27/05/2025 16:20
As part of new rules to give young, rookie drivers more relevant on-track running, F1 rules were changed ahead of the 2025 season. Previously, teams were required to put a rookie driver in for one FP1 session throughout the year on both cars, for a total of two sessions. For 2025, this was changed to two times per season per car, for four in total. To qualify, a rookie driver must have started two or fewer grands prix, meaning some regular race drivers actually met the requirement this season. Below is a full list of how every team stands with its rookie driver sessions thus far, with nine of the 10 teams having run at least one of their four sessions coming out of the Monaco Grand Prix. LAST UPDATED: Following the 2025 F1 Monaco Grand Prix. This article will be updated after every Friday FP1 session. McLaren - 0/4 McLaren is yet to use any of its four sessions, but it has confirmed IndyCar star Pato O'Ward will be in for FP1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix in October. Ferrari - 1/4 Ferrari has used one of its four slots so far, coming in the Bahrain Grand Prix when Dino Beganovic filled in for Charles Leclerc. It means Leclerc will have to give up his car for one more session whilst Lewis Hamilton is yet to step out, and has his two sessions to meet. Red Bull - 1/4 World champion Max Verstappen put his feet up during FP1 at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Ayumu Iwasa taking his place. It is currently the only session Red Bull has taken, meaning the Dutchman must step out for one more session, with Yuki Tsunoda still yet to miss an FP1 session. Mercedes - 3/4 Mercedes has actually already used 75% of its qouta, aided by the fact that Kimi Antonelli had never started a race prior to his Australia debut. It means that Antonelli's outings in Australia and China in the first two races tick that box, with Fred Vesti taking George Russell's W16 in Bahrain. Russell now only needs to miss one more FP1 session this season. Aston Martin - 1/4 Aston Martin has used one of the four slots so far, with reserve Felipe Drugovich getting his first taste of on-track F1 action in Bahrain. He replaced Fernando Alonso in Sakhir, meaning the two-time world champion must miss one more session, with Lance Stroll requiring both. Alpine - 2/4 Alpine has used two drivers to meet its FP1 requirements, both in the same car. Jack Doohan ticked one session off in Australia, but as that was his second F1 race following his Abu Dhabi 2024 debut, no further sessions counted. Ryo Hirakawa took FP1 in Japan in Doohan's car, but he then left for Haas. Pierre Gasly is yet to step out for a session this season. Haas - 1/4 Ollie Bearman does not meet the requirements for a rookie driver despite this being his rookie season, following his three appearances in F1 in 2024. After luring Hirakawa from Alpine, the Japanese driver stepped in for Bearman in FP1 in Bahrain, and will do so again at the Spanish GP for Ocon. Haas has also confirmed that Hirakawa will be in for Bearman in Mexico and Ocon for Abu Dhabi to round out the year. Racing Bulls - 2/4 Isack Hadjar's status as a true F1 rookie means that two of the four slots for Racing Bulls were ticked off by the Frenchman in Australia and China, like Antonelli at Mercedes. Liam Lawson is not an F1 rookie and therefore, must step out for two races sometime this year. Williams - 1/4 Luke Browning stepped in for Carlos Sainz in Bahrain, and performed well alongside Alex Albon. It means the Spanish racer has just one more session to miss. As for Alex Albon, he is to stand down during the Spanish GP FP1 session to allow FIA F2 star Victor Martins his official F1 debut, meaning Williams will have fulfilled half of its qouta by the end of the Spain weekend. Stake - 2/4 Gabriel Bortoleto ticked off two of the sessions in the same manner as Antonelli and Hadjar in Australia and China. It means Nico Hulkenberg will be benched twice at some point during the season.
