2029 Formula One season

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The 2029 Formula One season was the 18th Formula One championship, contested over 16 Grands Prix between 9 teams, 18 drivers and 6 engine manufacturers. The season began at the Australian Grand Prix and culminated at the British Grand Prix with three championships available for grabs. Tiger Abraham, Sauber and Renault won their respective championships in similar style to last year, seemingly stealing it from the quick but unreliable Ferraris. Kulmala scored second in the Drivers' after leading for the first half of the season, and Ferrari took second in the Constructors' and Engines' championships.

Calendar[edit | edit source]

Following the third round of the 2028 season, the Cairo Grand Prix Circuit announced it would not hold a Formula One race in the foreseeable future due to financial reasons. France took its place, but was the fifth round instead of the fourth. The mid-season test was also to be held at the Nürburgring straight after the Grand Prix there instead of the originally-planned Catalunya, to make the financial impact smaller on the teams.

As per last season, there were eight days of pre-season testing over two tests, a two-day mid-season test, and each team was allocated four days of private testing to organize themselves.

Round Name Circuit Date
Spain First pre-season test (4 days) Circuito de Jerez May 28, 2016
The United Arab Emirates Second pre-season test (4 days) Yas Marina Circuit May 28, 2016
1 Australia Australian Grand Prix Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit May 28, 2016
2 The United States United States Grand Prix Port Imperial Street Circuit April 19, 2017
3 Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring April 21, 2017
4 South Africa South African Grand Prix Kyalami Racing Circuit April 21, 2017
5 France French Grand Prix Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours April 21, 2017
6 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Valencia Street Circuit April 21, 2017
7 Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring April 22, 2017
Germany Mid-season test (2 days) Nürburgring April 22, 2017
8 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco April 22, 2017
9 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace April 22, 2017
10 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps April 23, 2017
11 Italy Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza April 24, 2017
12 Russia Russian Grand Prix Sochi Autodrom April 25, 2017
13 Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit April 25, 2017
14 South Korea Korean Grand Prix Korea International Circuit April 28, 2017
15 Japan Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit April 28, 2017
16 The United Kingdom United Kingdom Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit May 2, 2017

Private tests[edit | edit source]

After... Venue Date Teams Days
Australia Australian Grand Prix The United States Indianapolis Speedway April 19, 2017 The United States Ford 2 days
Switzerland Sauber–Renault 4 days
Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Hungary Hungaroring April 21, 2017 Italy Ferrari 2 days
The United Kingdom North McLaren–Ferrari 2 days
The United Kingdom South McLaren–Honda 2 days
Germany Mid-season test (2 days) Germany Nürburgring April 22, 2017 The United States Ford 2 days
Spain Santander–Toyota 4 days
Japan Toyota 2 days
The United Kingdom Williams–BMW 4 days
Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Italy Mugello Circuit April 24, 2017 Italy Ferrari 2 days
Japan Suzuka Circuit Italy Minardi–Honda 4 days
The United Kingdom North McLaren–Ferrari 2 days
The United Kingdom South McLaren–Honda 2 days
South Korea Korean Grand Prix Japan Fuji Speedway April 28, 2017 Japan Toyota 2 days

Signed team and drivers[edit | edit source]

