2025 Formula One Sim Racing World Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Formula One Esports Series |
| Location | Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Series: LAN |
| Dates | 14 January 2025–27 March 2025 |
| Administrator | Codemasters EA Sports Formula One Management |
Tournament format(s) | Qualification: Online Pro Exhibition: Driver's selection Pro Championship: Twelve race championship |
| Venue | Qualification: Worldwide Pro Exhibition: N/A Pro Championship: TBA |
The 2025 Formula One Sim Racing World Championship is an upcoming esports competition for Formula One which is the eighth season of the Formula One Esports Series and the second in the series to be named as the "Formula One Sim Racing Championship." It is due to be held on Formula One's official 2024 game, featuring all ten teams from the real-life sport. The championship will start on 14 January 2025 and will end on 27 March 2025.
Frederik Rasmussen of Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing will enter the year as the defending World Driver's Champion, while Scuderia Ferrari Esports are the defending World Constructors' Champions.
Format
[edit]- Pro Championship
The drivers will race in a series of 3 LAN events that are broadcast live. Same as F1, drivers must make one pit stop if the weather is dry, and are not obligated to do so if it's wet. They earn points for themselves and their teams. These points will determine the F1 Sim Racing World Championship Teams’ and Drivers’ World Champions, with a total $750,000 prize fund.
Entries
[edit]| Team | Race drivers | ||
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| No. | Driver name | Rounds | |
 Alpine Esports
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52 51 84 |
 Josh Idowu Piotr Stachulec Joni Törmälä
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TBA TBA TBA |
| Aston Martin Aramco Esports Team
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8 26 45 |
 Fabrizio Donoso Duncan Hofland Otis Lawrence
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TBA TBA TBA |
 KICK F1 Sim Racing Team
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39 72 74 |
Thomas Ronhaar Brendon Leigh Tycho Hardy
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TBA TBA TBA |
| McLaren Shadow
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12 88 41 |
Wilson Hughes Lucas Blakeley Alfie Butcher
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TBA TBA TBA |
 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
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15 62 25 |
 Daniel Bereznay István Puki Jake Benham
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TBA TBA TBA |
 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Esports
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36 79 34 |
Joris Croezen Shanaka Clay Tamás Gál
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TBA TBA TBA |
 Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing
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5 19 13 |
Jarno Opmeer Frederik Rasmussen Sebastian Job
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TBA TBA TBA |
 Racing Bulls F1 Sim
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95 6 98 |
 Ulaş Özyıldırım Tom Manley Declan Barrett
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TBA TBA TBA |
| Scuderia Ferrari Esports
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7 40 32 |
 Bari Broumand Nicolas Longuet John Evans
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TBA TBA TBA |
| Williams Esports
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9 93 54 |
 Álvaro Carretón Rubén Pedreño Ismael Fahssi
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TBA TBA TBA |
| Source:[1] | |||
Calendar
[edit]The full schedule was announced on 19 December, consisting of twelve races across three separate events.
| Round | Circuit | Distance | Date | Broadcast | Event |
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| 1 |  Albert Park Street Circuit, Melbourne
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29 laps | 14 January 2025 | TBA | Event One |
| 2 |  Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
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29 laps | 15 January 2025 | TBA | |
| 3 |  Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
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29 laps | TBA | ||
| 4 |  Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah
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25 laps | 16 January 2025 | TBA | |
| 5 | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
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26 Laps | 12 February 2025 | TBA | Event Two |
| 6 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
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22 Laps | 13 February 2025 | TBA | |
| 7 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort
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36 Laps | TBA | ||
| 8 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
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28 laps | 14 February 2025 | TBA | |
| 9 |  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
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36 laps | 25 March 2025 | TBA | Event Three |
| 10 |  Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo
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36 laps | 26 March 2025 | TBA | |
| 11 |  Losail International Circuit, Lusail
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29 laps | TBA | ||
| 12 |  Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
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29 laps | 27 March 2025 | TBA | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Calendar Changes
[edit]The Albert Park Street Circuit returned as the season opener for the first time since the 2018 season, and the Shanghai International Circuit will host a round for the first time since the 2021 season as the second round. The Red Bull Ring and the Las Vegas Strip Circuit dropped off the calendar in return.
Results
[edit]Season summary
[edit]| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
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| 1 | Albert Park Street Circuit, Melbourne
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| 2 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
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| 3 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
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| 4 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah
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| 5 | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
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| 6 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
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| 7 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort
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| 8 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
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| 9 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
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| 10 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo
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| 11 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail
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| 12 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
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References
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- ^ "Everything you need to know about the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship". formula1.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Presenting the F1 Sim Racing World Championship 2025 calendar, kicking off on 14th January". f1esports. Retrieved 9 January 2025.