Ferrari SF-25
 The SF-25, driven by Lewis Hamilton during free practice at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||||
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| Predecessor | Ferrari SF-24 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre composite with survival cell and honeycomb structure | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone pull-rod | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone pull-rod | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ferrari 066/15 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 RPM in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout 1.6 L (98 cu in) Turbo Rear-mid mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | 8 forward + 1 reverse | ||||||||||
| Weight | 800 kg (including driver, excluding fuel) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Shell V-Power | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Shell Helix Ultra | ||||||||||
| Tyres | |||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari HP | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |
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| Debut | 2025 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Ferrari SF-25[2] is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Scuderia Ferrari which is competing in the 2025 Formula One World Championship.[3] It is being driven by Charles Leclerc and seven-time World Drivers' Champion Lewis Hamilton, the latter in his first season racing for Ferrari.
Background
[edit]Livery
[edit]The car's race livery was shown for the first time at the F1 75 Live event by Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and team principal Frédéric Vasseur. This livery featured a darker shade of red and a large, white stripe on the engine cover over the HP logo. For the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the Peroni logo was replaced with "ITALIA 0.0" due to regulations regarding alcohol sponsorship in the country.
A special livery was debuted for the Miami Grand Prix, which featured an emphasis on the HP branding akin to the previous year's livery.
Competition and development history
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During pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit, new signee Hamilton set the second fastest time.[4]
The Australian Grand Prix saw both Ferrari cars enter Q3, with Leclerc qualifying seventh and Hamilton eighth, before finishing eighth and tenth respectively.[5] The next Grand Prix saw both Ferrari cars enter SQ3 with Hamilton and Leclerc qualifying first and fourth, before finishing first and fifth, respectively, marking Ferrari's maiden sprint victory. During the qualifying for the main race, Hamilton and Leclerc would qualify fifth and sixth before being disqualified from the same finishing positions with Leclerc's car found to be underweight and Hamilton's having excessive plank wear, marking the first time both cars of a team were disqualified since Renault had both cars disqualified at the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix.
Ferrari debuted a special HP livery for Miami. Leclerc crashed his car after aquaplaning on a reconnaissance lap before the rain-affected sprint and could not start the race, with the team opting to repair the damage to his car before qualifying. Hamilton salvaged a podium in third through a well-timed strategy,[6] but he found himself knocked out of Q2 - starting twelfth - for the race proper, with Leclerc in eighth finding himself outqualified by both Williams cars.[7] Ultimately, following a conflict on strategy and a pace deficit, the Ferraris finished seventh and eighth on track.
Complete Formula One results
[edit]| Key | |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Blue | Other classified position |
| Not classified, finished (NC) | |
| Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Race cancelled (C) | |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) | |
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |
| Withdrawn (WD) | |
| Did not enter (empty cell) | |
| Annotation | Meaning |
| P | Pole position |
| F | Fastest lap |
| Superscript number |
Points-scoring position in sprint |
| Year | Entrant | Power unit | Tyres | Driver name | Grands Prix | Points | WCC pos. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| AUS | CHN | JPN | BHR | SAU | MIA | EMI | MON | ESP | CAN | AUT | GBR | BEL | HUN | NED | ITA | AZE | SIN | USA | MXC | SAP | LVG | QAT | ABU | |||||||
| 2025 | Scuderia Ferrari HP | Ferrari 066/15 1.6 V6 t | P |  Charles Leclerc
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8 | DSQ5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 165* | 2nd* | |||||||||||||||
 Lewis Hamilton
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10 | DSQ1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "F1, Ferrari: Fabio Montecchi replaces David Sanchez as Head of Vehicle Concept (for now)". Scuderiafans.com. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Fans, Scuderia (2024-02-21). "Ferrari SF-24: a Formula 1 project that started 10 months in advance". Scuderia Fans. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Velasco, Paul (2025-01-30). "Ferrari confirms SF-25 as name for 2025 Formula 1 car". GRANDPRIX247. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "IN NUMBERS: Who was the fastest and who recorded the most laps at Bahrain's 2025 pre-season test?". Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Norris beats Verstappen to victory in dramatic Australian GP opener amid late-race chaos". Formula One. 16 March 2025.
- ^ Golding, Nick (3 May 2025). "Charles Leclerc crashes out before Sprint as heavy rain causes chaos". RacingNews365.
- ^ Cleeren, Filip (3 May 2025). "Leclerc: Ferrari F1 car is too slow after disappointing Miami quali". Autosport.
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