F1 Fantasy is back for 2025 – with a host of updates and improvements being introduced to make the game more competitive and enjoyable than ever. Play online or in the official F1 app, create your own team, set up dedicated leagues and get your friends involved. Here’s all you need to know before the season begins…
What is F1 Fantasy?
F1 Fantasy is a free to play game, where players from all over the world – last year, a whopping 1.5 million people signed up – select five drivers and two constructors within a $100 million cost cap.
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You can create up to three teams (though only your first team will be eligible to win prizes in the Global League) and make two free transfers ahead of every race for each team that you manage once the season gets under way.
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Points are awarded and deducted based on your selected Drivers’/Constructors’ performances at the real-life Grand Prix weekends, with additional points available for the fastest lap, fastest pit stop and more.
Across the campaign, players can use a range of chips, including a triple point multiplier and ‘limitless’ team cost cap budget chip, enabling them to score more points on numerous race weekends. One driver can also be chosen to receive the so-called ‘DRS Boost’, which will double their score for any given Grand Prix.
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Key dates
The 2025 edition of F1 Fantasy has just been launched, meaning it is now possible to create your own teams and set up private leagues ahead of the season-opening race – the Australian Grand Prix – from March 14-16.
Not quite sure who to back after pre-season testing? You can wait to watch Friday’s Free Practice sessions at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit and make as many changes to your teams as you want before Qualifying on March 15.
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2025 rule changes
Several rule changes have been made to F1 Fantasy for 2025, including an update to how the drivers are priced throughout the season and modifications to the points systems for pit stops and disqualifications.
In terms of pit stops, each team will now be rewarded based on the time of the fastest pit stop they achieve, as well as there still being a five-point bonus for the team who carry out the fastest stop of the race and further bonuses if the fastest stop is a new record.
As for disqualifications, if a driver is excluded from the classification of a race, the penalty points will be deducted from their constructor rather than the driver themselves.
Meanwhile, the way in which driver prices change after each race weekend has been tweaked, with updates to be based on performance from the previous three Grands Prix, rather than just the most recent.
For more information about all of the above, head over to the F1 Fantasy FAQs and F1 Fantasy Game Rules pages.
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Leagues
Your team is automatically entered into the Global, Country, Constructor and Driver leagues (based on who you have picked as your favourite F1 team and driver respectively).
You can also join or create a league with your friends, take someone on in a Head-to-Head league, follow celebrity leagues and pin all your favourite leagues for easy access throughout the year.
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Prizes
For the first time ever, F1 Fantasy players can win prizes at every Grand Prix, with the player behind the top-ranked team of each race week winning a £100 F1 Store voucher.
Incredible prizes are also on offer for the overall 2025 F1 Fantasy Global League:
- 1st place: x2 three-day grandstand tickets to a Grand Prix of choice in 2026 with a VIP experience (exclusions apply)
- 2nd place: x2 three-day grandstand tickets to a Grand Prix of choice in 2026 (exclusions apply)
- 3rd place: £300 F1 Store voucher
Visit F1 Fantasy for more details – create your team and start playing today!
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