Formula 1 Announces 2025 Schedule

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 leads Carlos Sainz of Spain driving (55) the Ferrari SF-24 and the rest of the field into the first corner at the start of the race prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Circuit on March 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Peter Fox | Getty Images)

The Japanese Grand Prix may not have been that long ago, but Formula 1 has already announced its 2025 schedule in preparation for celebrating its 75th Anniversary season. The 2025 season will have 24 Grand Prix events, much like the 2024 schedule. However, there are some slight tweaks for more schedule optimization.

Formula 1’s initiative of Net Zero 2030 continues to be the sustainability plan. The schedule has been one of the targets for meeting the net zero carbon goal by grouping races into more cohesive strings of events. Introduced for the 2024 season, which saw a better grouping of locations for a better flow of where the races take place weekly, the same has continued into 2025, with minor tweaks.

Formula 1 CEO and President Stefano Domenicali stated, “Once again, we’ll visit 24 incredible venues around the world, delivering top class racing, hospitality, and entertainment, which will be enjoyed by millions of fans worldwide.”

Returning as the season-opening race will be the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit after shifts in the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic saw the Australian Grand Prix leave the calendar and return, albeit later. This shifts both the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix events later on the schedule.

The 2024 season started differently. The first two events were run on a Saturday instead of the typical Sunday to accommodate the start of the Ramadan holiday. For 2025, however, the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian races have been moved to the fourth and fifth races, respectively, as the Chinese and Japanese Grand Prix events move into the second and third slots.

Another change for the next season is the positioning of the Hungarian and Belgium Grand Prix. The Hungaroring returns as the last race before the three-week summer break, ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

The rest of the schedule retains the same structure it had in 2024. The season does start later, now March 14th through the 16th, and ends December 5th through 7th.