Get ready for the 2025 F1 season by staying across all the key dates as the teams announce launch plans for their new cars.
Formula 1’s announcement of a first all-team launch featuring the grid’s 20 drivers at London’s O2 Arena on February 18, when the class of 2025 will reveal their new liveries for the campaign, has led to a slightly different pre-season schedule compared to normal.
With the big London event taking place the week before testing begins, bespoke formal single-team launch events have largely been replaced by social media reveals in the lead-up to the season’s first track running in Bahrain.
Williams though, on Valentine’s Day, are hosting their own new car reveal, albeit with their latest challenger cloaked in a special one-off livery for the day.
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Below are all of the launches that have been confirmed so far.
F1 special event: Launch on February 18
The special event to mark the start of Formula 1’s 75th anniversary will be held at iconic London venue, The O2 with coverage live on Sky Sports F1 from 8pm on Tuesday, February 18.
It will be attended by all 20 drivers and feature interviews with the sport’s key players, as well as live music performances and entertainment for attending fans.
London’s O2 Arena will host F1’s special 2025 season launch event
Tickets to the event reportedly sold out in less than an hour, with fans eager to get a first look at a grid that features plenty of changes after years of relative stability.
Teams are expected to present their new liveries on 2024 cars, as opposed to revealing their actual new challengers for the 2025 season.
Williams: Launch on February 14
Williams have confirmed that their FW47 will be launched at Silverstone on Valentine’s Day, with the reveal to be streamed live on Sky Sports F1’s YouTube channel from 9.30am on Friday, February 14.
The event is set to be Carlos Sainz’s first official media appearance as a Williams driver, following his switch from Ferrari after being replaced by Lewis Hamilton.
Williams will present the car in a bespoke one-off livery, saving the reveal of the 2025 race livery that will be used by Sainz and Alex Albon for the all-team launch on February 18.
In a statement accompanying the announcement of the launch, Sainz said: “We’re not far away from the Silverstone car launch and I can’t wait to see my new ride!”
Ferrari: Launch on February 19
The Scuderia will hot foot it back from F1’s all-team launch in London to Maranello to give their new SF-25 car its debut track run a day later in a shakedown at their Fiorano test circuit on Wednesday, February 19.
New blockbuster signing Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will drive the car for the first time, with the team to reveal the first photos and footage from the private session during the day.
Aston Martin: Launch on February 23
Aston Martin announced their car launch for the AMR25 will take place digitally as they look to move forward after a largely quiet 2024. They will run the car for the first time on Monday, February 24.
Unchallenged on their way to fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship, neither Fernando Alonso or Lance Stroll were able to finish on the podium last year.
With legendary designer Adrian Newey joining the team from March and a new team principal in former Mercedes guru Andy Cowell on board, Aston Martin could be closer to the front in 2025.
Mercedes: Launch on February 24
The world will get the first look at the Mercedes car for the post-Hamilton era two days before pre-season testing.
The sport’s former all-dominant outfit will be hoping the new W16 proves fourth time lucky for them in the current rules era as they bid to turn four race wins from 2024 into a more consistent challenge at the front from race to race. The release of the first images will come a day before the the car is given its first shakedown in Bahrain.
The W16 will be the first car of 18-year-old protege Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s F1 career, with the Italian having been promoted from the team’s junior programme to partner George Russell in 2025.
When is F1 pre-season testing?
Pre-season testing takes place from February 26-28 at the Bahrain International Circuit, with just three days for the teams to get prepared for the new season.
When is the first F1 race?
With the opening race of the season moving from Bahrain to Australia for 2025, there is a two-week gap between testing and the cars hitting the track for competitive action.
Melbourne hosts the opening round from March 14-16, with China following immediately as a back-to-back with another Sprint weekend from March 21-23.
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