With the 2025 season fast approaching, the F1 teams and their drivers will be ramping up their preparations for the campaign ahead.
But it will not just be the 20 drivers set to line up at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix who will be getting ready – there will also be each squad’s reserve drivers, who will be on standby should their services be called upon.
Here is all you need to know about the 2025 reserve drivers for each team, with the full list at the bottom of the page.
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What do F1 reserve drivers do?
A reserve driver is a driver ready to step in as a substitute for one of an F1 team’s main line-up if required. This may happen in the case of a driver suffering illness or injury; for example, Ferrari called upon the services of reserve Ollie Bearman at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Carlos Sainz fell ill with appendicitis.
This means that a reserve driver will be in attendance at most, if not all, Grands Prix on the calendar. But the role also involves other duties beyond this, which may include simulator work at the team’s headquarters, sitting in engineering meetings and occasional testing.
