2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship

The 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula 3 cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship is the sixteenth season of Formula 3 racing and the seventh season run under the FIA Formula 3 Championship moniker. FIA Formula 3 is an open-wheel racing category serving as the third tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category is run in support of selected rounds of the 2025 FIA 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 F3 2025.

2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship

Previous

2024

Next

2026

Parent series:
Formula One World Championship
Formula 2 Championship
Support series:
F1 Academy

Rafael Câmara is the current Drivers' Championship leader.

Trident are the current Teams' Championship leaders.

Prema Racing entered the season as the reigning Teams' Champions, having secured their title at the penultimate race of the 2024 season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

2025 saw the introduction of a new Dallara-built chassis, with the championship retiring the Dallara F3 2019 it had used since its inaugural season in 2019.

Entries

The following teams and drivers compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship.^[1] As the championship is a spec series, all teams compete with an identical Dallara F3 2025 chassis with a 3.4 L (207 cu in) naturally-aspirated V6 engine developed by Mecachrome.^[2] All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

Entrant	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Prema Racing	1	Brando Badoer	1–2
	2	Noel León	1–2
	3	Ugo Ugochukwu	1–2
Trident	4	Noah Strømsted	1–2
	5	Rafael Câmara	1–2
	6	Charlie Wurz	1–2
ART Grand Prix	7	Laurens van Hoepen	1–2
	8	Tuukka Taponen	1–2
	9	James Wharton	1–2
Campos Racing	10	Mari Boya	1–2
	11	Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak	1–2
	12	Nikola Tsolov	1–2
Hitech TGR	14	Martinius Stenshorne	1–2
	15	Joshua Dufek	1–2
	16	Gerrard Xie	1–2
MP Motorsport	17	Tim Tramnitz	1–2
	18	Bruno del Pino	1–2
	19	Alessandro Giusti	1–2
Van Amersfoort Racing	20	Théophile Naël	1–2
	21	Santiago Ramos	1–2
	22	Ivan Domingues	1–2
Rodin Motorsport	23	Callum Voisin	1–2
	24	Louis Sharp	1–2
	25	Roman Bilinski	1–2
AIX Racing	26	Javier Sagrera	1–2
	27	Nicola Marinangeli	1–2
	28	Nikita Bedrin[a]	1
		Freddie Slater	2
DAMS Lucas Oil	29	Nicola Lacorte	1–2
	30	Matías Zagazeta	1–2
	31	Christian Ho	1–2

Team changes

After 15 years of competing in FIA F3 and its predecessor GP3, Jenzer Motorsport departed the championship to focus on its Formula 4 efforts.^[3] DAMS Lucas Oil took over their spot as the series' tenth team, returning to the third tier of FIA-sanctioned formula racing for the first time since the 2017 GP3 Series.^[4]

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.^[5][6]

AIX Racing now compete under an Emirati racing licence for the 2025 season following the use of a German racing licence in 2024.^[7] This marks the first time in the championship's history an Emirati team competes on the grid.

Driver changes

Prema Racing have an all new-lineup as all three of their drivers graduated to Formula 2, with 2024 runner-up Gabriele Minì staying with Prema, Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad moving to Campos Racing, and Ferrari junior Dino Beganovic joining Hitech TGR.^[8][9][10] Two McLaren juniors in Ugo Ugochukwu and Brando Badoer graduated from the Formula Regional European Championship, while Prema's final seat was taken by Noel León, who departs Van Amersfoort Racing after coming tenth with the team in 2024.^[11][12][13]

Trident also hired three new drivers as reigning champion Leonardo Fornaroli and Sami Meguetounif moved up to Formula 2, with Fornaroli joining Invicta Racing and Meguetounif staying with Trident, and Santiago Ramos moving to Van Amersfoort Racing.^[14][15][16] The team recruited Charlie Wurz, who came 22nd with Jenzer Motorsport in his debut FIA Formula 3 season.^[17] Trident's lineup is completed by two drivers stepping up from FRECA in Rafael Câmara, the reigning series champion who drove for Prema, and rookie champion Noah Strømsted, who came sixth driving for RPM and made a one-off FIA F3 appearance in 2024 with Campos Racing.^[18][19]

