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F1 Sim Racing 2025:
Everything You Need to Know

11 January 2025
5 Min Read

With the F1 season a two-week break between China and Japan, it's time for the F1 Sim Racing world to take centre stage once again.

With narrow time gaps, wheel-to-wheel action and dramatic race-finishes guaranteed, the F1 Sim Racing World Championship returns this week, with four races remaining in the 2025 campaign.

What's more, this time around, there's a world title on the line, with team hoping to seal the Teams' Championship when the chequered flag falls at the end of the week.

Here is everything you need to know about the final week of F1 Sim Racing season.

When?

This season’s campaign is taking place across the first three months of the year, with four races in January, February, and March.

All 10 teams on the F1 grid will enter two cars in every race, which will see some of the best Esports racers on the planet compete against each other around some of the world’s most famous tracks.

How?

Teams will gather in Stockholm, Sweden and compete on the rigs from one location using the same connection, known as a LAN event.

Each event will see drivers complete a single free practice session, before Qualifying to set the grid for the race. All race distances will be 50% of a Formula One Grand Prix.

The points system for each race will also mirror that of a Grand Prix: 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top 10 finishers. One point will be awarded for pole position and fastest lap if the driver has finished in the top 10.

Who?

As in 2024, the Mercedes roster will be made up of three of the best Sim racers in the business: Dani Bereznay, Jake Benham, and new signing István Puki, who made the switch from 2024 Constructors’ champions Ferrari in the off-season.

Dani and Jake raced for the team in last season’s championship, racing on a rotational basis to finish P9 and P13 in the final standings.

Hungarian Dani is a proven F1 Sim Racing winner with five victories to his name. In 2018 he finished runner-up in the series, and helped Mercedes claim the Constructors’ title.

He returned for a second stint with the team at the start of last season.

What (has happened already)?

The first event back in January saw four races across three days. Consistent showings from all three drivers in Australia, China, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia left Mercedes sitting top of the Teams Standings going into event two.

New signing István was straight on the pace, picking up a P2 finish at Albert Park and Bahrain. Further podiums from Dani in Australia and China were backed up by another P3 for Jake on season debut in Saudi.

Another double podium for the team to kick off event two with Dani and Jake at Silverstone was backed up by a P2 for István in Belgium, and the team enters the final week of the season 32 points clear in the Teams standings, with all the drivers nicely in the top 10 of the individual standings.

F1 Sim Racing 2025 Event Two Recap

When?

The dates for the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship are below:

Race 1:

Australia – Melbourne, 14 January

Race 2:

China – Shanghai, 15 January

Race 3:

Bahrain – Sakhir, 15 January

Race 4:

Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, 16 January

Race 5:

Great Britain – Silverstone, 11 February

Race 6:

Belgium, - Spa-Francorchamps, 12 February

Race 7:

Netherlands – Zandvoort, 12 February

Race 8:

United States – Austin, 13 February

Race 9:

Mexico – Mexico City, 25 March

Race 10:

Brazil – São Paulo, 26 March

Race 11:

Qatar – Lusail, 26 March

Race 12:

Abu Dhabi – Yas Marina, 27 March

Follow Along!

All three days will be broadcast live on the Official Formula One YouTube channel, as well as on Twitch and Facebook.

You can also keep up with latest news from the team across the usual Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 social channels.

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