The 2025 F1 Academy Teams’ Championship has developed into a compelling contest of consistency, strategic execution, and sustained performance. As the all-female single-seater series progresses into its third full season, the Teams’ Championship has become a key indicator of operational strength, reflecting not only driver talent but also team adaptability to the unique competitive structure of F1 Academy. After four completed rounds—Shanghai, Jeddah, Miami, and Montreal—a clear hierarchy has begun to emerge. Prema Racing currently lead the standings with 178 points, establishing a benchmark that challenges every rival. Campos Racing remain the nearest threat, trailing by 27 points, while MP Motorsport are still mathematically alive, sitting 56 points behind. Rodin Motorsport, ART Grand Prix, and Hitech TGR lag significantly, with only narrow or purely theoretical pathways remaining to the title.
Understanding the championship structure is essential for evaluating both present outcomes and potential scenarios. Each weekend consists of two races: a shorter sprint-format Race 1 and a higher-value feature Race 2, which includes bonus points for pole position and fastest laps. A perfect weekend yields 86 points per team, defining a theoretical ceiling against which performance is measured. Notably, Miami’s Race 2 was cancelled due to severe weather conditions. Rather than reducing the championship points, organisers transferred the race to Canada, designating Canada Race 1 as its replacement. This adjustment maintained Chloe Chambers’ pole position and qualifying points for Campos Racing. Consequently, although the total points pool remained intact, the redistribution shifted context, favouring Prema Racing’s adaptability over Campos. Overall, the first four rounds illustrate that consistency, exploitation of opportunities, and performance under changing conditions define the Teams’ Championship more than raw pace alone.
Prema Racing: Establishing control
Prema Racing have set firm control over the Teams’ Championship with 178 points, a 27-point buffer over Campos Racing and 56 ahead of MP Motorsport. Their campaign demonstrates a consistent balance between sprint and feature events, underpinned by a combination of depth and peak performance. Across Race 1 events, Prema have averaged 11.5 points, providing a stable floor in shorter, unpredictable races. In Race 2, they have dominated, scoring 27, 29, 48, and 28 points for an average of 33 points per feature race. These results give Prema a combined weekend average of 44.5 points, the highest of any team, reflecting both steady scoring and exceptional peak performances.
The Canada weekend highlighted Prema’s strategic adaptability. With Miami’s Race 2 cancelled and transferred to Canada Race 1, Prema delivered forty-eight points, representing their single largest haul of the season. While Campos Racing retained the pole position bonus from Miami, Prema effectively capitalised on the redistributed points, widening the lead at the top. Mathematically, the team occupies the strongest position. With 258 points still available across three weekends, Prema could conclude the season on approximately 311.5 points if they maintain their current average. Even modest declines would leave the championship open only under extreme circumstances.
In practical terms, Prema do not require perfection to remain champions-elect. Maintaining low-to-mid forties per weekend will force rivals to achieve near-ideal results to close the gap. Campos Racing would need to average 51.5 points, a 36 per cent increase over their current 37.75 average. MP Motorsport faces an even steeper climb, requiring nearly 60 points per weekend. The implication is clear: Prema’s consistent scoring, Race 2 supremacy, and adaptability under changing conditions have made them the team to beat, while their rivals must pursue almost flawless execution to mount a realistic challenge.
Campos Racing: The realistic challenger
Campos Racing, in second place with 151 points, remain the only team with a credible pathway to challenge Prema Racing without requiring improbable collapses elsewhere. Their strength lies in the sprint races, where they average 12.25 points per weekend, slightly higher than Prema’s 11.5. However, their feature race performance lags behind, with an average of 25.5 points compared to Prema’s 33. Miami illustrated this duality: Chloe Chambers secured pole position, earning two points, but the subsequent Race 2 cancellation limited opportunities for a full conversion. When the race was transferred to Canada, Prema maximised the points, while Campos fell short, allowing the Italian team to strengthen their advantage.
Mathematically, Campos retain a defined runway. With a maximum of 409 points still attainable, the team must out-average Prema by nine points per weekend to take the lead. For instance, if Prema maintain their 44.5-point average, Campos would need 53.5 per weekend. Should Prema drop to 40 points, Campos’ requirement falls to 49, and if Prema slump to 30, Campos must average 39. This dependency demonstrates that Campos’ championship prospects are tightly coupled to Prema’s resilience, highlighting the importance of both opportunity and execution.
To realistically contest the title, Campos must elevate their feature race performances. Achieving podiums or victories in at least two of the remaining weekends, combined with strong sprint finishes, is essential. Anything less would leave the team reliant on Prema underperforming, which is statistically precarious. Transitioning consistent sprint competence into feature race dominance represents their primary strategic lever. Consequently, while Campos possess the tools to challenge Prema, they must translate potential into tangible outcomes to sustain a viable championship bid.
Campos Racing: The realistic challenger
Campos Racing, in second place with 151 points, remain the only team with a credible pathway to challenge Prema Racing without requiring improbable collapses elsewhere. Their strength lies in the sprint races, where they average 12.25 points per weekend, slightly higher than Prema’s 11.5. However, their feature race performance lags behind, with an average of 25.5 points compared to Prema’s 33. Miami illustrated this duality: Chloe Chambers secured pole position, earning two points, but the subsequent Race 2 cancellation limited opportunities for a full conversion. When the race was transferred to Canada, Prema maximised the points, while Campos fell short, allowing the Italian team to strengthen their advantage.
Mathematically, Campos retain a defined runway. With a maximum of 409 points still attainable, the team must out-average Prema by nine points per weekend to take the lead. For instance, if Prema maintain their 44.5-point average, Campos would need 53.5 per weekend. Should Prema drop to 40 points, Campos’ requirement falls to 49, and if Prema slump to 30, Campos must average 39. This dependency demonstrates that Campos’ championship prospects are tightly coupled to Prema’s resilience, highlighting the importance of both opportunity and execution.