Team name Constructor Engine No. Driver Rds Test drivers
Switzerland Nvidia Sauber F1 Team Sauber–Renault France Renault 1 The United States Kesley Martinson (MAR) 1–6, 8–16 Brazil Marcelino Cardozo
Hong Kong Hong Hou
Hong Kong Hong Hou (HOU) 7
2 The United States Tiger Abraham (ABR) All
Italy Scuderia ATR Ferrari Ferrari Italy Ferrari 3 France Jean-Eric Vergne (VER) All Australia Cordell Dudley
Norway Tor Horn
4 Finland Tapani Kulmala (KUL) All
Spain Santander Racing Santander–Toyota Japan Toyota 5 Japan Gorou Kurosawa (KUR) 1–3, 7–8, 14–16 The United Arab Emirates Yakub Zaman
Japan Yasu Himura (HIM) 4–6, 9–13
6 Italy Tore Notaro (NOT) All
The United Kingdom BMW Williams F1 Team Williams–BMW Germany BMW 7 France Darnell Salvage (SAL) 1–13, 15–16 Germany Lutz Steen
Japan Yasu Himura (HIM) 14
8 Japan Tarou Wakahisa (WAK) All
Japan Anicom Toyota Formula Toyota Japan Toyota 9 The United Kingdom Godfrey Bush (BUS) 1–2, 10–16 The United Kingdom Godfrey Bush
Germany Timo Glock (GLO) 3–9
10 Saudi Arabia Badr Hussain (HUS) All
The United Kingdom South McLaren Honda South McLaren–Honda Japan Honda 11 Australia Mark Reier (REI) All Russia Leonty Mihaylov
12 India Sudarshan Bachchan (BAC) All
The United Kingdom North McLaren Team North McLaren–Ferrari Italy Ferrari 14 France Guatier Faure (FAU) 1–10, 16 Poland Tomek Bernard
The United Kingdom Abner Ashley
Norway Tor Horn
Poland Tomek Bernard (BER) 11–15
15 Australia Cordell Dudley (DUD) 1–4, 6–16
The United Kingdom Abner Ashley (ASH) 5
The United States Lockheed Martin Ford F1 Team Ford The United States Ford 16 Greece Sotiris Dimitriou (DIM) All Germany Isidor Falkenrath
17 The United States Raleigh Huddleson (HUD) All
Italy Scuderia Minardi Minardi–Honda Japan Honda 18 The Netherlands Izaak Aaldenberg (AAL) All Brazil Octavio Paredes
Germany Fester Maus
19 The United States Royal Beck (BEC) All

Driver changes[edit | edit source]

Driver From To
Sweden Marcus Ericsson The United Kingdom Williams full driver retirement
France Darnell Salvage Japan Toyota full driver The United Kingdom Williams full driver
Saudi Arabia Badr Hussain Spain Santander full driver Japan Toyota full driver
Italy Tore Notaro Japan Toyota test driver Spain Santander full driver
France Philbert Rome The United Kingdom Williams full driver retirement
Japan Tarou Wakahisa The United Kingdom South McLaren full driver The United Kingdom Williams full driver
India Sudarshan Bachchan The United Kingdom South McLaren test driver The United Kingdom South McLaren full driver
Japan Gorou Kurosawa Spain Santander full driver Spain Santander part-time driver
Japan Yasu Himura Japan Toyota test driver Spain Santander part-time driver
The United Kingdom Abner Ashley The United Kingdom North McLaren full driver The United Kingdom North McLaren test driver
Australia Cordell Dudley Italy Ferrari test driver The United Kingdom North McLaren full driver
Germany Michael Lorenz Italy Minardi full driver retirement
The United States Royal Beck retirement Italy Minardi full driver

Sauber re-signed their all-American lineup quite early in 2028, a 2 year deal for each with reasonably lean exit clauses between seasons.

Vergne began a two year contract with a very lenient mid-season exit clause. Tapani Kulmala signed with Ferrari for the first 8 rounds of the season. Test driver Dudley became a full driver at North McLaren but will step in to a Ferrari seat should one become available for whatever reason. Another Ferrari Academy driver Tor Horn was promoted to the second test driver seat.

Santander had a provisional contract with Hussain for the Saudi Arabian to drive for the team this season, but after impressing in his first season, Toyota, who had a say in both seats in the new team, took him for their own. Tore Notaro, Toyota test driver, was placed in his seat instead. Gorou Kurosawa, before joining Santander last season, announced he would retire following his first year with the new outfit to allow it to become a young driver development team, however after an impressive show against his highly-regarded team mate and Santander's own impressive season, he was signed on for at least 5 races in the team. Kurosawa will share the seat with countryman and Toyota test driver/YDP protege Yasu Himura, who is contracted to race at least 3 races. The team will decide on short notice which driver will race which race, though it was announced Himura would test whereas Kurosawa would drive the first race.

