There will still be two Formula 1 sprint race weekends in the United States in 2025, with the only change to the schedule compared to this season being the move from Austria to Belgium.
Miami hosted the sprint for the first time in 2024 and will keep the format next year, following China as it hosts the season-opening sprint. Austria hosted this year but lost the event to Spa-Francorchamps in 2025, while the Belgian Grand Prix has also previously hosted a sprint event.
The total number of sprint weekends will remain at six, with the US GP in Austin, the Sao Paulo GP in Interlagos and the Qatar GP in Losail all set to use the format for three of the final six rounds to round out the season in a busy fashion.
The format itself remains unchanged compared to the current schedule. The current schedule has sprint qualifying on Friday instead of FP2, sprint first qualifying on Saturday, main qualifying on the same afternoon, and the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Formula 1 saw a significant boost on television and social media due to the extra competitive sessions compared to Friday’s practice. Live viewership for the sprint qualifying and the sprint itself in China was “up 40% in the top 15 markets compared to the average practice session for the opening two races”, with the sprint in Miami drawing 946,000 viewers on ESPN.
“The Sprint has been a huge success for Formula 1, bringing more action and more racing on track for all fans,” said F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. “We are seeing evidence of this in our audience data, our Friday fan attendance, and our promoters and partners.
“As we prepare to celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2025, we will always honor our incredible history, but we must always look to the future, innovate, improve and grow to deliver the best for our diverse fan base.
“The Sprint is a great example of how we can bring a new element to our sport in a way that respects the Championships, and we are grateful to the six venues that will host the Sprint in 2025 and look forward to amazing events throughout the season.”
FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulaiman also said the current sprint format was a good example of how the governing body and F1 have worked together to make adjustments based on feedback from fans and stakeholders.
“As the FIA Formula 1 World Championship celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025, the sprint will also be part of the competition for a fifth year,” said Ben Sulayev. “Over that time, with strong collaboration with Formula 1 and input from all the teams, the rules and format have evolved to deliver the exciting and popular sprint that we see today.
“The six events in 2025 once again cover an exciting range of circuits and will provide fans with plenty of additional action throughout the season.”
