The 2025 F1 ACADEMY title goes to Las Vegas with the championship finely poised: Mercedes driver Doriane Pin and Ferrari’s Maya Weug are separated by just nine points. After a season of tight battles and momentum swings — especially since Shanghai — the final round will determine who becomes the series’ third champion.
ROUND 1 – SHANGHAI
Weug began the year carrying strong form from late 2024, taking a comfortable pole ahead of Pin. In the reverse-grid Race 1 both drivers worked their way forward but only Weug reached the podium in P3, while Campos Racing scored a 1-2 thanks to Alisha Palmowski with Nina Gademan forced out late by a technical problem. Race 2 saw Pin make the braver restart and pass Weug early; she held through a late Safety Car to leave China with a five-point advantage.
ROUND 2 – JEDDAH
Qualifying shuffled the order — McKenzy Chambers on pole, Pin second and Weug third. Race 1 produced a dramatic finish: Ella Lloyd beat Weug in a drag to the line after Weug had climbed through the field to overtake Palmowski for P2. Chambers was later handed a five-second penalty for forcing Weug off track, dropping to third and promoting Weug to the win, which gave her a seven-point lead in the standings.
ROUND 3 – MIAMI
A sudden downpour turned qualifying into a one-lap dash from the pit lane. Chambers took pole with Palmowski and Pin close, while Weug was stuck in traffic and qualified P10. Pin turned her Race 1 charge into victory, getting past polesitter Emma Felbermayr and finishing ahead of Palmowski and Chambers; Weug was fourth. Heavy weather postponed Race 2, leaving Weug with a slender one-point cushion at the top.
ROUND 4 – MONTREAL
The series’ Canadian debut proved pivotal. Chambers repeated on pole, but Weug endured an electrical issue and began the weekend from P15. Contact between Chambers and Palmowski in Race 1 allowed Pin to sneak through for the win while Weug retired early; Felbermayr’s later disqualification promoted Nina Gademan onto the podium. Race 2 produced a last-lap victory for Felbermayr in a three-way fight, with Lloyd second and Gademan third. Chambers then led lights-to-flag to win Race 3 and climbed to second in the standings. Pin survived an early incident to score solid points and left Montreal leading the championship by 20 points over Chambers, while Weug sat third, 37 points adrift.
ROUND 5 – ZANDVOORT
Back on Dutch soil, Weug delivered when she needed it, taking pole by a narrow margin over Palmowski. Gademan celebrated an emotional maiden win in Race 1 after being cleared to compete following a fitness scare; Lia Block took her first F1 ACADEMY podium in P2 and Weug was third. Pin endured a messy race and finished sixth. Race 2 saw Chambers retire on the formation lap with a technical issue, leaving Weug to dominate with a 7.3-second winning margin — one of the largest in series history — while Palmowski and Pin completed the podium after Lloyd was penalised for a false start. Pin retained a 20-point championship lead heading into the penultimate round, though Weug had moved back up into second place.
ROUND 6 – SINGAPORE
Qualifying in Singapore was nail-biting: Pin crossed the line late but missed pole by 0.042s to Weug. In the reverse-grid Race 1 Lia Block converted pole into a long-awaited first win, while Weug produced a remarkable climb from eighth to second and Pin could only manage P5. Race 2 unfolded dramatically as rain threatened with six laps remaining. Pin made a strong start and looked set for victory, but on the restart Weug — with nothing to lose — executed a bold last-lap move to steal the win. The result lifted Ella Lloyd in the standings, and Chambers’ decision to pit from fourth dropped her to 11th and out of title contention.
LOOKING TO LAS VEGAS
Both drivers head to Las Vegas on equal footing in terms of wins — three apiece — but Pin holds a nine-point advantage in the title race. With only one round left, the margin is small enough that either contender can take the crown, but narrow enough that a single mistake, mechanical issue or race incident could decide the outcome. Expect high pressure, calculated aggression and a tense finale as Pin and Weug chase near-flawless results to become the 2025 F1 ACADEMY Champion.