F1 Academy: Pin wins 2025 F1 Academy title, PREMA claims Team Championship

It has been a perfect F1 Academy finale for PREMA Racing under the glamorous lights of Las Vegas, as Doriane Pin capped a strong full-season run by winning the 2025 Driver Championship. The French racer, a Mercedes-AMG F1 Team junior driver and an Iron Dame, made a key breakthrough on Saturday, when she cruised to victory in a hectic, wet Race 1. She then stayed out of trouble in Race 2 to clinch the title. Throughout the course of the season, she achieved four wins, the most of any driver, and eight podiums.

While Mercedes-backed Pin did not finish on the podium in Race 2, P5 was enough for her to outscore Weug in the Standings and be crowned champion at the dazzling street circuit.

The race got off to a clean start and the top five remained as they were for the opening few laps despite plenty of overtake attempts, but things took a turn when Joanne Ciconte and Wild Card entry Payton Westcott collided, leaving their cars stranded on the track.

They were recovered during a Safety Car period that bunched up the field, leaving Chambers to control the restart. While she timed it to perfection, Alba Larsen lost out to both Pin and Weug and she was quickly demoted to P5.

The Ferrari driver was far from done as she boldly passed her title rival around the outside, improving to P3 before she lined up a challenge on Red Bull Racing’s Palmowski. Weug momentarily snuck past, but Palmowski surged back through to retain second place.

Their battle allowed Pin and Larsen to get stuck in, and the Tommy Hilfiger driver beat Pin to fourth position on the closing laps. McLaren driver Ella Lloyd crossed the line in P6 ahead of Nina Gademan and Tina Hausmann, with Rafaela Ferreira and Aurelia Nobels taking the final points of the season.

The results achieved by Pin, Nina Gademan, and Tina Hausman enabled PREMA Racing to secure its third consecutive Team Championship and carry on its undefeated status.

“What a season! We are Champions and got the Teams’ title as well on Saturday,” said a delighted Oin

“We have been working so hard to achieve this title, and PREMA has been there since Day 1, working together. I want to thank all the people that were there for me since the beginning, my family, everyone at Mercedes and Iron Dames, as I wouldn’t be here without them. I’m very excited to be able to celebrate together, and I’m excited for what comes next.”