Each Formula 1 team needs to satisfy the rule of running a ‘rookie’ driver twice in each of its cars during a season.
Rookies are defined as any driver with no more than one grand prix start to their name. So Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) and Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) all ticked off the rookie requirements for their cars in Australia and China.
As Ollie Bearman (Haas) already started three grands prix last year, he doesn't count, while Alpine rookie Jack Doohan only counted for Australia because he made his F1 debut in Abu Dhabi last year.
This Friday at Barcelona, ex-Alpine junior turned Williams Academy Driver Victor Martins will take over Alex Albon's FW47 while Ryo Hirakawa will make his third FP1 appearance.
2025 FP1 rookie runs so far
McLaren (0)
Though McLaren has still to use any of its rookie slots, it announced as early as May that its IndyCar star Pato O'Ward will again get an F1 Friday run at the Mexican GP.
Ferrari (1)
Dino Beganovic - Bahrain
Red Bull (1)
Ayumu Iwasa - Bahrain
Mercedes (3)
Kimi Antonelli - Australia, China
Frederick Vesti - Bahrain
Aston Martin (1)
Felipe Drugovich - Bahrain
Alpine (2)
Jack Doohan - Australia
Ryo Hirakawa - Japan
Haas (2)
Ryo Hirakawa - Bahrain, Barcelona
Racing Bulls (2)
Isack Hadjar - Australia, China
Williams (2)
Luke Browning - Bahrain
Victor Martins - Barcelona
Sauber (2)
Gabriel Bortoleto - Australia, China
