Emilia-Romagna 2025
Overview
Event in Progress
Race
STARTS IN
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05
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40
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Qualifying
P7
finished
A. Albon
P6
finished
C. Sainz
16 May 2025
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Yesterday
JAMES to ALEX
Good job, Alex. Really solid session. Lots of positives to take from that, lots of good race pace for tomorrow. Well done.
ALEX to PIT:
Yeah, I struggled there – just kept it clean.
PIT to ALEX:
Challenging one, but nice job – well done! P7, just pipped by Carlos, 40 milliseconds.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Bit of a challenging out lap, but we made it. That's P6 for you, P7 for Alex great job, mate!
CARLOS to PIT:
There was potential for more there, compromised out lap
JAMES to PIT:
Well done under the circumstances, let's go get it tomorrow! That Q2 lap will stay with us all year.
CARLOS to PIT:
It was my call to go late, so my risk to take.
JAMES to CARLOS:
We win and lose together.
PIT to CARLOS:
A good one, another pleasure.
Yesterday
Qualifying 🏁
Firmly in the hunt for more points tomorrow...
Yesterday
P6 and P7 👏
Alex sets a 1:15.473 for P7, Carlos follows up with a 1:15.432 for P6 – good job, team!
Yesterday
Here we go 👉
Fresh boots fitted for both our drivers. Let's go, team!
Yesterday
First runs 🔒
1:15.870 for Carlos, 1:16.200 for Alex - we'll regroup and fit some new tyres for one final Q3 push...
Yesterday
PIT to DRIVERS
Go push.
Yesterday
Let's do this 👉
Heading out on three-lap-old soft tyres for our first Q3 push lap...
Yesterday
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FASTEST IN Q2 ↗️
Carlos tops the phase, and Alex is through in P10, knocking out both Ferraris in the process – Q3 inbound!
Yesterday
PIT to DRIVERS
Go push.
Yesterday
Here we go 👉
Carlos and Alex roll out, fresh soft tyres fitted for this final run...
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
I'm happy with the flap, I will just go half up with the new tyre.
Yesterday
1:16.108 ⏱️
Carlos is on the board, we're P9 and P13 as we return to the garage...
Yesterday
1:16.362 ⏱️
Alex collects a slide through Variante Alta on his first push, Carlos opening now...
Yesterday
Back to it 👉
Alex and Carlos roll out of the garage for their first laps in Q2, both on used softs...
Yesterday
Q2 Delayed 🚨
Having previously received a restart time of 16:46 local, this has since been pushed back...
Yesterday
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We're through ↗️
A big hit into the wall for COL – he's OK and out of the car. Carlos progresses in P9 with Alex in P11.
Yesterday
Returning 👉
Carlos and Alex roll out of the garage, time to push for one last time in Q1...
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
We return to the garage in P8 and P10 - fresh tyres going on and we'll be back out shortly...
Yesterday
Improving 📈
Carlos with a 1:15.987 and Alex with a 1:16.123 to cement ourselves near the top of the timing tower for now...
Yesterday
Back to it 👉
Alex and Carlos return to the track with the same set of soft tyres fitted...
Yesterday
Session stopped 🚩
TSU with a big hit into the wall at T6 - he's out of the car and picked up by the medical team. Back to the garage for everyone.
Yesterday
On the board ⏱️
It's a 1:16.406 for Carlos, with Alex banking a 1:16.164 on his first flying lap. That puts him P1 of the nine to have set laps so far...
Yesterday
PIT to DRIVERS
Go push.
Yesterday
Heading out 🟢
Alex and Carlos are leaving the pit lane on fresh soft tyres – expect traffic to be a big talking point in Q1...
Yesterday
Strapped in 💺
Alex and Carlos are ready, it's almost time to race the stopwatch here in Imola...
Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Back in stock! 🧢
Yesterday
Number crunching ahead of Quali 🧮
Not long left to wait...
Yesterday
F2 Sprint 🏁
It went all the way to the line, but it's P3 for Luke and P4 for Victor – a solid points return for both, and another podium for Luke!
Yesterday
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FP3 🏁
All eyes on Quali...
Yesterday
Practice starts ✅
That's Practice complete. Next up, we'll be setting the grid for Sunday's Grand Prix...
Yesterday
Little and Large 📸
Georgia is watching the action with her mini Williams LEGO!
Yesterday
🟢🟢🟡
Both Carlos and Alex were up in their first two sectors, but tyres fall away in the final sector so there was no overall improvement...
Yesterday
Softs for Carlos 🛞
CS55 departs the garage with a new set of boots, he's winding up for a push lap now...
Yesterday
First soft push 🔒
It's a 1:15.732 for Alex, 0.3s off of his best of the mediums so far. Carlos boxes after his medium run.
Yesterday
Alex on softs 👉
Whilst Carlos pushes on with mediums, Alex begins a soft tyre run...
Yesterday
Good improvement 👏
Carlos climbs to P3 after a 1:15.484 on eight-lap-old medium tyres...
