The 2025 Formula One Sim Racing World Championship was an esports competition for Formula One which was the eighth season of the Formula One Esports Series and the second in the series to be named as the "Formula One Sim Racing World Championship." It was held on Formula One's official 2024 game, featuring all ten teams from the real-life sport. The championship started on 14 January 2025 and ended on 27 March 2025.
Frederik Rasmussen of Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing entered the year as the defending World Driver's Champion, while Scuderia Ferrari Esports were the defending World Constructors' Champions. Red Bull would take back the Constructors' Champions crown for this season, with their newly recruited Jarno Opmeer winning his record third championship in F1 Esports history. Ismael Fahssi would come up second to Opmeer, while Bari Broumand finished third.
Format The drivers raced in a series of 3 LAN events that were broadcast live. Like the actual Formula One regulations, drivers must make one pit stop if the weather is dry, and are not obligated to do so if it is wet. They earn points for themselves and their teams. These points determined the F1 Sim Racing World Championship Teams’ and Drivers’ World Champions, with a total $750,000 prize fund.
Prize pool A prize fund of $750,000 was awarded to the teams and drivers at the end of the season.
Constructors' Championship $650,000 of the total $750,000 is awarded to the teams. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Winnings$130k$105k$85k$70k$60k$50k$45k$40k$35k$30k
Drivers' Championship $100,000 of the total $750,000 is awarded to the drivers. Drivers who finish the championship below 5th place do not take home any proportion of the fund. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Winnings$50k$25k$12.5k$7.5k$5k
Coverage The series was broadcast on Formula One's YouTube channel with commentary from lead commentator Alex Jacques and former Formula One driver Jolyon Palmer, with Ariana Bravo as presenter and pit lane reporter, with analysis from Tom Deacon and Matt Gallagher.https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-f1-sim-racing-world-championship.5uC84qwxj3GeEWRt9DFdIK
Entries TeamRace driverssetup pos.No.Driver nameRounds Alpine Sim RacingR84 Joni Törmälä1–8, 10–12L52 Josh IdowuAllN/A51 Piotr Stachulec (Event 1 & 2)N/AR37 Bence Szabo-Konyi (Event 3)9 Aston Martin Aramco F1 Esports TeamR45 Otis LawrenceAllL8 Fabrizio Donoso1, 4–5, 7, 10,12L26 Duncan Hofland2–3, 6, 8–9, 11 KICK F1 Sim Racing TeamR39 Thomas RonhaarAllL72 Brendon Leigh1–9, 12L74 Tycho Hardy10–11 McLaren ShadowR41 Alfie ButcherAllL88 Lucas BlakeleyAllN/A12 Wilson HughesN/A Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports TeamR15 Daniel Bereznay1–6, 8–12L62 István Puki1–3, 6–9Both25 Jake Benham4–5, 7, 10–12 MoneyGram Haas F1 Sim Racing Team R36 Joris Croezen1–6, 8–10L34 Tamás GálAllR79 Shanaka Clay7, 11–12 Oracle Red Bull Sim RacingR19 Frederik RasmussenAllL5 Jarno OpmeerAllN/A13 Sebastian JobN/A Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing TeamR6 Tom ManleyAllL95 Ulaş Özyıldırım2–3, 5–6, 8–10, 12L98 Declan Barrett1, 4, 7, 11 Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports TeamR40 Nicolas LonguetAllL7 Bari BroumandAllN/A32 John EvansN/A Atlassian Williams Sim RacingR54 Ismael FahssiAllL9 Álvaro Carretón1–2, 4–6, 8–10, 12L93 Rubén Pedreño3, 7, 11Source: Notes: Rows are related to the position of the sim racing cockpit the drivers play on. Each team has two setups side by side, R means the Right side, the L the Left side simulator setup.
Calendar The full schedule was announced on 19 December, consisting of twelve races across three separate events.
