Formula 1 Drivers List for the 2025 Season

Ryan Phillips | Mar 17, 2025

Oracle Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen of The Netherlands drives during the Las Vegas Grand Prix at the Las Vegas Circuit. / Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images

The 2025 Formula 1 season has kicked off after a wild weekend in Melbourne at the Australian Grand Prix. Lando Norris edged Max Verstappen to take home the first win of the season with George Russell rounding out the podium.

The season is fully open now, so what follows is a refresher one all the drivers and their teams. There was unprecedented movement between the 2024 and '25 seasons and the new driver lineups for each team are listed below.

Full F1 Driver List for 2025

Team	Driver	Number	Home Country
Alpine	Jack Doohan	7	Australia
Alpine	Pierre Gasly	10	France
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso	14	Spain
Aston Martin	Lance Stroll	18	Canada
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc	16	Monaco
Ferrari	Lewis Hamilton	44	Great Britain
Haas	Esteban Ocon	31	France
Haas	Oliver Bearman	87	Great Britain
McLaren	Lando Norris	4	Great Britain
McLaren	Oscar Piastri	81	Australia
Mercedes	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	12	Italy
Mercedes	George Russell	63	Great Britain
Racing Bulls	Isack Hadjar	6	France
Racing Bulls	Yuki Tsunoda	22	Japan
Red Bull	Max Verstappen	1	Netherlands
Red Bull	Liam Lawson	30	New Zealand
Kick Sauber	Gabriel Bortoleto	5	Brazil
Kick Sauber	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Germany
Williams	Alexander Albon	23	Thailand
Williams	Carlos Sainz	55	Spain

Veteran Drivers on New Teams

A number of veteran drivers switched teams from 2024 to 2025, including some big names.

The biggest move, of course, was seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari. That deal sent shockwaves through the racing world as Hamilton bolted his long-time team after 12 years.

With Hamilton taking his spot at Ferrari, Carlos Sainz signed up with Williams. The four-time Grand Prix winner will attempt to elevate his new team alongside Alex Albon.

Esteban Ocon left Alpine after a contentious relationship with former teammate Pierre Gasly spilled over onto the track at times. He joined Haas as the American team features an all new driver lineup in 2025.

After two seasons with Haas, Nico Hulkenberg has rejoined Sauber, whom he raced for in 2013. The now-named Kick Sauber will be taken over by Audi in 2026 and, like Haas, features an all new driver lineup for 2025.

While he was added to the team late in the 2024 season, Liam Lawson looked to be part of the future with Racing Bulls, but instead was promoted to Red Bull to the seat next to Max Verstappen.

Rookie Drivers

There are six rookies this season if you include Lawson, who has yet to race a full season.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has taken the seat next to George Russell at Mercedes. The 18-year-old Italian finished sixth in the F2 championship in 2024, earning two wins and three podiums.

Haas hired 19-year-old British driver Oliver Bearman to race next to Ocon. He won three races on the F2 championship circuit in 2024, and earned four wins and five podiums in 2023.

Sauber put 20-year-old Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto next to Hulkenberg. Bortoleto won the F3 title in 2023, then followed that up by winning the F2 championship in 2024.

Alpine signed 22-year-old Australian driver Jack Doohan to its team this year after he served as the team's reserve driver last season with securing a third-place finish in F2. He earned three wins and five podiums along the way.

After Lawson's promotion to Red Bull, Racing Bulls added Isack Hadjar to the team alongside Yuki Tsunoda. The 20-year-old Frenchman won four races and earned eight podiums in F2 during the 2024 campaign en route to a second place finish.

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