Marcus Ericsson announced he would retire following 2028, leaving a top-tier seat up for grabs. Their two current test drivers were deemed unsuitable – Maria Michelakakis was past her best (and was in fact let go before pre-season testing) and Steen still has a while to go in lower formulae. Williams originally wanted Badr Hussain but Toyota pinched him. They settled with ex-Toyota driver Darnell Salvage. Later on Tarou Wakahisa was announced which completed their driver lineup and left Philbert Rome without a drive.

Glock was confirmed to complete his two-year contract with Toyota, meanwhile Badr Hussain was signed as their second driver, which put Salvage's status in limbo, however the Frenchman signed for Williams soon enough. Godfrey Bush was snagged from a different racing series as test driver, having proved his worth there. Glock was injured in the last race of 2028, and shortly before the opening round, it was confirmed he would not be fit to race. Test driver Bush was put in his seat for the first two rounds before Glock recovered.

Reier was signed to complete the final part of his two-year contract South McLaren. Despite a difficult start to 2028, the team stated they had faith in the rookie that he will develop. Sudarshan Bachchan was also signed, to replace one-time champ Wakahisa, who moved on to Williams. McLaren poached Russian Leonty Mihaylov from WEC to be their test driver for the year.

North Mclaren agreed to extend their partnership with Ferrari by two years following last season. Ferrari decided that Cordell Dudley would replace Abner Ashley as Ferrari's full driver choice this season; Abner was signed to fill the test driver seat. They signed Guatier Faure on for another 2 years, and Tomek Bernard as test driver for another season. Abner replaced Dudley for the French Grand Prix thanks to an injury following the South African GP. Tor Horn was temporarily contracted to replace Ashley's reserve seat.

Sotiris Dimitriou was confirmed to complete the second and final year of his contract. Last year's test driver Raleigh Huddleson was promoted for a year to Ford's second driver, and long-serving Renault Sport Academy driver Isidor Falkenrath was given Huddleson's test driver seat.

Aaldenberg was contracted to spend his third and final year, as per usual, with the Minardi team. Minardi announced Royal Beck would rejoin the team for some reason, probably related to money. McLaren also elected to continue with Octavio Peredes in their test seat this season. Minardi also announced another McLaren YDDP participant, Fester Maus, would fill the second seat.

Team changes[edit | edit source]

Lockheed Martin's title sponsorship of Ford and Nvidia's of Sauber were up for renewal for this season. Nvidia quickly extended the deal by 4 years, whereas Lockheed were more cautious and only signed on for another 3 quite late last season.

Before the 2028 season, Michelin announced an interest in becoming tyre suppliers for 2029. Ferrari immediately signed an independent deal with Pirelli, stating that if tyre competition is introduced, Ferrari will operate Pirelli tyres for the first season. Michelin did likewise with Williams–BMW. Talks did take place between the FIA and Michelin but the two agreed to postpone proceedings indefinitely.

Following the Thai Grand Prix last season, Renault announced an interest in becoming an engine supplier. Sauber were quickly announced as partners – they were operating an old Toyota engine Coba were developing, but it was always a temporary measure until a proper engine partner could be acquired.

Last season Ferrari had a one-year contract with North McLaren to supply an engine as well as full driver and test driver seats in the form of Abner Ashley and Zak Henry. The deal was set to come to an end for 2029 – North had the choice of continuing their deal with Ferrari, with one of the most powerful engines on the grid, or going with a wildcard in Renault. Eventually following a good season of progress for the Ferrari engine, they chose to sign on for another 2 years.

Young driver programmes[edit | edit source]

This table lists driver development programmes.

