The 2025 Formula One season will feature 24 races, the fifth of which will take place in Saudi Arabia.
The next battle is scheduled for the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday, 20 April.
The lights will go out at 19:00 (SA time).
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Heading into the 2025 season, Max Verstappen is the defending drivers’ champion – for a fourth consecutive year – while McLaren are the reigning constructors’ title winners.
The first race of the 2025 season in Melbourne, Australia was won by Lando Norris in his McLaren, while in China it was his team-mate Oscar Piastri who took victory.
In Japan, Verstappen showed his class in winning his first race of the season, while last weekend in Bahrain it was Piastri who became the first repeat winner of the season.
After four races this season, Norris leads the way with 77 points, ahead of Piastri (74).
Verstappen is in third (69), ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell in fourth (63).
As a reminder, the 2024 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s Verstappen ahead of his then team-mate Sergio Perez with Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari in third.
SAUDI ARABIA GRAND PRIX TIMES
All times SA
Friday, 18 April
Practice 1: 15:30 – 16:30
Practice 2: 19:00 – 20:00
Saturday, 19 April
Practice 3: 15:30 – 16:30
Qualifying: 19:00 – 20:00
Sunday, 20 April
Main race: 19:00
Standings ahead of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix
Drivers
| Rank | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Lando Norris | 77 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | 74 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 69 |
| 4 | George Russell | 63 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 32 |
| 6 | Kimi Antonelli | 30 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | 25 |
| 8 | Alex Albon | 18 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | 14 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | 10 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | 6 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | 6 |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | 6 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | 5 |
| 15 | Isack Hadjar | 4 |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | 1 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | 0 |
| 18 | Liam Lawson | 0 |
| 19 | Jack Doohan | 0 |
| 20 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 0 |
Constructors
| Rank | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 151 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 93 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 71 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 57 |
| 5 | Haas | 20 |
| 6 | Williams | 19 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 10 |
| 8 | Racing Bulls | 7 |
| 9 | Alpine | 6 |
| 10 | Sauber | 6 |
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