motorsport.^[15] The team's lineup consists of two FIA F3 graduates who were already able to collect F2 experience through part-time outings in 2024: Williams Driver Academy member Luke Browning, who finished the FIA F3 season in third also driving for Hitech before a three-round F2 stint for ART Grand Prix, and Ferrari junior Dino Beganovic, who came sixth in FIA F3 with Prema Racing and entered two F2 rounds with DAMS Lucas Oil.^[16][17]

Prema Racing are another team with an all-new driver lineup after both Oliver Bearman and Andrea Kimi Antonelli graduated to Formula One with Haas and Mercedes, respectively.^[18][19] The team promoted FIA F3 runner-up Gabriele Minì to its F2 outfit, where the Italian already deputised for Bearman for one round in 2024, and Sebastián Montoya, who finished seventeenth in FIA F3 with Hitech, with him returning to the team he raced for in FRECA in 2022.^[20][21]

DAMS Lucas Oil signed Kush Maini, who left Invicta Racing after coming 13th in his second F2 season, to replace Juan Manuel Correa, who had already left the team ahead of the final two rounds of the 2024 season.^[6]

ART Grand Prix saw Zak O'Sullivan, who already left the team after the eleventh round of the 2024 season, move to Super Formula with Kondo Racing.^[22] The team signed 2023 Super Formula Champion Ritomo Miyata, who finished his rookie F2 season 19th in the standings with Rodin Motorsport, to replace him.^[23]

Rodin Motorsport also fully renewed their lineup as Zane Maloney graduated to Formula E with Lola Yamaha ABT, and Ritomo Miyata moved to ART Grand Prix.^[24][23] The team originally signed two FIA F3 graduates in Christian Mansell, who finished fifth in FIA F3 in 2024 with ART Grand Prix and debuted in F2 with Trident during the final three rounds of 2024, and McLaren junior driver Alex Dunne, who made his F2 debut after finishing fourteenth in his FIA F3 campaign with MP Motorsport, becoming the first Irish national to compete in Formula 2.^[25][26] However, Mansell vacated his seat indefinitely for personal reasons ahead of the start of the season, and was replaced by Amaury Cordeel, who finished 17th with Hitech in 2024.^[27][28]

AIX Racing driver Taylor Barnard left the championship after ten rounds of the 2024 season and moved to Formula E to race with NEOM McLaren Formula E Team.^[29] 2023 Euroformula Open runner-up Cian Shields, who had already filled Barnard's cockpit during the last two rounds of the 2024 season, replaces him for his full-season debut in 2025.^[30]

Trident saw both Verschoor and Staněk leave the team during the 2024 season, with Verschoor joining MP Motorsport ahead of his full-time switch in 2025 and Staněk sitting out the rest of the season before joining Invicta Racing in 2025.^[14][8] The team signed two FIA F3 graduates in Max Esterson, who came 21st with Jenzer Motorsport and already deputised for Verschoor during the final two rounds of 2024, and Sami Meguetounif, who made his F2 debut after finishing eighth with Trident's FIA F3 outfit.^[31][32]

Enzo Fittipaldi left Van Amersfoort Racing and the championship ahead of the final two rounds of the 2024 season to move to the European Le Mans Series with LMP2 team CLX Motorsport.^[33] 2024 GB3 runner-up John Bennett, who replaced Fittipaldi for the final two rounds of 2024, remained at the team for his full-time debut.^[34]

Race calendar

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:[35]

Calendar changes

• The Albert Park Circuit was the season opener for the first time in Formula 2 history, a consequence of Formula One's Australian Grand Prix holding the opening round of the championship for the first time since 2019.

Season report

A pre-season test was held over three days from 24–26 February at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. During the test, DAMS, Rodin Motorsport and Trident were found to have illegally modified their cars by drilling into the diffusers to attach sensors. As a result, all six drivers driving for the three teams received ten-place grid penalties for both races of the opening round in Australia.^[36]

Round 1: Australia

Further information: 2025 Melbourne Formula 2 round

The season began at Albert Park Circuit, where Gabriele Minì set the fastest qualifying time. However, he was later penalised for impeding during the session, promoting Victor Martins to feature race pole position.^[37] Leonardo Fornaroli qualified tenth, therefore starting the reverse-grid sprint race from first place, but was overtaken by Joshua Dürksen at the race start. Martins crashed on the opening lap, and the race was later interrupted by two safety car periods when Trident drivers Max Esterson and Sami Meguetounif spun into the gravel in separate incidents. Dürksen maintained his lead at the restarts to claim victory, his third in the category, followed by Formula 2 debutant Fornaroli in second place and Luke Browning in third.^[38]

The feature race was cancelled due to heavy rain. Two attempts were made to start the race, with drivers following the safety car over a number of formation laps, however the session was ultimately red-flagged and not resumed.^[39] At the end of the round, Dürksen's sprint race victory left him with a two-point advantage over Fornaroli in the Drivers' Championship.