To realistically contest the title, Campos must elevate their feature race performances. Achieving podiums or victories in at least two of the remaining weekends, combined with strong sprint finishes, is essential. Anything less would leave the team reliant on Prema underperforming, which is statistically precarious. Transitioning consistent sprint competence into feature race dominance represents their primary strategic lever. Consequently, while Campos possess the tools to challenge Prema, they must translate potential into tangible outcomes to sustain a viable championship bid.
MP Motorsport: Still in contention
MP Motorsport occupy third place with 122 points, 56 behind Prema and 29 behind Campos. Their campaign has alternated between flashes of front-running pace and lapses of inconsistency, illustrating both potential and limitation. For example, in Jeddah Race 2, the team scored 37 points, demonstrating capacity to challenge the leaders. Conversely, Miami Race 1 returned only five points, highlighting volatility. Averaging 7.25 points in Race 1 and 23.25 in Race 2, the team’s weekend average of 30.5 points remains well below the benchmark set by Prema.
From a mathematical perspective, MP remain technically alive, with a maximum attainable total of 502 points. However, the practical challenge is formidable. To surpass Prema at their current 44.5-point average, MP must achieve 63.2 points per weekend—more than double their present performance. If projected forward using their existing average, MP would finish with approximately 213.5 points, requiring Prema to collapse to less than 11.8 points per weekend to create a realistic opportunity. Such an outcome is implausible given Prema’s consistency and Race 2 dominance.
Consequently, MP Motorsport’s role shifts from contender to influencer. By securing strong Race 2 results and interrupting Prema or Campos’ point accumulation, they can impact the championship indirectly. Replicating Jeddah’s peak performance could reduce the leaders’ margins, potentially reshaping the arithmetic of the title fight. Nonetheless, without sustained elevation across both race formats, MP’s championship aspirations remain largely theoretical, emphasising the gulf between statistical viability and practical reality.
Rodin Motorsport: Slim mathematical hope
Rodin Motorsport, on 99 points and 79 behind Prema, maintain only a narrow mathematical chance of championship contention. Their campaign has been erratic, alternating zero points in Miami Race 1 with strong showings in Canada, scoring eighteen and twenty-nine points in Race 1 and Race 3 respectively. This inconsistency has severely limited their prospects. Averaging 7.75 points in Race 1 and 17 in Race 2, their combined weekend total of 24.75 points is insufficient to mount a realistic challenge.
Mathematically, Rodin remain alive with a maximum of 456 points attainable, but the arithmetic is stark. To overcome Prema at 44.5 points per weekend, Rodin would need to average 70.8 points per remaining weekend—approaching perfection. Even if Prema were to slump to 30, Rodin would still require over 56 points per weekend, representing more than double their current output. Accordingly, their most plausible role is as an opportunistic spoiler, extracting podiums or strong finishes to influence the points spread between Prema and Campos.
In practice, Rodin’s championship pathway is improbable. While they may affect the race for second place or reduce margins between teams, winning the Teams’ Championship would require a confluence of personal peak performance and sustained errors from all teams ahead. The arithmetic confirms that Rodin’s influence is largely indirect, reinforcing Prema and Campos as the principal protagonists in the remaining rounds.
ART Grand Prix and Hitech TGR: Effectively eliminated
ART Grand Prix, with 20 points, and Hitech TGR, with six, are effectively eliminated from the Teams’ Championship. ART’s maximum attainable total of 298 points and Hitech’s 270 points are already below plausible season-ending totals for Prema Racing. Even a complete collapse by Prema would still leave both teams unable to overtake the leaders. Consequently, these teams must shift focus to incremental development, driver growth, and opportunistic point scoring.
ART demonstrated potential in Canada Race 1, securing fourteen points, while Hitech’s highest return came with five points in the same event. Despite these isolated successes, neither team has shown the consistency required to affect the championship directly. Their role now centres on influencing the outcome indirectly, such as interrupting Prema or Campos’ accumulation of points. In essence, ART and Hitech have become strategic disruptors rather than championship contenders, illustrating the steep hierarchy separating the top four teams from the lower order.
Championship landscape and outlook
The arithmetic of the 2025 Teams’ Championship is unambiguous. Prema Racing need only sustain their 44.5-point weekend average to remain effectively champions-elect. Campos Racing possess a mathematically feasible path but must increase their weekend output by approximately nine points to contest the title. MP Motorsport, Rodin, ART, and Hitech remain alive only on paper, with their prospects heavily dependent on collapse from teams ahead.
The redistribution of Miami’s cancelled Race 2 into Canada crystallised the divergence between Prema and Campos. While Campos retained the pole advantage, Prema exploited the race to expand their lead. This illustrates the duality of the championship: points are finite, but context, execution, and adaptability are equally decisive. Safety cars, circuit-specific performance swings, and weather variability introduce volatility, offering Campos fleeting opportunities. Nevertheless, to overcome Prema, Campos must consistently outscore the leaders by nine points per weekend, an achievement requiring sustained excellence in Race 2 and maximisation of every Race 1 opportunity.
Projections suggest Prema will finish in the low three-hundreds, Campos in the mid-260s, MP in the low-210s, and Rodin below 180 points. ART and Hitech will remain in the lower echelon. Accordingly, the championship has crystallised into a two-team contest: Prema Racing as the dominant force, with Campos Racing as the sole realistic challenger. With three weekends remaining, the burden lies squarely on Campos to alter the trajectory; without consistent improvement, Prema are poised to secure the Teams’ Championship once again.