Programme Partners Driver Tenure* Status
Japan Toyota Young Driver's Programme Spain Santander
Japan Toyota
Japan Yasu Himura 4 Part time driver for Spain Santander
Italy Tore Notaro 4 Full driver for Spain Santander
The United Arab Emirates Yakub Zaman 2 Test driver for Spain Santander
Russia Yaromir Konstantinov 1
Japan Minoru Nakamura 1
Japan Katsuo Suzuki 1
Italy Ferrari Driver Academy Italy Ferrari Norway Tor Horn 3 Test driver for Italy Ferrari
Australia Cordell Dudley 2 Test driver for Italy Ferrari
Australia Zak Henry 2
Spain Claudio Abascal 1
Brazil Marinho Silva 1
France Renault Sport Academy The United States Ford
The United States Switzerland Sauber
The United Kingdom Williams
Germany Lutz Steen 5 Test driver for The United Kingdom Williams
Germany Isidor Falkenrath 4 Test driver for The United States Ford
Germany Rochus Lichtenberg 3
Spain Nacho Dominguez 2
The United States Raleigh Huddleson 2 Full driver for The United States Ford
Denmark Axel Jespersen 2
Brazil Marcelino Cardozo 0 Test driver for Switzerland Sauber
Hong Kong Hong Hou 0 Test driver for Switzerland Sauber
The United Kingdom McLaren Young Driver Development Programme Italy Minardi
The United Kingdom North McLaren
The United Kingdom South McLaren
India Sudarshan Bachchan 4 Full driver for The United Kingdom South McLaren
Australia Mark Reier 4 Full driver for The United Kingdom South McLaren
Germany Fester Maus 3 Test driver for Italy Minardi
Brazil Octavio Paredes 3 Test driver for Italy Minardi
Poland Tomek Bernard 2 Test driver for The United Kingdom North McLaren
Switzerland Max Diefenbach 2
India Jaya Patil 1
Japan Backed By Honda Italy Minardi
The United Kingdom South McLaren
Japan Masaru Fukui 0
Japan Hiraku Honda 0
Japan Aoi Ueno 0
The United Kingdom Racing Steps Foundation The United Kingdom Camron Bonney 0
The United Kingdom Kyle Harland 0
France Michaël Côté 0
The United Kingdom Montgomery Armstrong 0

* Years served in the programme as of the beginning of this season.

Report[edit | edit source]

Opening rounds[edit | edit source]

Pre-season testing suggested a status quo compared to the 2028 season, and the first race of the season confirmed this. Kulmala took a comfortable pole from a closely-matching fight for second by Wakahisa, Vergne, and Hussain, followed by a fairly-distant Abraham – that's the four big-name constructors in the top five. All of those bar the pole man retired from the race, allowing Kulmala a comfortable victory from an impressive Godfrey Bush on his debut for Toyota, filling in for an injured Glock. Ford looked best of the rest with a fourth and sixth place, and Minardi looked the slowest.

Once again in the second round at Indianapolis, Kulmala looked quicker than Vergne throughout the weekend with a pole and victory. The Saubers impressed with a second and third place in qualifying, but both retired from the race.

Next in Hungary, For the first time since the 2027 season, a non-Ferrari took pole: Kesley Martinson put his car on the top spot while the Ferraris were struggling (well, struggling, they got 2nd and 3rd) to find grip in the unusually-hot Hungaroring. His glory run was short lived as the two Ferraris sailed passed him in the race, taking their second consecutive one-two, again with Kulmala showing Vergne how it's done. Sauber got their first poitns of the season with Martinson's podium, but again Abraham's car failed him. Ford looked like the Santander of last season by consistently bringing home points, putting themselves fourth in the Chamionship thanks to Sauber's struggle with reliability.

Vergne beat Kulmala to pole for the first time this season, with Martinson splitting the two Ferraris followed by his team mate Abraham – Ferrari, Sauber, Ferrari, Sauber. Wakahisa looked very racey behind, close in qualifying and apparently with more pace to come in the race. Himura, sharing a seat with Kurosawa impressed on his debut to qualify best of the teams not in the big four. Come the race, Ferraris struggling with grip once again. Vergne retired with reliability, while Martinson and Wakahisa came together, ending the former's race and putting an end to the latter's hopes of a good finishing positon. The promotions were fairly grid-esque after this: Hussain from 6th on the grid to 3rd, followed by the ever-present Salvage then newbie Himura. Huddleson stole the last point for Ford. Sauber retook their rightful position in the top four of the Constructors', and in the Engines' Renault managed to achieve in 2 finishes more than Williams had in 6 and almost as much as Toyota had in 8, meanwhile Kulmala's lead was closed to 23 points.

