When does the 2025 F1 season start? Full Formula One race calendar

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Max Verstappen goes into the 2025 season as world champion (Picture: Getty Images)

The 2025 Formula One season is less than a month away, with the Australian Grand Prix the curtain-raiser for the campaign in March.

The 24-race globe-trotting tour runs all the way through to December when the final race is held in Abu Dhabi.

The Australian Grand Prix is the first race on the calendar for the first time since 2019 after being moved to the third contest.

There is action before the teams get to Melbourne, though, with the Bahrain International Circuit hosting pre-season testing from February 26-28.

Just two men have won the last eight editions of the F1 World Championship, with Max Verstappen claiming the last four and Lewis Hamilton the four before that.

However, it is Lando Norris in his McLaren who goes in as the bookmakers’ favourite to win the Drivers’ Championship this season.

The 25-year-old enjoyed the best season of his career when he finished second last year and has been backed to go one better this time around.

2025 F1 Season Race Calendar

16 Mar: Australian Grand Prix – Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne
23 Mar: Chinese Grand Prix – Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
06 Apr: Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka
13 Apr: Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
20 Apr: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah
04 May: Miami Grand Prix – Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida
18 May: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Imola Circuit, Imola
25 May: Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco
01 Jun: Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
15 Jun: Canadian Grand Prix – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
29 Jun: Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
06 Jul: British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone

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Lewis Hamilton drives for Ferrari this season (Picture: Getty Images).

27 Jul: Belgian Grand Prix – Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
03 Aug: Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Mogyoród
31 Aug: Dutch Grand Prix – Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort
07 Sep: Italian Grand Prix – Monza Circuit, Monza
21 Sep: Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku
05 Oct: Singapore Grand Prix – Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
19 Oct: US Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
26 Oct: Mexico City Grand Prix – Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
09 Nov: São Paulo Grand Prix – Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo
22 Nov: Las Vegas Grand Prix – Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada
30 Nov: Qatar Grand Prix – Lusail International Circuit, Lusail
07 Dec: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi

2025 F1 Teams and Drivers

There have been some big changes this season, none bigger than Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercedes after 12 seasons to join Ferrari.

Carlos Sainz left the Italian team to join Williams, with the Brit taking his place at Ferrari. Andrea Kimi Antonelli is stepping into the significant shoes that Hamilton leaves behind at Mercedes.

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Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are now teammates at Ferrari (Picture: Getty Images)

Alpine: Jack Doohan and Pierre Gasly
Aston Martin: Fernando Alsonso and Lance Stroll
Ferrari: Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton
Haas: Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman
Sauber: Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg
McLaren: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
Mercedes: Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell
Racing Bulls: Isack Hadjar and Yuki Tsunoda
Red Bull: Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson
Williams: Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz

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Lando Norris is favourite to become world champion this year (Picture: Getty Images )

2025 F1 season odds

Drivers’ Championship

23/10 Lando Norris
13/5 Max Verstappen
4/1 Charles Leclerc
11/2 Lewis Hamilton
15/2 Oscar Piastri
11/1 George Russell
35/1 Liam Lawson
55/1 Kimi Antonelli
70/1 Yuki Tsunoda
80/1 Fernando Alonso
175/1 Pierre Gasly
175/1 Carlos Sainz

Odds courtesy of Betfair

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