5 Method 1 groups will run rookie drivers within the first observe session for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday.
Beneath revised guidelines for the 2025 F1 season, every group should give twice as many observe runs as final yr to inexperienced drivers, which is outlined as those that have began not more than two grands prix.
Williams, Mercedes and Aston Martin right this moment confirmed they may run Luke Browning, Frederik Vesti and Felipe Drugovich respectively in observe on Friday. Every of them has beforehand taken half in observe periods for these groups.
4 groups have already fulfilled their quota of two observe runs with one in every of their automobiles after bringing in new drivers this yr. Mercedes has finished so with Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Sauber with Gabriel Bortoleto, Racing Bulls with Isack Hadjar and Alpine with Jack Doohan.
Two different groups have beforehand confirmed they may run rookie drivers on Friday. Dino Beganovic will make his debut for Ferrari whereas Ryo Hirakawa will drive for Haas. Hirakawa, who drove Doohan’s Alpine in first observe at Suzuka final weekend, will full Haas’s quota of rookie driver appearances.
Groups’ rookie driver observe appearances in 2025
| Group | Automotive | Occasion | Follow driver | Occasion | Follow driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren | 4 | ||||
| 81 | |||||
| Ferrari | 16 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Dino Beganovic | ||
| 44 | |||||
| Pink Bull | 1 | ||||
| 22/30 | |||||
| Mercedes | 12 | Australian Grand Prix | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Chinese language Grand Prix | Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
| 63 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Frederik Vesti | |||
| Aston Martin | 14 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Felipe Drugovich | ||
| 18 | |||||
| Alpine | 7 | Australian Grand Prix | Jack Doohan | Chinese language Grand Prix | Jack Doohan |
| 10 | |||||
| Haas | 31 | Spanish Grand Prix | Ryo Hirakawa | Mexican Grand Prix | Ryo Hirakawa |
| 87 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Ryo Hirakawa | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Ryo Hirakawa | |
| Racing Bulls | 6 | Australian Grand Prix | Isack Hadjar | Chinese language Grand Prix | Isack Hadjar |
| 30/22 | |||||
| Williams | 23 | ||||
| 55 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Luke Browning | |||
| Sauber | 5 | Australian Grand Prix | Gabriel Bortoleto | Chinese language Grand Prix | Gabriel Bortoleto |
| 27 |
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2025 Bahrain Grand Prix