European rounds[edit | edit source]

Kulmala took pole the weekend after Ferrari agreed to his services for the remainder of the season, as he was originally only contracted for eight rounds. This was also the eve of the announcement that ATR were to continue their title sponsorship of Ferrari for a further three years. This time both Saubers got between the Ferraris. Ferrari phantomed their reliability problems from last year over to Sauber, as both retired from the race. Kulmala also retired from the lead to gift Vergne an easy win, though Wakahisa kept him honest towards the end, bringing home his second podium in as many trouble-free races. In the battle of the consistently reliable, Hussain beat Salvage to the podium of the race and therefore the Drivers' Championship thus far; Salvage had retired for the first time this season. Himura once again impressed with a fourth place for Santander, with Ford struggling with their best-of-the-rest battle this round. Substitute Ashley had an anonymous weekend - qualified 13th, raced 8th, not much to expect from a North McLaren this year though.

Sauber beat Ferrari to pole for the first time since 2027 around the streets of Valencia, Martinson from Kulmala and Vergne then Abraham. The Italians got PTSD as both Ferraris retired from the race, leaving Abraham to take the fight to Martinson, which he did, and went on to win in one of his more solid races. A similar story behind, as both Toyotas were out and Williams finished third and fourth. Spain apparently suited the Honda engine, as they finished 5-6-7; Bachchan, Aaldenberg, Beck; South McLaren, Minardi, Minardi. Shortly after the race, Martinson sustained an injury that left him unable to drive at the Hockenheimring. Hong Kongese Hong Hou was announced as the reserve driver to take the American's place.

Big upgrades were due at Germany for Ferrari, Sauber and BMW. It seemed status quo at the top, with Kulmala taking pole from Abraham. Super-sub Hou impressed to outqualify Vergne for third, but Sauber were quietly very confident for their race pace. Rightly so – Sauber simply outpaced Ferrari in the race on a very similar strategy and took a victory from Kulmala, while Vergne and Hou both retired with reliability problems leaving Hussain once again to bring it home third. BMW and Ferrari's upgrades didn't appear to have worked, leaving them to question their correlations between simulated and actual track performance. Kurosawa's Santander actually outraced Salvage's Williams to fourth.

Contrary to speculation that the low-on-power Ferrari would have the advantage around the streets of Monte Carlo, the power-dependent Saubers dominated Monaco. They qualified and raced 1-2, Martinson from Abraham. Ferrari locked out the second row but both retired with suspension problems, related to the issue that showed up on Vergne's car in Germany – not only were their big upgrades from Germany slow, they were car-breaking. Wakahisa, Hussain, Kurosawa, Faure, and Glock finished out the points; Williams, Toyota, Santander, North McLaren, Toyota. Dudley continued his dreadful streak of retirements, sixth in a row.

Brazil apparently suited the Toyota engines, as Hussain put his works car second and Himura put his Santander fifth, both ahead of a struggling Vergne in 6th. The Saubers both beat the Ferraris to pole and third, with the clean side of the grid to their advantage. Little did that matter as the top three stagnantly finished in the same positions which they qualified, not to take anything away from Hussain's performance against his team mate Glock who could only manage 11th in both qualifying and the race. Kulmala retired, Vergne overtook Himura, Salvage and Reier, for once, topped out the points. Sauber's 1-3 gave Abraham and Sauber–Renault the lead in their respective championships, though Ferrari still had a 7 point lead thanks to their pole positions and North McLaren.