ART Grand Prix saw Nikola Tsolov and Christian Mansell leave the team, with the former moving to Campos Racing, and the latter initially set to graduate to Formula 2 with Rodin Motorsport before announcing his temporary retirement from racing due to personal reasons.^[20][21] As a replacement, the team signed the drivers that came second and third in FRECA in 2024: James Wharton, who drove for Prema and made his FIA F3 debut when he substituted for Martinius Stenshorne at Hitech, and Ferrari junior Tuukka Taponen, who drove for R-ace GP and also made his FIA F3 debut as he replaced Tsolov at ART Grand Prix at the penultimate round of 2024.^[22][23]

Campos Racing signed two drivers switching from other teams to replace Oliver Goethe and Sebastián Montoya as both graduated to Formula 2 with MP Motorsport and Prema Racing, respectively.^[24][25] Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, who left AIX Racing after coming 24th with the team in his debut season, returns to the team he drove for in Eurocup-3 in 2023, while Nikola Tsolov ended his second FIA F3 season with ART Grand Prix in eleventh and returns to the team with whom he won the 2022 Spanish F4 title.^[26][21]

Hitech TGR saw both Luke Browning and Cian Shields step up to Formula 2, with Browning staying with Hitech and Shields joining AIX Racing.^[27] The team promoted one driver from their GB3 outfit, with Gerrard Xie graduating to FIA F3 after coming seventh with the team in 2024, and signed Joshua Dufek, who departed AIX Racing after finishing his debut season in 28th.^[28][29]

MP Motorsport also have two new drivers, as Alex Dunne stepped up to Formula 2 with Rodin Motorsport and Kacper Sztuka moved to Eurocup-3 to join Campos Racing's satellite Griffin Core outfit.^[30][31] To replace them, the team promoted Bruno del Pino from their Eurocup-3 outfit, where he was the rookie champion in 2023, and signed Williams Academy driver Alessandro Giusti, who stepped up from FRECA after coming fourth in 2024 with ART Grand Prix.^[32][33]

All three of Van Amersfoort Racing's drivers left the team, with Noel León joining Prema and both Tommy Smith and Sophia Flörsch departing the series after multiple seasons to move to Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports.^[13][34][35] The team took on one experienced driver in Santiago Ramos, who embarks on his second FIA F3 season after finishing 16th with Trident in 2024.^[16] Two FRECA graduates joined him: Ivan Domingues, who finished tenth with Van Amersfoort Racing in that series in 2024, and 2023 Spanish F4 Champion Théophile Naël, who joins the team after coming ninth in FRECA with Saintéloc Racing.^[36][37]

Rodin Motorsport also signed two new drivers as Joseph Loake departed the series to move to join Garage 59 in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Piotr Wiśnicki left the team.^[38] The team promoted reigning GB3 Champion Louis Sharp from its outfit in that championship and signed 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Champion Roman Bilinski, who has been competing with Trident in FRECA for the past three years.^[39][40]

AIX Racing have two new drivers in its line up as Inthraphuvasak and Dufek moved to Campos Racing and Hitech TGR, respectively. The team signed 2024 Eurocup-3 runner-up Javier Sagrera to fill one of the seats.^[41] International GT Open driver Nicola Marinangeli also joined the team, returning to single-seater racing for the first time since the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship to make his FIA F3 debut.^[42]

New team DAMS Lucas Oil signed Matías Zagazeta, who embarked on his second season in the championship after coming 25th with Jenzer Motorsport in 2024.^[43] Alpine Academy driver Nicola Lacorte also joined the team, graduating from FRECA after coming 21st with Trident in 2024.^[44] DAMS' lineup was completed by Eurocup-3 champion Christian Ho.^[45]