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Go push.
Yesterday
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New best 📈
Alex goes for one extra lap, setting a 1:15.732 to rise to P6 - he's pitting this lap to join Carlos in the garage...
Yesterday
Time shaved 🪒
Carlos dips into the 1:15s with a 1:15.875 to go P7, Alex sets a 1:16.102 to go P8
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Let's go one turn up.
Yesterday
On the board ⏱️
Carlos records a 1:16.623, with Alex banking a 1:16.646 – not much to split our pair who are P9 and P10 after their first FP3 run.
Yesterday
Our turn 👉
Alex and Carlos leave the garage on new medium tyres...
Yesterday
Brenna is backing us in Imola 💙
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
Very quiet out there 🤫
Only a handful of cars have been out on track so far, we'll be out there shortly...
Yesterday
Ready to go 👋
The final Practice hour will start shortly, stay tuned for full updates live from Imola...
Yesterday
Saturday Scenes 📍
Ready for FP3 and Quali day!
Yesterday
Back in stock! 🧢
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16 May 2025
FP2 ✅
Friday complete, the work continues into the evening here in Imola
16 May 2025
Heading out 👉
Time to take the chequered flag and secure a practice start...
16 May 2025
Back to the garage 🚩
HAD has beached his car at T4 after spin, we return to the pits with five minutes remaining...
16 May 2025
Pushing on 📸
Finding focus around this high-speed layout...
16 May 2025
Race runs 👉
Medium tyres fitted for our pair as they begin a run of consecutive laps to gather data for Sunday's race...
16 May 2025
Time found ⏱️
It's a 1:15.916 for Alex, with Carlos recording a 1:15.934
16 May 2025
No improvement ❌
First soft push laps don't wield quicker times, but we'll go again shortly...
16 May 2025
Soft tyre time 🛞
Our duo depart the garage on fresh soft rubber for some Qualifying simulations...
16 May 2025
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16 May 2025
Box Box 🅿️
Back to the garage for our duo after a solid opening to FP2...
16 May 2025
And someone had to ruin our fun 😅
NOR retakes P1 by 0.040s...
16 May 2025
Did someone order a P1 & P2? 👀
Carlos goes quickest with a 1:15.992, with Alex slotting in just behind with a 1:16.059
16 May 2025
On the board ⏱️
It's a 1:16.800 for Alex, with Carlos setting a 1:17.030 on his first push...
16 May 2025
Back to it 👉
Carlos and Alex have left the garage, they're both running medium tyres for this opening stint...
16 May 2025
FP2 time 🕰️
The most representative Practice session of the weekend is here, let's do this!
16 May 2025
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16 May 2025
Speeding past the terracotta rooftops 📸
There's nowhere else quite like Imola!
16 May 2025
FP1 ✅
A solid start to the weekend
16 May 2025
It's tight out there 🤏
Carlos just 0.052s off of the fastest time in FP1, and there's just 0.5s between the top 12 cars...
16 May 2025
That will be that 🚩
BOR hits the barriers at the final turn, he's OK and out of the car. That will wrap the session as the clock ticks down...
16 May 2025
Rolling back out in tandem 👉
Carlos follows Alex out of the garage for some consecutive laps to conclude FP1...
16 May 2025
Up to P3 🟣
Purple third sector for Carlos as he leaps up the order with a 1:16.597...
16 May 2025
Leaving nothing out there 🅿️
Alex aborts after dipping a wheel at the second Rivazza, immediately peeling into the pit lane. Exploring the limits of this tight circuit.
16 May 2025
Big snap 😮💨
Alex holds it well through Tamburello as he bounces over the kerbs...
16 May 2025
Carlos' turn 🟣
He takes the fastest first sector from Alex on his way to a 1:16.744. We're P6 and P8 with 17 minutes to go...
16 May 2025
Sprinkling of purple 🟣
Alex takes the fastest first sector on his way to a 1:16.922 - it's tight on the timing tower. Carlos is now pushing with new softs...
16 May 2025
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16 May 2025
1:17.050 ⏱️
Another personal best for Albono, he slots in to P8...
16 May 2025
Box Box 🅿️
Carlos is back in the garage just as Alex departs, he's running new softs. It's the first time we've seen these C6 tyres this season, so plenty to learn on them...
16 May 2025
Up to P2 📈
Even more time found for Carlos on nine-lap-old softs, he sets a 1:16.867...
16 May 2025
Climbing the order 🪜
Not much to split our pair. Carlos banks a 1:17.177, with Alex locking in a 1:17.221 slightly earlier...
16 May 2025
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16 May 2025
CARLOS to PIT
Sorry, I know it's a late call, but let's try more flap.
16 May 2025
Improvements 📈
It's a 1:17.832 for Carlos and a 1:18.172 for Alex as they continue touring this famous venue, the track is ramping up with every lap...
16 May 2025
Both abort their laps ❌
Alex and Carlos back off on their pushes early in the lap, they'll build back up and go again...
