Aston Martin Aramco F1 Academy driver Tina Hausmann continues in the ultra-competitive, all-female, single-seater series this season. Here's your essential guide to F1 Academy in 2025.
The third season of F1 Academy gets underway at Shanghai International Circuit, with 18-year-old Swiss racer Tina Hausmann representing Aston Martin Aramco throughout the campaign for the second consecutive year.
To get you up to speed, here's everything you need to know…
What is F1 Academy?
F1 Academy provides a platform for young female drivers to hone their skills and gain crucial experience, helping them develop and progress on their climb up the motorsport ladder.
Who is competing in the series?
Having risen through the junior ranks, first in karting and then in Formula 4 and Euro 4 in Italy, Tina is competing in F1 Academy for the second year in a row. For PREMA Racing, Tina spent the 2024 season behind the wheel of her Aston Martin liveried racer, with Aston Martin Aramco Driver Ambassador and Head of F1 Academy Jessica Hawkins offering expert advice and guidance throughout the campaign.
Tina will be joined on the grid by 17 other ambitious drivers, all of whom are aged between 16 and 25 years old at the time of the first race of the season. The exception to that rule will be Wild Card entries offered to drivers from selected regions throughout the season. Each of the 10 Formula One teams have nominated a driver to represent them during the 2025 campaign.
The car
F1 Academy is a one-make series, meaning that all drivers use the same machinery. At their disposal is a single-seater car akin to those used in Formula 4 series. Each car uses an identical Tatuus T421 chassis, 13-inch Pirelli tyres and a turbo-charged 1.4-litre Autotecnica engine that produces 174bhp and reaches speeds of up to 150mph.
The calendar
The 2025 F1 Academy season comprises seven rounds, with each featuring on the Formula One support package during a Grand Prix weekend.
The series gets underway at China's Shanghai International Circuit in March before heading to Saudi Arabia in April. After a stop off in the States, the fourth round sees the teams head to Montreal. Crossing the Atlantic, round five takes place at Circuit Zandvoort. Then, the season's penultimate round will be under the lights of Singapore before drivers speed down the iconic Las Vegas Strip to bring the season to a close.
The schedule
An F1 Academy race weekend includes one 40-minute Free Practice session, which gives teams and drivers the opportunity to dial into the circuit and hone their preferred setups.
Next up is Qualifying, with one 30-minute session determining the grid for each of the two races to follow.
However, in a change of format for this season, a reverse-grid will be utilised in race one. In Qualifying, the grid for race one will be set by reversing the top eight drivers, with drivers in ninth to 18th starting where they qualified. Each driver's fastest lap will set the grid for race two in a standard format.
The points
A maximum of 39 points are available to a driver during an F1 Academy weekend.
For race one, points will be awarded to the top eight classified drivers on a sliding scale of 10 points for the victor, then 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.
For race two, the top 10 classified drivers will score 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 points respectively. In each race, one point will also be awarded to the driver who achieves the fastest lap, provided she was in the top eight positions of the final classification of race one or the top 10 in race two.
Two points will be awarded to the driver that earns pole position for race two.
How to watch F1 Academy and follow Tina's progress
F1 Academy will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Stay tuned to this website and follow @AstonMartinF1 on social for the latest updates from Tina, Jessica and the team throughout the season.
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