Two of the three drivers that competed for the departing Jenzer Motorsport team joined other FIA F3 teams, with Wurz joining Trident and Zagazeta signing with DAMS.^[17][43] Max Esterson left the series to join Trident in Formula 2.^[46]

Mid-season changes

Nikita Bedrin left AIX Racing after the first round to prioritise his FRECA campaign.^[47] For the second round in Bahrain, his seat was filled by reigning Italian F4 Champion and Formula Regional Middle East runner-up Freddie Slater.^[48]

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	Imola Circuit, Imola	17 May	18 May
4	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco	24 May	25 May
5	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	31 May	1 June
6	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	28 June	29 June
7	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	5 July	6 July
8	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	26 July	27 July
9	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	2 August	3 August
10	Monza Circuit, Monza	6 September	7 September
Source:[49]

Calendar changes

The Albert Park Circuit was the season opener for the first time in FIA Formula 3 history, a consequence of Formula One's Australian Grand Prix holding the opening round of the championship for the first time since 2019.

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

The season saw the introduction of a brand new chassis and engine package.^[2] The Dallara F3 2019 chassis, which had been used by FIA Formula 3 since 2019, was replaced by the Dallara F3 2025.

Season report

A three-day pre-season test was held from 19–21 February at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.^[50]

Round 1: Australia

Further information: 2025 Melbourne Formula 3 round

At the opening round at Albert Park Circuit, FIA Formula 3 debutant Rafael Câmara set the fastest qualifying time to take feature race pole position. Santiago Ramos qualified twelfth and therefore started from first place in the reverse-grid sprint race. He maintained his lead off the start line and after the safety car period when Câmara, James Wharton and Laurens van Hoepen collided. The race then ended under safety car conditions due to a late crash between Javier Sagrera and Bruno del Pino, allowing Ramos to hold the position and claim his first victory in the category. The podium was completed by Martinius Stenshorne in second and Roman Bilinski in third on his FIA Formula 3 debut.^[51]

Due to wet conditions, the feature race began with a rolling start after several formation laps behind the safety car. An incident on the first lap that left Nikola Tsolov and Callum Voisin stuck on the slippery grass necessitated the redeployment of the safety car. After racing resumed, the top seven qualifiers held their positions during the green flag running. A crash for Christian Ho on lap 13 caused another safety car period before the race was red-flagged and not resumed on lap 18 of 20. Pole-sitter Câmara thus took his first race win in the series, followed by his Trident teammate Noah Strømsted in second and Théophile Naël in third. At the end of the first round, Câmara led the Drivers' Championship by nine points over Naël.^[52]

Round 2: Bahrain

Further information: 2025 Sakhir Formula 3 round

Rafael Câmara claimed a second consecutive feature race pole position in qualifying at Bahrain International Circuit.^[53] Joshua Dufek started the sprint race from first place, but soon dropped down the order and later retired after a collision with Ivan Domingues. Series debutant Freddie Slater took the lead, having started third. Nikola Tsolov, who had improved from fifth at the start, challenged Slater for the lead and overtook him with eight laps remaining. Tsolov achieved his fourth victory in the category, followed by Slater in second and Tuukka Taponen in third, both claiming their first FIA Formula 3 podiums.^[54]

Pole-sitter Câmara lost the lead of the feature race to Callum Voisin at the first corner. The two drivers traded positions over the following laps, but Câmara later reclaimed the lead and built a gap to Voisin behind. Câmara went on to take his second consecutive feature race victory, followed by Voisin. Tim Tramnitz, who started the race 13th, gained multiple places and overtook Tuukka Taponen in the closing laps to claim the final podium place. Câmara's victory extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 26 points over second-placed Tramnitz.^[55]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	SR	Albert Park Circuit		Martinius Stenshorne	Santiago Ramos	Van Amersfoort Racing	Report
	FR		Rafael Câmara	Rafael Câmara	Rafael Câmara	Trident
2	SR	Bahrain International Circuit		Freddie Slater	Nikola Tsolov	Campos Racing	Report
	FR		Rafael Câmara	Rafael Câmara	Rafael Câmara	Trident
3	SR	Imola Circuit					Report
	FR
4	SR	Circuit de Monaco					Report
	FR
5	SR	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya					Report
	FR
6	SR	Red Bull Ring					Report
	FR
7	SR	Silverstone Circuit					Report
	FR
8	SR	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps					Report
	FR
9	SR	Hungaroring					Report
	FR
10	SR	Monza Circuit					Report
	FR

