Karting World Championship
International kart racing championship
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| 2025 | Crashed out of qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, resulting in a tenth-place starting position. |
| 2025 | Verstappen received widespread acclaim for a surprise pole lap at the Japanese Grand Prix, with BBC Sport's Andrew Benson noting it was regarded by many F1 observers as 'one of the greatest of all time'. |
| 2025 | Started eighth in Bahrain, engaged in close racing with Yuki Tsunoda and Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Sustained race-ending sidepod damage and received a penalty for forcing Antonelli off-track. |
| 2025 | Finishes in twelfth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix. |
| 2025 | In the Bahrain Grand Prix, Ocon crashed out of qualifying and started fourteenth, but climbed to eighth position using an alternate strategy. |
| 2025 | Finished sixth in Bahrain, continuing to face performance and pit stop challenges for Red Bull. |
| 2025 | At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Stroll qualified nineteenth and finished seventeenth. |
| 2025 | At Suzuka, Russell had an uneventful fifth-place finish with almost no overtaking within the top ten. |
| 2025 | Norris increased his championship lead to three points over Piastri with a third-placed finish after qualifying sixth and receiving a penalty for a start infringement. |
| 2025 | Finished thirteenth in Bahrain, dropping outside points. |
| 2025 | Alex Albon is partnered with Carlos Sainz Jr. at Williams Racing Formula One team. |
| 2025 | Albon finished seventh in a race after disqualifications of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. |
| 2025 | Albon qualified sixth and finished fifth in a rain-affected race. |
| 2025 | Achieved a points finish with ninth place in the Japanese Grand Prix. |
| 2025 | Qualified eleventh on debut but spun into barriers on formation lap and failed to start the race. |
| 2025 | Sainz finished outside of the points at a race, having received a grid penalty for impeding Hamilton in qualifying and a fine for missing the national anthem due to illness. |
| 2025 | Ocon finished eighteenth in the Japanese Grand Prix, racing on an alternate strategy. |
| 2025 | At the season-opening race, Haas struggled with performance. |
| 2025 | Stroll qualified and finished last in a Grand Prix during the 2025 Formula One season. |
| 2025 | Qualified seventh in Japan and claimed his maiden points finish by finishing eighth. |
| 2025 | Piastri finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix behind Verstappen and Norris. |
| 2025 | Finished second to Max Verstappen in the Japanese Grand Prix, which reduced his championship lead to a single point. |
| 2025 | Won his first victory of the year by holding off both McLaren drivers after securing pole position. |
| 2025 | Red Bull struggled with performance, trailing McLaren in the early part of the season. |
| 2025 | Achieved a surprise pole position at an unspecified race. |
| 2025 | In Japan, became the youngest driver to lead a race and set a fastest lap in Formula One history, qualifying and finishing sixth. |
| 2025 | Began competing in the European Rally Championship. |
| 2025 | Russell claimed the McLaren MCL39 was fast enough to win every race in 2025, a statement which McLaren dismissed as hyperbolic. |
| 2025 | Russell started the season with two consecutive podium finishes at Melbourne and Shanghai, consistently trailing McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. |
| 2025 | Competed in the Chinese Grand Prix, finishing seventeenth in the sprint race and tenth in the main race, benefiting from disqualifications of Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and Pierre Gasly. |
| 2025 | Gasly was disqualified from a race after his Alpine A525 was found to be underweight, violating technical regulations. |
| 2025 | Claimed third place in the sprint race and fourth place in the main race in China. |
| 2025 | Lance Stroll continued racing for Aston Martin in the Formula One season, securing a sixth-place finish in a rain-affected race. |
| 2025 | Stroll finished ninth in the Chinese Grand Prix after several competitor disqualifications, including Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and Pierre Gasly. |
| 2025 | Ocon achieved his first points finish with Haas at an unspecified race, finishing fifth after disqualifications for both Ferrari drivers in the VF-25 car. |
| 2025 | Esteban Ocon joined Haas Formula One team on a multi-year contract, partnering with rookie driver Oliver Bearman. |
| 2025 | Russell was featured as a narrator in the Drive to Survive episode about the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, and the show suggested he secured his Mercedes leadership role by winning the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix (though in reality, he was disqualified from that race). |
| 2025 | Finished thirteenth in the sprint race and qualified seventh for the main race, ultimately finishing eleventh due to a strategic error. |
| 2025 | Sainz crashed on the first lap of a rain-affected race under safety car conditions. |
| 2025 | Sainz finished 17th in a sprint race, followed by a feature race where he initially finished 13th on track but was later promoted to 10th after Pierre Gasly's disqualification, marking his first points with Williams. |
| 2025 | Took his maiden pole position at a Grand Prix, dominating the race ahead of teammate Norris. |
| 2025 | Finished seventh on his sprint debut in China, followed by a sixth-place finish in the main race after disqualifications for both Ferrari drivers. |
| 2025 | Joined Racing Bulls, partnering with Yuki Tsunoda. |
| 2025 | Piastri finished second in the sprint race and subsequently took his maiden pole position. |
| 2025 | In his debut race, qualified sixteenth but climbed to fourth in rain-affected conditions, becoming the second-youngest points-scorer in Formula One history and the highest-placed debutant since 2014. |
| 2025 | Chosen by DS Penske Formula E Team to participate in the Jeddah ePrix rookie free practice session, finishing 5th. |
| 2025 | Verstappen finished second at the season-opening race, competing against Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in challenging wet conditions while Red Bull trailed McLaren in performance. |
| 2025 | Norris won the season-opening race, securing pole position and defending his lead against teammate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen in challenging wet conditions, taking the championship lead. |
| 2025 | Lando Norris began the Formula One season as a title favourite, expressing confidence after learning important lessons in his pursuit of the World Drivers' Championship. |
| 2025 | Signs a multi-year deal with Sauber, partnering Nico Hülkenberg, and is released from the McLaren Driver Development Programme. |
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