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Australia will host the opening race of the Formula 1 season next year after the 2025 calendar was confirmed – with no new races on the calendar.
It means Lewis Hamilton will make his debut for Ferrari at Melbourne’s Albert Park, which last hosted the first race in 2019 after Covid ended the 2020 opener. Australia will host the first race of the season on Sunday March 16, two weeks later than this year’s departure date.
Bahrain hosted the first race of the season since 2021, following pre-season testing at the same track in Sakhir, but was postponed until April due to Ramadan.
Saudi Arabia also moved to April, with China and Japan moved up a month in races two and three respectively.
The 24-race season concludes in Abu Dhabi on December 7. The 2025 British Grand Prix will take place from July 4-6 at Silverstone.
Pre-season testing will take place in Bahrain, two weeks before the first race, with three days of testing from February 26 to 28.
For the second year in a row, no new races will be scheduled. 2026 is shaping up to be different, however, as Madrid is already confirmed as the new home of the Spanish Grand Prix, meaning 2025 could be the last year Barcelona hosts an F1 race.
Other changes to the schedule include an April tripleheader between Japan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, while Spain has moved forward three weeks to late May/early June.
Belgium and Hungary have also swapped weekends, with Budapest now hosting the last race before the usual summer break.
This year there is a four-week gap in autumn, but there will be no such gap in the calendar next year, with only a week off between Singapore and Austin in October.
FULL F1 2025 CALENDAR:
PRE-SEASON TESTING – BAHRAIN
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir – February 26-28
ROUND 1 – AUSTRALIA
Albert Park, Melbourne – March 14-16
ROUND 2 – CHINA
Shanghai International Circuit – March 21-23
ROUND 3 – JAPAN
Suzuka International Racing Course – April 4-6
TOUR 4 — BAHRAIN
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir – April 11-13
ROUND 5 – SAUDI ARABIA
Jeddah Corniche Tour – April 18-20
ROUND 6 – MIAMI
Miami International Autodrome, Hard Rock Stadium – May 2-4
TOUR 7 – EMILIA ROMAGNA
Imola Circuit – May 16-18
ROUND 8 – MONACO
Monaco Circuit – May 23-25
ROUND 9 – SPAIN
Barcelona-Catalonia Circuit – May 30-June 1
ROUND 10 – CANADA
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal – June 13-15
ROUND 11 – AUSTRIA
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg – June 27-29
ROUND 12 – GREAT BRITAIN
Silverstone Circuit – July 4-6
ROUND 13 – BELGIUM
Spa-Francorchamps circuit – July 25-27
ROUND 14 – HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest – August 1-3
TOUR 15 – NETHERLANDS
Circuit Zandvoort – August 29-31
ROUND 16 – ITALY
Monza Circuit – September 5-7
TOUR 17 – AZERBAIJAN
Baku Urban Circuit – September 19-21
TOUR 18 – SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Street Circuit – October 3-5
ROUND 19 – UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas, Austin – October 17-19
ROUND 20 – MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – October 24-26
ROUND 21 – BRAZIL
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – November 7-9
TOUR 22 – LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit – November 20-22
TOUR 23 – QATAR
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – November 28-30
TOUR 24 – ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Tour – December 5-7