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in both races.^[b] 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 twelve qualifiers.

Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. A bonus point is awarded to the driver who set the fastest lap and finished in the top ten.^[56]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
Points	10	9	8	7	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 IMO MON CAT RBR SIL SPA HUN MNZ Points SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR 1 Rafael Câmara Ret 1P F 12 1P F 56 2 Tim Tramnitz NC 5 6 3 30 3 Callum Voisin 9 Ret 4 2 27 4 Noah Strømsted Ret 2 10 6 27 5 Nikola Tsolov 8 Ret 1 5 23 6 Martinius Stenshorne 2F 8 5 18 20 7 Tuukka Taponen 14 20 3 4 20 8 Théophile Naël 7 3 Ret 15 19 9 Nikita Bedrin 6 4 17 10 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 4 7 18 16 13 11 Santiago Ramos 1 16 Ret 14 10 12 Freddie Slater 2F Ret 10 13 Roman Bilinski 3 9 20 13 10 14 Charlie Wurz Ret 6 9 11 10 15 Alessandro Giusti 11 25 7 7 10 16 Matías Zagazeta 5 22 17 29 6 17 Christian Ho 15 Ret 8 10 4 18 Mari Boya 13 17 15 8 4 19 Bruno del Pino Ret 23 19 9 2 20 Noel León 10 13 11 17 1 21 Ugo Ugochukwu 12 10 Ret 27 1 22 Joshua Dufek 22 11 Ret 22 0 23 Laurens van Hoepen Ret 12 16 12 0 24 James Wharton Ret 21 13 28 0 25 Louis Sharp 18 14 14 23 0 26 Javier Sagrera Ret 15 23 24 0 27 Gerrard Xie 16 18 21 26 0 28 Nicola Lacorte 17 24 Ret 20 0 29 Ivan Domingues 21 19 Ret 19 0 30 Brando Badoer 19 26 22 21 0 31 Nicola Marinangeli 20 27 Ret 25 0 Pos. Driver SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR Points ALB BHR IMO MON CAT RBR SIL SPA HUN MNZ

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 IMO MON CAT RBR SIL SPA HUN MNZ Points SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR 1 Trident Ret 1P F 9 1P F 93 Ret 2 10 6 Ret 6 12 11 2 MP Motorsport 11 5 6 3 42 NC 23 7 7 Ret 25 19 9 3 Campos Racing 4 7 1 5 40 8 17 15 8 13 Ret 18 16 4 Rodin Motorsport 3 9 4 2 37 9 14 14 13 18 Ret 20 23 5 Van Amersfoort Racing 1 3 Ret 14 29 7 16 Ret 15 21 19 Ret 19 6 AIX Racing 6 4 2F 24 27 20 15 23 25 Ret 27 Ret Ret 7 Hitech TGR 2F 8 5 18 20 16 11 21 22 22 18 Ret 26 8 ART Grand Prix 14 12 3 4 20 Ret 20 13 12 Ret 21 16 28 9 DAMS Lucas Oil 5 22 8 10 10 15 24 17 20 17 Ret Ret 29 10 Prema Racing 10 10 11 17 2 12 13 22 21 19 26 Ret 27 Pos. Team SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR Points ALB BHR IMO MON CAT RBR SIL SPA HUN MNZ

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. Bedrin is Russian, but competed under an Italian licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2. 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.