Ferrari came to Belgium with some much-needed upgrades to their chassis and engine, though both Ferrari-powered teams looked even more down on power based on speed trap figures. Despite this, Ferrari were running very skinny wings but still had the grip in the corners, continuing the seemingly-nonsensical trend of the under-powered Ferraris being quick on low-downforce tracks and the well-powered Saubers suiting higher-downforce tracks more. A spectacular lap upset the normal and put Badr Hussain's Toyota on pole from with the two Ferraris then the two Saubers behind. Vergne took the lead at the first corner, but it was quickly snatched back by Hussain down the kemmel straight, during which the two Ferraris were demontsrably slower down the long straight than Hussain and the Saubers. Kulmala dropped out, Sauber outstrategised Toyota and put Abraham in the lead, then Vergne also had suspension issues and had to retire. Abraham seemed in a world of his own on pace, while Martinson couldn't even make an impression on the struggling Hussain. They finished in that order, followed by a solid fourth for Huddleson's Ford. Dudley's car finally held together for a race and he scored a fifth place. Toyota's impressive performance scored them the same points as Renault who finished 1-3, and with Ferrari's problems this put the Abraham-Sauber-Renault combination in the lead of all championships. Faure sustained a series back injury when crashing out of the Grand Prix, putting McLaren YDDP driver Tomek Bernard in the seat until Faure could return for the final race of the season. Glock also agreed to step down to let Bush have a few races following a poor showing and the announcement that he would be retiring next season. Bush qualified 8th and retired in the race, struggling all weekend.

The post-Belgium tests proved fairly useless for all involved but Minardi, and even then the progress was slim. Ferrari struggled to get it together at their home race and were beat to pole by both Saubers (Abraham first) and Hussain's Toyota. Kulmala made it up to second thanks to Abraham's retirement, giving Martinson his second win of the season, much to the Tifosi's "delight". Vergne slipped to sixth with a wounded car, meanwhile supersub Godfrey Bush scored his second podium for Toyota on his fourth race and second finish. Status quo in the championship. It was a race of attrition as only eight cars got to the finish.

Closing rounds[edit | edit source]

In Putinland, the Saubers looked devilishly quick. Martinson took pole from Abraham, followed by Wakahisa's best position since the opening round in Australia. Kulmala was down in fourth, then Vergne. Martinson retired with car issues, leaving Abraham an easy win and an extension of his lead in the championship; with Kulmala down in third it was now 11 points. The story of the race, however, was Badr Hussain's insane drive from the back row of the grid up to the runner-up position. Dudley was finally stringing together some good finishes with a fourth place around Sochi, putting North above South McLaren in the constructors'.

The top four looked very close from the practice sesisons in Malaysia, and this came to fruition in qualifying. Hussain continued to impress and took his second pole of the season, being the only non-Ferrari and non-Sauber driver to do so. Then it was Abraham, Wakahisa, Martinson, Bush, Vergne, Kulmala, and Salvage: Toyota, Sauber, Williams, Sauber, Toyota, Ferrari, Ferrari, Williams. In the race, this fell apart to attrition, as has become the norm. Salvage retired first, then Kulmala, Hussain, Martinson, and finally Vergne. The race between the remaining three was feirce though: Wakahisa overtook Abraham brilliantly, who was then hassled and outstrategised by Bush, giving the Englishman second. There were then big points hauls Huddleson and Dimitriou's Fords with fourth and sixth, some rare points for the Minardi of Aaldenberg, and Bachchan's talents could only be recognised with a solitary point. New winners were in all three spots: Tarou Wakahisa, his Williams–BMW, and the Toyota engine thanks to their pole and podium. With Ferrari unable to score any meaningful results, Abraham–Sauber's lead was extended slightly.

Shortly before the race, Himura was snatched from Toyota by Williams for next season thanks to a large contract termination payment, being a strong contender for rookie-of-the-season. Malaysia was his last round before giving Kurosawa his seat for their shared drive. Coincidentally, Salvage sustained an injury during the break between Malaysia and Korea that would make him unable to participate. After a brief contract dispute, Toyota agreed to allow Himura to replace the injured Frenchman, on the condition he be released to Toyota if necessary, including mid-race weekend.

The Saubers looked quicker by a large margin in the next round at Yeongam, Korea. They comfortably secured the front, followed by the Ferraris. None of them could make it to the finishline however, except Vergne, the Frenchman taking a commanding victory from Hussain, who had a suspension failure in qualifying and so had done another charge from the back of the grid, followed by Hussain and an impressive Himura on his debut for Williams. There were no signficiant changes in the championship standings' positions, however it was now mathematically impossible for anyone but Abraham or Kulmala to win the drivers', guaranteeing a first-time champion. Kulamla trailed by 16 points so had a lot of work to do, with perhaps a pinch of good luck.