Results and standings

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	SR	Albert Park Circuit		Gabriele Minì	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	Report
	FR		Victor Martins[a]	Race cancelled[b]
2	SR	Bahrain International Circuit					Report
	FR
3	SR	Jeddah Corniche Circuit					Report
	FR
4	SR	Imola Circuit					Report
	FR
5	SR	Circuit de Monaco					Report
	FR
6	SR	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya					Report
	FR
7	SR	Red Bull Ring					Report
	FR
8	SR	Silverstone Circuit					Report
	FR
9	SR	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps					Report
	FR
10	SR	Hungaroring					Report
	FR
11	SR	Monza Circuit					Report
	FR
12	SR	Baku City Circuit					Report
	FR
13	SR	Lusail International Circuit					Report
	FR
14	SR	Yas Marina Circuit					Report
	FR

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top eight classified finishers in the sprint race, and to the top ten classified finishers in the feature race.^[c] The pole-sitter in the feature race also receives two points, and one point is 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 is given to the driver who set the fastest lap of those inside the top ten. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race as the grid for it is set by reversing the top ten qualifiers.

Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top eight classified finishers, excluding the fastest lap point which is 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 are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. Bonus points are 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

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos. Driver ALB BHR JED IMO MON CAT RBR SIL SPA HUN MNZ BAK LUS YAS Points SR FR[d] SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR 1 Joshua Dürksen 1 C 10 2 Leonardo Fornaroli 2 C 8 3 Luke Browning 3 C 6 4 Richard Verschoor 4 C 5 5 Roman Staněk 5 C 4 6 Sebastián Montoya 6 C 3 7 Gabriele Minì 7F C 3 8 Victor Martins Ret CP 2 9 Pepe Martí 8 C 1 10 Alex Dunne 9 C 0 11 Arvid Lindblad 10 C 0 12 Oliver Goethe 11 C 0 13 Ritomo Miyata 12 C 0 14 Rafael Villagómez 13 C 0 15 Dino Beganovic 14 C 0 16 Amaury Cordeel 15 C 0 17 Kush Maini 16 C 0 18 Cian Shields 17 C 0 19 John Bennett 18 C 0 — Sami Meguetounif Ret C 0 — Max Esterson Ret C 0 — Jak Crawford Ret C 0 Pos. Driver SR FR[d] SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR Points ALB BHR JED IMO MON CAT RBR SIL SPA HUN MNZ BAK LUS YAS

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (empty cell) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship standings

Pos. Team ALB BHR JED IMO MON CAT RBR SIL SPA HUN MNZ BAK LUS YAS Points SR FR[d] SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR 1 Invicta Racing 2 C 12 5 C 2 AIX Racing 1 C 10 17 C 3 Hitech TGR 3 C 6 14 C 4 Prema Racing 6 C 6 7F C 5 MP Motorsport 4 C 5 11 C 6 ART Grand Prix 12 CP 2 Ret C 7 Campos Racing 8 C 1 10 C 8 Rodin Motorsport 9 C 0 15 C 9 Van Amersfoort Racing 13 C 0 18 C 10 DAMS Lucas Oil 16 C 0 Ret C — Trident Ret C 0 Ret C Pos. Team SR FR[d] SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR Points ALB BHR JED IMO MON CAT RBR SIL SPA HUN MNZ BAK LUS YAS

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (empty cell) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, individual race standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and pole position).

Notes

1. Gabriele Minì set the fastest time in qualifying, but later received a three-place grid penalty for impeding another driver. Victor Martins was promoted to pole position in his place.
2. The feature race was cancelled due to heavy rain.
3. In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions can be reduced, depending on how much of the race has been completed.
4. The feature race was cancelled due to heavy rain. Only points for pole position were awarded.^[40]