RoundCircuitDistanceDateBroadcastEvent1 Albert Park Street Circuit, Melbourne29 laps14 January 2025 Event One2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai29 laps15 January 2025 3 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir29 laps 4 Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah25 laps16 January 2025 5 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone26 Laps11 February 2025 Event Two6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot22 Laps12 February 2025 7 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort36 Laps 8 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas28 laps13 February 2025 9 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City36 laps25 March 2025 Event Three10 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo36 laps26 March 2025 11 Losail International Circuit, Lusail29 laps 12 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi29 laps27 March 2025 Source:https://traxion.gg/f1-sim-racing-esports-competition-returns-january-750k-prize-pool/
Calendar changes 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
Season summary RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1 Albert Park Street Circuit, Melbourne Ismael Fahssi Jarno Opmeer Ismael Fahssi Williams Esports2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Ulaş Özyıldırım Joni Törmälä Jarno Opmeer Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing3 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir Ismael Fahssi Alfie Butcher Bari Broumand Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team4 Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah* Ismael Fahssi Jarno Opmeer Otis Lawrence Aston Martin Aramco F1 Esports Team5 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Frederik Rasmussen Tom Manley Frederik Rasmussen Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot Thomas Ronhaar István Puki Alfie Butcher McLaren Shadow7 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort Bari Broumand Nicolas Longuet Bari Broumand Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team8 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas Otis Lawrence Ismael Fahssi Thomas Ronhaar KICK F1 Sim Racing Team9 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City Thomas Ronhaar Lucas Blakeley Jarno Opmeer Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing10 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo Thomas Ronhaar Frederik Rasmussen Jarno Opmeer Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing11 Lusail International Circuit, Lusail Bari Broumand Lucas Blakeley Bari Broumand Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team12 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi Thomas Ronhaar Tom Manley Otis Lawrence Aston Martin Aramco F1 Esports Team
Season report
Event One The championship started at the Australian Grand Prix, where Ismael Fahssi of Williams took his first career pole position. At the start, he held onto the lead until defending champion Frederik Rasmussen snatched it from him on lap 7, leaving Fahssi pressured by runner-up Thomas Ronhaar and rookie Otis Lawrence, both driving for Kick F1 and Aston Martin respectively. When the round of pit stops came, the top four were all surmounted by Daniel Bereznay, who went on an alternative strategy. Towards the latter stages, Lawrence pushed Rasmussen wide at turn 5, who was then pushed by Lucas Blakeley at turn 8, shoving him down to only tenth at the race end. On the final lap, Fahssi overtook Bereznay, and Ronhaar attempted a divebomb on him, which resulted in both of them dropping down the order. Fahssi took his first victory in the series from István Puki and Bereznay. Jarno Opmeer finished fourth in his first outing for Red Bull Racing, followed by Lawrence and Ronhaar.
Ulaş Özyıldırım was the next pole sitter at the Chinese Grand Prix, making his debut for Racing Bulls. During the first half, he became involved in a battle with Ronhaar, Lawrence, and Brendon Leigh, in which he eventually lost out and dropped to thirteenth. His teammate, Tom Manley, collided with Leigh after the round of pit stops, also removing Leigh from contention and instead making room for Jarno Opmeer to chase after Ronhaar. Opmeer came out on top for his first win of the season, followed by Ronhaar, Bereznay, and Fahssi in fourth.
Championship standings
Scoring system Points will be awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race and one point will be given to the driver who sets the fastest lap inside the top ten. One extra point will be awarded to the pole-sitter. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole position FL Points25181512108642111 In the event of a tie at the conclusion of the championship, a count-back system is used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's/team's best result used to decide the standings.
Drivers' Championship standings DriverAUSCHNBHRSAUGBRBELNEDUSAMXCSAPQATABUPoints1 Jarno Opmeer111967311571542 Ismael Fahssi41217274351353 Bari Broumand17Ret113715221231344 Thomas Ronhaar726963141285 Otis Lawrence56818913314811086 Alfie Butcher654111102086132937 Frederik Rasmussen101118Ret784469908 Nicolas Longuet19713741296926739 Dani Bereznay339Ret258141086910 István Puki28217121676511 Jake Benham33451546412 Tom Manley8Ret464910511145313 Álvaro Carretón913814Ret7127Ret1814 Joni Törmälä2010Ret1616616817111515 Lucas Blakeley15121612518201116121416 Josh Idowu1695Ret20111618Ret1519151217 Duncan Hofland18151313912218 Shanaka Clay19917219 Tamás Gál131719101914111913181814120 Brendon Leigh141612Ret181018151818121 Rubén Pedreño141211022 Ulaş ÖzyıldırımRet13814DSQ20Ret023 Joris Croezen121517111519171113024 Declan Barrett11Ret1516025 Fabrizio Donoso18Ret17141713026 Bence Szabo-Konyi 15027 Tycho Hardy 19DSQ-3DriverAUSCHNBHRSAUGBRBELNEDUSAMXCSAPQATABUPointsSources:
Teams' Championship standings TeamAUSCHNBHRSAUGBRBELNEDUSAMXCSAPQATABUPoints1 Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing101118Ret784469244111967311572 Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team19713741292122620717Ret11371526933 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team339Ret25481410781982823317121651544 Atlassian Williams Sim Racing412172743515391314814Ret12712711Ret5 KICK F1 Sim Racing Team72696314126141612Ret181018151819DSQ186 Aston Martin Aramco F1 Esports Team5681891331481110181815Ret1713141391712137 McLaren Shadow65411110208613210715121612518201116128 Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing Team8Ret464910511145311RetRet1381514DSQ2016Ret9 Alpine Sim Racing2010Ret16166161581711271695Ret20111618Ret15191510 MoneyGram Haas F1 Sim Racing Team131719101914111911139173121517111519191713181814TeamAUSCHNBHRSAUGBRBELNEDUSAMXCSAPQATABUPointsSources
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