Australia opens massive 2025 F1 season
Australia will return to season-opening duties next year, kicking off another massive 24-race Formula 1 World Championship in 2025.
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix will take place from March 14-16 as the opening rounds of the season have restructured due to Ramadan.
Melbourne became the traditional season opener when it took over the Australian Grand Prix from Adelaide in 1996 and hosted the opening round all the way until 2006 when the Commonwealth Games were on.
In 2007 normal service resumed and the F1 season opener was staged around Albert Park every year aside until 2019 aside from 2010 when the season started in Bahrain.
COVID-19 wiped out any chances of racing down under in 2020 and 2021 and despite the race returning in 2022, it has been bumped to being race three.
However, in 2025 Melbourne will be back to being the traditional home of the season opener and another record crowd is expected after an estimated 452,055 attended in March.
The key figures of the Australian Grand Prix are delighted by the news.
“We’re proud that Melbourne will be launching the Formula 1 season in 2025 – with the epic Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix attracting more 452,000 this year and boosting local businesses and jobs,” said Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos.
“Melbourne is the sporting and major events capital, and our unique city is what makes this race unlike any other on the calendar so we look forward to welcoming visitors from across Australia and around the world next March.”
“After the resounding success of the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2024, we are already looking forward to 2025 and the opportunities we have to continue to grow and improve the fan experience,” said Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO, Travis Auld
“We know fans are excited for Melbourne to be the season opener, and the debut of Lewis at Ferrari will make it an even more highly anticipated race.”
There are further reshuffles after the Australian round has kicked the season off in style.
Due to Ramadan, both the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races that have started the last three seasons have been moved to April.
As a result, China jumps to earlier than ever as round 2 one week after Melbourne, whilst Suzuka retains its new early April slot as round 3.
The Middle East back-to-back races are followed by Miami, whilst the European season fires up at Imola on May 16-18.
The iconic Monaco Grand Prix will be held on May 23-25, which is in the middle of the first triple header of the year between Imola and Spain.
Canada continues to be in the middle of the European races prior to the traditional favourites of Spielberg, Silverstone, Spa, Budapest, Zandvoort and Monza.
The final European race of the year is at Baku ahead of the flyaway races that kick off in Singapore.
An American circus follows from Austin, Mexico City, São Paulo and Las Vegas, with the latter part of a triple header also involving Qatar and Abu Dhabi to end a record-equalling season.
2025 Formula 1 World Championship calendar
| Date | Country | Venue |
| 14-16 March | Australia | Melbourne |
| 21-23 March | China | Shanghai |
| 4-6 April | Japan | Suzuka |
| 11-13 April | Bahrain | Sakhir |
| 18-20 April | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah |
| 2-4 May | USA | Miami |
| 16-18 May | Italy | Imola |
| 23-25 May | Monaco | Monaco |
| 30 May – 1 June | Spain | Barcelona |
| 13-15 June | Canada | Montreal |
| 27-29 June | Austria | Spielberg |
| 4-6 July | United Kingdom | Silverstone |
| 25-27 July | Belgium | Spa |
| 1-3 August | Hungary | Budapest |
| 29-31 August | Netherlands | Zandvoort |
| 5-7 September | Italy | Monza |
| 19-21 September | Azerbaijan | Baku |
| 3-5 October | Singapore | Singapore |
| 17-19 October | USA | Austin |
| 24-26 October | Mexico | Mexico City |
| 7-9 November | Brazil | São Paulo |
| 20-22 November | USA | Las Vegas |
| 28-30 November | Qatar | Lusail |
| 5-7 December | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina |
Image: Peter Norton EPIC Sports Photography
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