The key numbers behind the first eight rounds of 2025

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Eight rounds have gone by in 2025, and we have a little bit of time before we get going later this month at Spa-Francorchamps.

But, before we hit the track in Belgium, we have some time to look through the statistics from the first few months of the season…

WINS

So far this year, eight drivers have achieved at least one race win, while six teams have taken to the top step this season.

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  • Richard Verschoor and Jak Crawford are the top two in the Championship, and both drivers are tied for the most wins so far this year with three.

  • Three rookie drivers have achieved wins this season. Alexander Dunne and Arvid Lindblad have two victories a piece, while Leonardo Fornaroli has won once.

  • Crawford’s three wins, alongside his teammate Kush Maini’s Monte Carlo Sprint Race triumph means DAMS Lucas Oil have four victories in 2025.

  • That is tied for the most wins by a team this year with Campos Racing – where Josep María Martí, like Lindblad, has two wins.

Crawford and Verschoor have the most wins this season with three

QUALIFYING

Three have been six pole-sitters through the first eight rounds and they have all come from six different teams, showing how competitive qualifying has been.

  • Of those six pole-sitters, only Leonardo Fornaroli (Sakhir and Spielberg) and Victor Martins (Melbourne and Silverstone) have achieved pole more than once.

  • Six teams have achieved pole this year: Invicta Racing, ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, DAMS Lucas Oil, Hitech TGR, and Rodin Motorsport.

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  • Four of the pole-sitters have been rookies, with Fornaroli, Dunne, Lindblad and Dino Beganovic each having been fastest in Qualifying.

  • That is the greatest number of rookies to start on pole at this point in a Formula 2 season.

In relation to the competitiveness of Qualifying, the battle for pole through the first eight rounds has never been closer in Formula 2.

Fornaroli and Martins are the only two drivers with more than one pole this season
Fornaroli and Martins are the only two drivers with more than one pole this season

  • The gap between the top two in Qualifying this year has been on average 0.077s. This is the closest margin between the two front row starters at this point of the season in F2 history.

  • This is 0.039s closer than the previous record of 0.116s, which was set last season.

PODIUMS

All 10 teams have had a chance to celebrate under the podium this year at least once, while 15 drivers have taken to the rostrum so far in 2025.

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  • Hitech TGR’s Luke Browning has the most podium finishes with six, one more than Verschoor, Crawford, Fornaroli and Dunne.

  • With Dino Beganovic having also finished in the top three twice, Hitech have the most podiums of any team with eight.

  • Invicta Racing are just behind them with seven (Fornaroli five, Roman Stanek two), while Campos Racing (Martí and Lindblad three each) and DAMS (Crawford five, Maini one) have six.

Browning has the most podiums this season with six
Browning has the most podiums this season with six

DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

Both Championships look set to go down to the wire with several drivers and teams looking strong. But even those who might not have started the best will be hopeful of making a run in the next few race weekends.

  • Verschoor currently sits at the top of Drivers’ Standings with 122 points but is just 24 points ahead of Browning in fifth.

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  • This is the closest margin between the top five at this stage of the season, surpassing the previous lowest mark set in 2020.

  • The top four drivers in the Championship have all surpassed the 100-point mark (Verschoor 122, Crawford 116, Dunne 108, and Fornaroli 104).

  • This is the greatest number of drivers above 100-point mark at this stage of this season since 2021. However, there were more points on offer at each race weekend that year.

Dunne is one of four drivers to have crossed the 100-point mark this season
Dunne is one of four drivers to have crossed the 100-point mark this season

WHAT ABOUT THE TEAMS?

The competitiveness of this season cannot be disputed, but it does not appear that there is much difference between the 2024 and 2025 campaign.

  • Campos are currently top of the Drivers’ Championship with 158 points. But the Spanish team were also first at this stage of the 2024 season.

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  • In fact, the current top eight of Campos, DAMS, Hitech TGR, MP Motorsport, Invicta Racing, Rodin Motorsport, PREMA Racing and ART Grand Prix were also the top eight at this stage last year.

  • After eight rounds in 2024, it was Campos, MP, Invicta, Hitech, Rodin, DAMS, PREMA, and ART.

  • The gap from Campos to Invicta is just 20 points, making it the smallest margin between the top five teams in Formula 2 history at this stage of the season.

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