The two Saubers took the first row of the grid with a large gap behind them to the Ferraris, Martinson from Abraham, Vergne from Kulmala. They had apparently been masking their pace during free practice as they lead away well from the Ferraris and pulled a large gap. Kulmala retired before the half-way point, securing Abraham's first title, Sauber's fifth in six years, and Renault's first since 2017. Team orders were in place should the Ferraris have been leading, but were never required. Abraham kept Martinson honest to the finish line, the two finishing less than a second apart and celebrating with Wakahisa on the podium. Lower down South scored some good points with a sixth and seventh, though there were no position changes in the championship.

At the final round in Silverstone, the Saubers signed off the season with a dominant front-row lockout, meanwhile the Ferraris were showing signs of their development focus on next year down in 6th and 7th. The started off well enough, the Saubers looking close, but it soon became a one-horse race as Martinson dropped out with car problems. Kulmala had an exceptional race from the back up to second, seemingly a trend of this season, followed by Bush. Next were Kurosawa and Notaro, allowing Santander to nip fifth spot in the constructors' from Ford.

Results and standings[edit | edit source]

See also: Results sheet

Results table[edit | edit source]

Rd Pole position Fastest lap Winning Championship leaders
driver constructor engine Driver Lead Constructor Lead Engine Lead
1 Australia Finland KUL Saudi Arabia HUS Finland KUL Italy Ferrari Italy Ferrari Finland KUL 3 Italy Ferrari 3 Italy Ferrari 7
2 The United States Finland KUL Japan KUR Finland KUL Italy Ferrari Italy Ferrari 12 14 23
3 Hungary The United States MAR France VER Finland KUL Italy Ferrari Italy Ferrari 16 29 39
4 South Africa France VER The United States ABR The United States ABR Switzerland Sauber–Renault Italy Ferrari 23 32 45
5 France Finland KUL France VER France VER Italy Ferrari Italy Ferrari 13 35 52
6 Spain The United States MAR Japan WAK The United States ABR Switzerland Sauber–Renault France Renault 13 26 41
7 Germany Finland KUL The United States ABR The United States ABR Switzerland Sauber–Renault Italy Ferrari 14 26 43
8 Monaco The United States MAR The United States ABR The United States MAR Switzerland Sauber–Renault France Renault 7 9 23
9 Brazil The United States ABR Finland KUL The United States ABR Switzerland Sauber–Renault France Renault The United States ABR 3 Switzerland Sauber–Renault 2 7
10 Belgium Saudi Arabia HUS The United States ABR The United States ABR Switzerland Sauber–Renault France Renault 13 17 France Renault 5
11 Italy The United States ABR France VER The United States MAR Switzerland Sauber–Renault France Renault 6 18 10
12 Russia The United States MAR Finland KUL The United States ABR Switzerland Sauber–Renault France Renault 11 23 16
13 Malaysia Saudi Arabia HUS The United Kingdom BUS Japan WAK The United Kingdom Williams–BMW Japan Toyota 16 28 21
14 South Korea The United States MAR France VER France VER Italy Ferrari Italy Ferrari 16 18 26
15 Japan The United States MAR The United Kingdom BUS The United States MAR Switzerland Sauber–Renault France Renault 23 35 48
16 The United Kingdom The United States MAR India BAC The United States ABR Switzerland Sauber–Renault France Renault 26 38 45

Drivers' Championship[edit | edit source]

