Hold on to your helmets, motorsport fans, because F3 just flipped the script for young racers aiming to climb the ladder to Formula 1. With the ongoing 2025 season, F3 has announced a whopping €1 million prize fund, set to support the top five drivers to move up to Formula 2. Yes, you read that right, a million euros to fuel the dreams of tomorrow’s F1 stars.
F3 Announces €1 Million Prize Fund From 2025
Here’s the deal: This F3 prize fund is split strategically among the best five finishers in the F3 Drivers’ Championship. The champion grabs €300,000, second place takes home €250,000, third place scores €200,000, and fourth and fifth place snag €150,000 and €100,000, respectively. Here’s the full breakdown in table:
| Position | Prize Money (€) |
|---|---|
| 1st | 300,000 |
| 2nd | 250,000 |
| 3rd | 200,000 |
| 4th | 150,000 |
| 5th | 100,000 |
But, and it’s a big but, there’s a catch: drivers only get the prize money if they step up to race in Formula 2 the next season. If a top finisher doesn’t make the jump, the prize moves down to the next eligible driver. No shortcuts here, this is about pushing talent up the motorsport pyramid.
What’s So Special About This?
What makes this prize fund really revved up is that it comes on top of the existing €300,000 prize from Pirelli for the F3 champion. So, the season’s top dog can walk away with a cool €600,000 to help tackle the notoriously expensive leap to F2, where season costs can range between €2 million and €3 million. For context, that’s the kind of financial boost young racers desperately need to keep their wheels spinning towards F1.
FIA Formula 3 CEO Bruno Michel summed it up perfectly: “It is vital to support emerging talent on their road to Formula 1. Formula 3 is a fantastic training ground for these young racers to hone their skills to move up the pyramid, and this additional financial reward will help them to go even further in their efforts towards the pinnacle of motorsport.” And from the top brass in Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali, the message is loud and clear: this initiative “further incentivises drivers and provides them with a very valuable and well-deserved reward for their success.”
F3’s million-euro prize fund is more than just money; it’s a declaration that the future of motorsport is about nurturing talent, breaking down financial walls. So, buckle up. With this move, the 2025 Formula 3 season isn’t just another racing campaign, it’s the launchpad that could change the trajectory for the next generation of racing stars.
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