F1 to reduce emissions by 90% during 2025 season’s European leg

Formula One is set to reduce its emissions by approximately 90 per cent during the European leg of its season.

Confirmed:

• All nine European races will be powered by low carbon energy systems
• 37 biofueled trucks will also deliver freight for the events

Context:

Through Formula One’s partnership with Aggreko, this rollout follows successful trials at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix and the 2024 Austrian, Hungarian, and Italian Grands Prix.

The paddock-wide solution will centralise energy supply into one compound powered by renewable sources such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), solar panels, and battery energy storage systems (BESS), and remove the requirement for Formula One, the ten teams, and the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to use their own generators.

In addition to the carbon reduction through centralised, renewable energy generation, the reduction in on-site generators will also minimise associated transportation emissions.

The biofueled trucks return after seeing success in previous seasons. In 2023, the use of biofuel-powered trucks during the European leg of the season resulted in an average reduction of logistics-related emissions by 83 per cent compared to traditional fuels. This year, DHL will once again use 37 of its trucks to transport freight across Europe.

Comment:

“It is incredibly exciting to see our alternative fuel strategy deliver significant carbon reductions across the European season and beyond,” said Ellen Jones, head of ESG at Formula One.

“We remain on track to be Net Zero by 2030, and it is new technologies and innovations such as this that will see us hit our goal. Working with our partners, as well as all of our teams and the FIA, the sport is proving that you can grow sustainably, with no compromise to our on-track product or fan experience.”

Coming next:

The European leg of the Formula One season kicks off this weekend with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix from 16th to 18th May.