Driver Australia The United States Hungary South Africa France Spain Germany Monaco Brazil Belgium Italy Russia Malaysia South Korea Japan The United Kingdom Points
1 The United States Tiger Abraham Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 1 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 2 1 89
2 Finland Tapani Kulmala 1 1 1 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 63
3 The United States Kesley Martinson Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 2 1 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 52
4 Saudi Arabia Badr Hussain Ret 4 7 3 3 Ret 3 4 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 2 Ret Ret 52
5 Japan Tarou Wakahisa Ret 3 Ret 10 2 3 Ret 3 Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 46
6 France Jean-Eric Vergne Ret 2 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 40
7 The United Kingdom Godfrey Bush 2 Ret Ret 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 3 28
8 France Darnell Salvage 3 5 6 4 Ret 4 5 13 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 28
9 The United States Raleigh Huddleson 4 8 4 7 9 Ret 7 10 Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 18
10 Greece Sotiris Dimitriou 6 Ret 5 8 10 9 8 Ret 10 Ret 7 6 6 5 Ret 6 15
11 Japan Yasu Himura 5 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 Ret 4 14
12 Japan Gorou Kursoawa Ret 6 Ret 4 5 Ret Ret 4 13
13 India Sudarshan Bachchan 8 11 9 Ret 7 5 6 8 8 Ret Ret 9 7 6 6 Ret 11
14 Australia Mark Reier 5 12 12 9 11 Ret 9 11 7 7 Ret 5 9 8 7 8 9
15 Australia Cordell Dudley 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 10 7 9 Ret 8
16 Italy Tore Notaro 7 7 Ret Ret 6 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 5 7
17 The Netherlands Izaak Aaldenberg 11 Ret 10 11 Ret 6 11 9 9 8 8 Ret 5 Ret 8 7 6
18 Germany Timo Glock 11 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 11 4
19 France Guatier Faure Ret 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 6 12 Ret Ret 4
20 Poland Tomek Bernard 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3
21 The United States Royal Beck 10 10 8 12 Ret 7 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 2
22 The United Kingdom Abner Ashley 8 0
NC Hong Kong Hong Hou Ret 0

Constructors' Championship[edit | edit source]

Constructor Australia The United States Hungary South Africa France Spain Germany Monaco Brazil Belgium Italy Russia Malaysia South Korea Japan The United Kingdom Points
1 Switzerland Sauber–Renault Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 141
Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 1 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 2 1
2 Italy Ferrari Ret 2 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 103
1 1 1 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 2
3 Japan Toyota 2 Ret 11 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 11 Ret 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 3 80
Ret 4 7 3 3 Ret 3 4 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 2 Ret Ret
4 The United Kingdom Williams–BMW 3 5 6 4 Ret 4 5 13 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 5 Ret 78
Ret 3 Ret 10 2 3 Ret 3 Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 3 3 Ret
5 Spain Santander–Toyota Ret 6 Ret 5 4 Ret 4 5 5 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 34
7 7 Ret Ret 6 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 5
6 The United States Ford 6 Ret 5 8 10 9 8 Ret 10 Ret 7 6 6 5 Ret 6 33
4 8 4 7 9 Ret 7 10 Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9
7 The United Kingdom South McLaren–Honda 5 12 12 9 11 Ret 9 11 7 7 Ret 5 9 8 7 8 20
8 11 9 Ret 7 5 6 8 8 Ret Ret 9 7 6 6 Ret
8 The United Kingdom North McLaren–Ferrari Ret 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 6 12 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 15
9 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 10 7 9 Ret
9 Italy Minardi–Honda 11 Ret 10 11 Ret 6 11 9 9 8 8 Ret 5 Ret 8 7 8
10 10 8 12 Ret 7 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret

Engines' Championship[edit | edit source]

Engine Australia The United States Hungary South Africa France Spain Germany Monaco Brazil Belgium Italy Russia Malaysia South Korea Japan The United Kingdom Points
1 France Renault Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 3 3 1 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 186
Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 1 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 2 1
2 Italy Ferrari 1 1 1 2 1 Ret 2 6 4 5 2 3 10 1 9 2 141
9 2 2 6 8 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret 5 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret
3 Japan Toyota 2 4 7 3 3 8 3 4 2 2 Ret 2 2 2 4 3 111
7 6 11 5 5 Ret 4 5 5 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 4
4 Germany BMW 3 5 6 4 Ret 4 5 13 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 5 Ret 78
Ret 3 Ret 10 2 3 Ret 3 Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 3 3 Ret
5 The United States Ford 6 Ret 5 8 10 9 8 Ret 10 Ret 7 6 6 5 Ret 6 33
4 8 4 7 9 Ret 7 10 Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9
6 Japan Honda 5 10 8 9 11 6 9 8 7 7 8 5 5 6 6 7 27
8 11 9 11 7 5 6 9 8 8 Ret 7 7 8 7 8