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2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Race 24 of 24 in the 2025 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
Race details[1]
Date 7 December 2025
Official name Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025
Location Yas Marina Circuit
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.281 km (3.281 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 306.183 km (190.253 miles)

The 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 7 December 2025 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It will be the twenty-fourth and final race of the 2025 Formula One World Championship.

The Grand Prix will be the first World Drivers' Championship–deciding final round since 2021, and the first with more than two contenders since 2010. Lando Norris (408 points, McLaren), Max Verstappen (396 points, Red Bull), and Oscar Piastri (392 points, McLaren) enter the round with an opportunity to win the World Drivers' Championship.

Background

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The event will be held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi for the 17th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 5–7 December.[2] The Grand Prix will be the twenty-fourth and final race of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the 17th running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[3]

This will be the last Grand Prix to utilise the power unit configuration introduced in 2014. A revised configuration without the Motor Generator Unit-Heat (MGU-H), but with a higher power output from the Motor Generator Unit-Kinetic (MGU-K), will be introduced for 2026.[4] The event marks the final race of the ground-effect generation of cars introduced in 2022, and the last of the drag reduction system (DRS) introduced as an overtaking aid in 2011, as cars with active aerodynamics and moveable wings will be introduced in 2026.[5] This race will mark Honda's last race as a power unit supplier to Red Bull and Racing Bulls, with the company exclusively supplying Aston Martin in 2026.[6] It will also be Renault's final race as an engine supplier for its team Alpine, with the manufacturer planning to discontinue engine production post-2025, with Alpine to become a customer of Mercedes engines from 2026.[7]

Championship standings before the race

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Going into the weekend, Lando Norris leads the Drivers' Championship with 408 points, 12 points ahead of Max Verstappen and 16 ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri, who are second and third, respectively. McLaren, who won the Constructors' Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, leads with 800 points ahead of Mercedes and Red Bull Racing, who are second and third with 459 and 426 points, respectively.[8]

Championship permutations

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With Norris being outscored by Verstappen and Piastri in the preceding Qatar Grand Prix, he was unable to secure the Drivers' Championship. As such, the Drivers' Championship will be decided in this race, marking the first time the final round of the season is a championship decider since 2021, and also the first time more than two drivers are contenders for the Drivers' Championship at the last event since 2010. Norris and Piastri both have an opportunity to win their first title at this event, and McLaren's first Drivers' Championship since 2008, while Verstappen has an opportunity to win his fifth in a row. Should Norris win, he would be Britain's first Drivers' Champion since Lewis Hamilton won in 2020 for Mercedes; should Verstappen win, he would become the second driver to win five titles in a row after Michael Schumacher from 2000 to 2004 for Ferrari; should Piastri win, he would be Australia's first Drivers' Champion since Alan Jones won in 1980 for Williams.[9]

The championship may be won by the top three drivers in the following manners:[10]

Norris would win if:
United Kingdom Lando Norris Netherlands Max Verstappen Australia Oscar Piastri
Pos. 3rd or better Any position Any position
4th 2nd or lower
5th
6th 2nd or lower
7th
8th 3rd or lower
9th or lower 4th or lower 3rd or lower
Verstappen would win if:
Netherlands Max Verstappen United Kingdom Lando Norris Australia Oscar Piastri
Pos. 1st 4th or lower Any position
2nd 8th or lower
3rd 9th or lower 2nd or lower
Piastri would win if:
Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom Lando Norris Netherlands Max Verstappen
Pos. 1st 6th or lower Any position
2nd 10th or lower 4th or lower

Entrants

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See also: 2025 Formula One World Championship § Entries

The drivers and teams are the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions;[11] Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull Racing holds the seat originally held by Liam Lawson before Lawson was demoted back to Racing Bulls from the Japanese Grand Prix onward,[12] and Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis.[13]

During the first practice session, eight teams fielded alternate drivers who had not raced in more than two Grands Prix, as required by the Formula One regulations:[14]

The Grand Prix will be Tsunoda's last as a Red Bull Racing driver and the last Grand Prix to feature the Sauber team before they become Audi in 2026.[23][24]

Tyre choices

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Further information: Formula One tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[25]

Practice

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Three free practice sessions are being held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 5 December 2025, at 13:30 local time (UTC+4), and was topped by Lando Norris (McLaren), followed by Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).[1] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Norris, followed by Verstappen and George Russell (Mercedes).[1] The third practice session will be held on 6 December 2025, at 14:30 local time.[1]

Qualifying

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Qualifying will be held on 6 December 2025, at 18:00 local time (UTC+4), and will determine the starting grid order for the race.[1]

Race

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The race will be held on 7 December 2025, at 17:00 local time (UTC+4), and is scheduled for 58 laps.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 – F1 Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Yas Marina". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Grands Prix Abu Dhabi". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ^ Nichol, Jake (21 January 2024). "Everything to know about F1's 2026 power unit revolution". RacingNews365. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ Mitchell-Malm, Scott; Anderson, Ben (6 June 2024). "F1 reveals 2026 cars – Everything worth knowing". The Race. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Honda Teaming Up with Aston Martin for Formula 1 Racing in 2026". Car and Driver. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Alpine confirm they are to shut down works engine programme at the end of 2025". Formula 1. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Qatar 2025 – Championship". StatsF1.com. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  9. ^ Waterworth, Ben (1 December 2025). "How each driver can win the F1 title in Abu Dhabi". Speedcafe. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  10. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (30 November 2025). "Abu Dhabi F1 showdown: How Norris, Verstappen, or Piastri can win the 2025 title". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  11. ^ "2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Tsunoda to replace Lawson at Red Bull from Japanese GP as New Zealander drops down to Racing Bulls". Formula1.com. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Colapinto set to keep Alpine seat beyond initial evaluation". The-Race.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  14. ^ "2025 Formula One Sporting Regulations – Issue 5" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Cian Shields set for F1 weekend debut with Aston Martin". Formula1.com. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Paul Aron avec Alpine lors des Essais Libres 1 du GP d'Abou Dhabi". Autohebdo (in French). 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Every rookie to drive in FP1 in F1 2025". The Race. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Race Preview". Haas F1 Team. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Luke Browning to hit the track in Abu Dhabi FP1 and Young Driver Test". Williams Racing. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  20. ^ Kraaij, Tim (30 November 2025). "Lindblad replaces Tsunoda at Red Bull in Abu Dhabi". GPblog. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  21. ^ "Oscar Piastri set for critical Abu Dhabi disadvantage as McLaren replacement named". RacingNews365. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  22. ^ "Ferrari confirm Lewis Hamilton Abu Dhabi FP1 replacement". RacingNews365. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  23. ^ Benson, Andrew (2 December 2025). "Hadjar promoted and Lindblad, 18, gets F1 drive". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  24. ^ "Sauber to become Audi works F1 team from 2026". Formula One. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  25. ^ "In Abu Dhabi for a first step towards the F1 of the future". Pirelli. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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