The 2025 Formula 2 championship is set for a significant overhaul in driver line-ups following a 2024 season that saw an astonishing 32 different drivers compete across the 11 teams.
With Gabriel Bortoleto, Kimi Antonelli, and Ollie Bearman all making their leap to Formula 1 in 2025—alongside former F2 competitor Jack Doohan—the feeder series will welcome fresh talent whilst retaining several experienced campaigners.
Let’s review the confirmed driver pairings for each team, presented according to their 2024 championship positions.
Reigning champions Invicta reset with all-new duo
2024 teams’ champions Invicta Racing face a complete reset after Gabriel Bortoleto’s promotion to Sauber in F1 and Kush Maini’s departure to DAMS. Taking their places are Czech racer Roman Stanek (48 previous F2 appearances), who joins following his mid-season exit from Trident at Monza, alongside Italian rookie Leonardo Fornaroli, who follows Bortoleto’s path as the latest Formula 3 champion to join the squad.
Red Bull influence continues at Campos
Campos Racing maintains its Red Bull junior team connection with an intriguing pairing for 2025. British rookie Arvid Lindblad, a highly regarded 17-year-old talent, will partner returning Spaniard Pepe Martí (28 F2 starts). Martí’s previous F2 campaign yielded a sprint race victory among four podium appearances on his way to 14th in the championship standings.
Experience meets promise at MP Motorsport
Following Franco Colapinto’s mid-season promotion to Williams F1, MP Motorsport has secured Dutch veteran Richard Verschoor (102 F2 starts) for what will be his fifth season in the category. He’ll be partnered by German-Danish driver Oliver Goethe, who impressed as Colapinto’s replacement and will continue with the team as a Red Bull junior.
Williams and Ferrari protégés team up at Hitech
Hitech assembled an exciting line-up featuring talents from rival F1 development programmes. Williams-backed Luke Browning, fresh from third place in the 2024 F3 championship and a late-season F2 stint with ART, joins Ferrari prospect Dino Beganovic, who caught attention with a podium finish during his brief DAMS appearance at the tail end of 2024.
Prema rebuilds after double F1 graduation
With both Antonelli (Mercedes) and Bearman (Haas) advancing to F1, prestigious outfit Prema Racing welcomes Alpine junior Gabriele Mini, runner-up in the 2024 F3 championship, who already tasted F2 success with a podium on his debut in Azerbaijan when substituting for Bearman. His teammate will be Sebastian Montoya, son of former F1 race winner Juan Pablo, who steps up after consecutive F3 campaigns.
DAMS combines experience and consistency
American Jak Crawford continues with DAMS after securing fifth in the 2024 championship, with the Aston Martin prospect joined by Indian racer Kush Maini, who switches from Invicta having claimed 13th in last year’s standings as an Alpine junior driver.
Super Formula Champion boosts ART Grand Prix
After a challenging 2024 campaign, ART Grand Prix has recruited Japanese Ritomo Miyata, the reigning Super Formula champion who transferred from Rodin for his second F2 season. He’ll partner returning French talent Victor Martins, entering his third F2 season with Alpine backing after finishing seventh in 2024 and fifth in 2023.
Rodin’s line up shift following Mansell withdrawal
A surprise development saw Christian Mansell pause his racing career for personal reasons despite being announced at Rodin. His replacement is Belgian Amaury Cordeel (76 F2 starts), who’ll partner Irish rookie Alex Dunne, a McLaren junior who graduates from Formula 3 where he finished 14th with MP Motorsport.
Continuity at AIX Racing
AIX (formerly known as PHM AIX) maintains Paraguayan Joshua Duerksen for 2025, whilst Cian Shields earns a full-time seat after his late-season appearances replacing Taylor Barnard, who departed for Formula E with McLaren.
Trident rebuilds with American-French partnership
Following the departures of both Stanek and Verschoor during 2024, Trident has selected American Max Esterson to continue after his late-season introduction, alongside French rookie Sami Meguetounif, who earned promotion after securing two victories in the 2024 F3 championship with the team.
Van Amersfoort Racing’s development focus
At Van Amersfoort Racing, British driver John Bennett remains for 2025 after replacing Enzo Fittipaldi for the final rounds of 2024. Mexican Rafael Villagomez returns for a second season despite finishing 24th among 32 drivers in his debut campaign.
The 2025 F2 season promises intense competition as these diverse talents battle to follow Bortoleto, Antonelli and Bearman onto the Formula 1 grid.
