Formula 1 celebrated its 75th anniversary with another record-breaking season. The action on-track continued to deliver, with Lando Norris securing his first Drivers’ Championship, becoming the 11th British driver to win a world championship, as well as McLaren claiming consecutive Constructors’ Championships.
The end of the season finished in spectacular fashion, following the closest finish to a title fight in 15 years, with three drivers in contention coming into the final race. Across the 24 Grands Prix, nine different drivers across seven teams reached the podium.
Focus now shifts towards a next generation for Formula 1 as the sport introduces new regulations for the 2026 season, including advanced sustainable fuels and new hybrid power units. Next year will see the introduction of new teams Audi and Cadillac, and Ford will also return to the sport, working with Oracle Red Bull Racing on its engine project as a Technical Partner.
Formula 1’s global fanbase continues to grow and is becoming younger and more diverse. It has a global fanbase of 827 million and is the world’s most popular annual sporting series, with a year-on-year increase of 12% and a 63% increase versus 2018.
The global fanbase figure has made Formula 1 the most popular global sport league, with a fanbase 11.4% greater than the second biggest sport (NBA). The fanbase continues to get younger, with 43% of the total fan base being under 35 years old and a growth of 51 million in fans under 35 year-on-year. 57% of all new fans over the last year have been under 35. 42% of the fanbase is now female, vs 37% in 2018, with a growth of 43m female fans year on-year. 48% of all new fans this year have been female and the fanbase keeps growing in every part of the world, with 115.4m fans in Europe, 16.7m in the UK, 221.1m in China, and 78.8m in India.
Formula 1’s innovative show
To celebrate the sport’s 75th anniversary and the 2025 season launch, Formula 1 delivered a spectacular and innovative show, F1 75 Live at the O2, the sport’s first-ever season launch event, where all 10 teams and 20 drivers unveiled their liveries for the season. A host of exciting musical performances were included from the likes of Take That, country music sensation Kane Brown, composer Brian Tyler’s ‘Are We Dreaming’ and award-winning singer-songwriter mgk.
Attendance by fans has continued to break records in 2025. The total season attendance was 6.7 million, the biggest combined season attendance ever. It is up from 2024 (6.5m), 2023 (6m), 2022 (5.7m), and 2019 (4.2m). Nineteen of the 24 events were completely sold out and 11 new attendance records were created. There were four race weekends with more than 400k attendees, including largest attendances in Australia (465,000) and Great Britain (500,000). There were 10 more race weekends with attendances of more than 300k, including Monza (369,000), Canada (352,000), and Belgium (389,000).
This year has also seen multiple long-term extensions, with the majority of the calendar now contracted into the 2030s, as well as Miami and Austria renewed into the 2040s. The 2026 season will host the Sprint format in six venues, Shanghai, Miami, Montreal, Silverstone, Zandvoort, and Singapore. Montreal, Zandvoort, and Singapore are set to host their first ever Sprint weekend.
Formula 1 will return to Portugal in 2027 and 2028 at The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, more commonly known as Portimão. Portimão last hosted F1 events in 2020 and 2021, as a key venue in the sport’s return to racing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Formula 1’s sustainability strategy
The Formula 1 Sustainability strategy sets out three core ambitions; to achieve our Net Zero Carbon by 2030 commitment, to leave a legacy of positive change wherever we race and to build a more diverse an inclusive sport. The 2025 season has seen significant progress against this strategy. Net Zero by 2030 Formula 1 is on track to achieve its target of becoming Net Zero Carbon by 2030, having delivered a 26% reduction (including SAFc) in its carbon emissions by the end of 2024 compared to its 2018 baseline.
Key projects that have supported this delivery include: Emissions from Factories and Facilities for the sport have reduced by over 34,000 tCO₂e compared to 2018, representing a 59% reduction in this area. This has been achieved through the continued transition to renewable energy sources to power Formula 1 and F1 Teams sites.
Leaving a legacy of positive change
Formula 1 is committed to leaving a legacy of positive change. In 2025, social impact efforts have been focused on creating projects that deliver measurable community value and align with F1’s impact aims working closely with ‘supported by’ charities to scale initiatives that make a real difference. Highlights from the season include: ‘Learning Sectors’, launched in January 2025, is Formula 1’s global education programme in collaboration with the British Council. The year-long programme engaged over 130,000 students across 700 schools through Formula 1-inspired classroom projects and activities. As part of the programme, select winning students were invited for unique behind-the scenes tours at the British and São Paulo Grands Prix.
Diversity & Inclusion
In 2025, Formula 1 has continued to contribute towards making meaningful change by creating opportunities for individuals to consider a career in motorsport. This has been achieved by supporting facilitators and investing in education opportunities that showcase the wide variety of roles and insight into the industry that underpins our sport.