16 May 2025
Carlos rejoins 👉
Like Alex, he has soft tyres fitted - he's winding up for his first push lap of the weekend...
16 May 2025
First time of the weekend ⏱️
It's a 1:19.450 for Alex who puts us on the board...
16 May 2025
PIT to ALEX
OK, straight out.
16 May 2025
Corner or No Corner? Imola Edition
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16 May 2025
Box Box 🅿️
An installation lap complete, it's back to the garage for Carlos...
16 May 2025
Straight to work 👉
Carlos rolls out on to the track with aero-rakes fitted to gather some data...
16 May 2025
Moments away ⌛️
FP1 is just around the corner - Alex and Carlos are seated and ready for action...
16 May 2025
Checking in 📍
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Emilia-Romagna 2025
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 16 May, 11:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 16 May, 15:00
Free Practice 2
Sat, 17 May, 10:30
Free Practice 3
Sat, 17 May, 14:00
Qualifying
Sun, 18 May, 13:00
Race
Welcome to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola, a circuit rich in motorsport history and tradition, hosting the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Imola has hosted the Italian and San Marino Grands Prix in the past, and its narrow track with minimal runoff areas harkens back to a classic venue that demands pinpoint precision from the drivers.
Passionate Italian fans and the Emilia Romagna region's gorgeous nature create an amazing atmosphere as the cars make their way through the undulations and woodland.
Circuit Overview:
Imola's 4.909 km (3.050 miles) anti-clockwise layout features 19 turns that wind through the scenic Santerno River valley.
The circuit begins with a sequence of high-speed chicanes, with the iconic Tamburello and Villeneuve corners making up the first sector.
Sector 2 is a rollercoaster, especially with the downhill braking zone at Acque Mineralli, and it ends with Sector 3's hilltop Variante Alta chicane and a tricky downhill run into Rivazza as two right-hand corners end this historic lap.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Imola Circuit (Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari)
Location: Imola, Emilia-Romagna
First Grand Prix: 1980 (as the San Marino GP)
Circuit Length: 4.909 km (3.050 miles)
Race Distance: 309.049 km (192.034 miles)
Laps: 63
Lap Record: 1:15.484 (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2020)
2025 Support Series: Formula 2, Formula 3
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: DNF
Fastest Lap: 1:21.274 (Lap 48)
Qualifying: P14 (1:16.200)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard-Medium-Medium
Carlos Sainz Last Year
Race: P5
Fastest Lap: 1:20.220 (Lap 63)
Qualifying: P5 (1:15.233)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard
Williams Racing's Emilia Romagna GP History
Best Finish: P1 in San Marino GP (Nigel Mansell, 1987 & 1992 / Alain Prost, 1993 / Damon Hill, 1995 & 1996 / Ralf Schumacher, 2001)
Best Qualifying: P1 (Nigel Mansell, 1992 / Alain Prost, 1993 / Ayrton Senna, 1994 / Jacques Villeneuve, 1997)
Alex's Best Finish: P11 (2022)
Carlos' Best Finish: P5 (2024, 2021)
Williams Racing Highlight: Nigel led a Williams 1-2 finish in the 1992 San Marino GP, followed by Riccardo Patrase, with P3 some 40 seconds adrift of the two FW14Bs.
Emilia Romagna At A Glance
Capital: Bologna (Capital of the Emilia-Romagna region)
Population: 4.5 million (Emilia-Romagna)
Size: 22,446 sq km (Emilia-Romagna)
Language: Italian
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Race
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05
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40
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34
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Qualifying
P7
finished
A. Albon
P6
finished
C. Sainz
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Yesterday
JAMES to ALEX
Good job, Alex. Really solid session. Lots of positives to take from that, lots of good race pace for tomorrow. Well done.
ALEX to PIT:
Yeah, I struggled there – just kept it clean.
PIT to ALEX:
Challenging one, but nice job – well done! P7, just pipped by Carlos, 40 milliseconds.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Bit of a challenging out lap, but we made it. That's P6 for you, P7 for Alex great job, mate!
CARLOS to PIT:
There was potential for more there, compromised out lap
JAMES to PIT:
Well done under the circumstances, let's go get it tomorrow! That Q2 lap will stay with us all year.
CARLOS to PIT:
It was my call to go late, so my risk to take.
JAMES to CARLOS:
We win and lose together.
PIT to CARLOS:
A good one, another pleasure.
Yesterday
Qualifying 🏁
Firmly in the hunt for more points tomorrow...
Yesterday
P6 and P7 👏
Alex sets a 1:15.473 for P7, Carlos follows up with a 1:15.432 for P6 – good job, team!
Yesterday
Here we go 👉
Fresh boots fitted for both our drivers. Let's go, team!
Yesterday
First runs 🔒
1:15.870 for Carlos, 1:16.200 for Alex - we'll regroup and fit some new tyres for one final Q3 push...
Yesterday
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