Formula 1 cuts emissions 35% on road to 2030

Formula 1 says it cut its carbon footprint by 35% from 2018 levels in 2025, leaving the championship on course for its Net Zero by 2030 target even after expanding from 21 races to a 24-round calendar.

According to F1’s latest sustainability report, the sport’s 2025 operations produced 148,805 tCO2e, down 11.8% from 168,720 tCO2e in 2024 and well below the 2018 baseline of 228,793 tCO2e. That means F1 says it has removed almost 80,000 tCO2e from its operations over the past eight years.

The biggest gains came from the way the championship runs rather than from the cars themselves. F1 said emissions at factories and facilities are down 64% compared with 2018, travel emissions have fallen 27%, logistics emissions are down 29%, and event operations emissions have dropped 17% on a per-race basis despite the larger calendar.

Those reductions were driven by a shift to renewable energy at team factories and office sites, as well as changes to freight and travel. F1 said it doubled its year-on-year investment in sustainable aviation fuel, made its first investment in sustainable maritime fuel in 2025, and rolled out low-carbon paddock power across all European grands prix using HVO, solar and battery systems.

F1’s Net Zero by 2030 plan is based on cutting its own absolute emissions by 50% against 2018 levels, with any remaining unavoidable emissions from staging a 24-race world championship to be offset through what it describes as a credible programme aligned with best-practice guidance.

Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali said the sport remains “on track to achieve net zero by 2030” and added: “From calendar rationalisation to greater investment in sustainable fuels and alternative energy solutions, we have reduced our footprint while the sport continues to grow and reach new audiences around the world.”

The next phase of that push will focus even more heavily on freight and calendar planning. F1 said its Future Race Operations Programme, combined with further calendar rationalisation from 2026, will base more equipment in regional hubs instead of flying it back and forth from the UK, while removing more than 50% of current broadcast and related freight from air transport by 2030. The championship also expects further savings from pairing races such as Miami and Montreal more efficiently.