05/09/2025 13:43
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 Italian Grand Prix. This article will be updated
after every Friday FP1 session. McLaren - 2/4 McLaren used its
first young driver FP1 session in Austria, with Lando Norris being
benched in Spielberg by F2 protégé Alex Dunne. Dunne became the
first Irishman since Ralph Firman in 2003 to take part in an
official F1 session with his outing. Oscar Piastri sat out his
first session of the year in FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix, leaving
McLaren with two slots to fill. One of these will be IndyCar star
Pato O'Ward, who has already been announced as driving in FP1 at
the Mexico City Grand Prix in October. Ferrari - 2/4 Ferrari has
used two of its four slots so far, coming in the Bahrain and
Austrian events when Dino Beganovic filled in for Charles Leclerc.
It means Leclerc has fulfilled his duties and Lewis Hamilton is yet
to step out, and has his two sessions to meet. Red Bull - 2/4 World
champion Max Verstappen put his feet up during FP1 at the Bahrain
Grand Prix, with Ayumu Iwasa taking his place. At the British GP,
Yuki Tsunoda stepped out to hand Arvid Lindblad his FP1 debut,
making it one apiece for the regular drivers. It means both
Verstappen and Tsunoda have one more FP1 session to miss this
season. 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 - 4/4 Alpine is
a somewhat different situation. Although Jack Doohan was officially
an eligible rookie in Australia, this FP1 session was not counted
and thus does not tick one session off. Ryo Hirakawa took Doohan's
seat in FP1 in Japan, with Paul Aron stepping in for Franco
Colapinto in Italy, with Aron set to also replace Pierre Gasly and
Colapinto once again later in the year. Haas - 2/4 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 - 2/4 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 stood 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 - 4/4 Gabriel
Bortoleto ticked off two of the sessions in the same manner as
Antonelli and Hadjar in Australia and China. At Silverstone,
Hulkenberg missed his first FP1 of the season, allowing Alpine
junior Paul Aron to step in. The Estonian also replaced Hulkenberg
during FP1 at the Hungaroring, meaning Stake became the first team
to fulfill its four slots.
