NOT TO BE MISSED ON SATURDAY ON STAGE ANTONELLI, HAMILTON AND LECLERC
Imola, 13 May 2025. The extraordinary opening of the Fan-zone – on Thursday 15 at 1pm, behind the central grandstand – will be the first act of the Formula 1 AWS Gran Premio del Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna, scheduled from 16 to 18 May at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola. As is tradition, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the opening day only, the area will be open to the public.
TICKETS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AVAILABLE AT https://imolagpf1.ticketone.it
From Friday, the ticket offices will provide the opportunity to purchase tickets for access to the fan zone. Still available at https://imolagpf1.ticketone.it coupons to watch free practice (Friday: 1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.; 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.), final free practice (Saturday: 12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.), qualifying (Saturday, 4 p.m.) and the first Formula 3 (10.05 a.m.) and Formula 2 (2.15 p.m.) races.
FAN-ZONE: ALL APPOINTMENTS WITH THE DRIVERS
Thursday among the first guests in the fan zone – where some of the most beautiful cars produced in the ‘Motor Valley’ can be admired – Gabriele Minì (20 years old, from Palermo: Prema Racing) and Leonardo Fornaroli (20 years old, from Piacenza: Invicta Racing), drivers of ACI Team Italia, among the protagonists of the Formula 2 championship. Between 3 and 4 p.m., the following will take the stage Nicola Lacorte (from Pisa, 17 years old, winner of the 19th ACI Sport Supercorso in 2022, now a DAMS driver), Nicola Marinangeli (from Perugia, 22 years old, already a protagonist in the Tricolour of Formula 4, who races with Aix Racing), Brando Badoer (from Treviso, 18 years old, son of art, who defends the colours of Prema Racing and has been recruited in the McLaren Driver Development Program) and Dino Beganovic, from Sweden, driver of the Ferrari Driver Academy and protagonist in F2 with Hitech TGR. At 5.30 p.m., first appointment for Scuderia Ferrari HP, with the Head of Sports Management, Frederic Vasseur.
Friday In the Fan-zone: Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber: 11.25-11.35), Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson (Visa Cash APP Racing Bulls, 11.35-11-45) Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz Jr. (Atlassian Williams Racing), Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris (McLaren Formula 1 Team) – between 11.55 and 12.05 – and Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso (Aramco Aston Martin: 12.05-12.15).
Saturday not to be missed, finally, on Saturday morning, the appointments with the big names of the World Championship: Max Verstappen, 4 times World Champion (10.35) together with Yuki Tsunoda (Oracle Red Bull Racing), with them BWT Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto; Andrea Kimi Antonelli, driver of AMG Petronas Mercedes, who grew up in the ACI Team Italia programme (10. 55-11.05); Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, the 7-time champion who, for the first time, appears in red in front of the Italian public (11.05-11.15).
FOOD CHALLENGE AND GAMES WITH DRIVERS
The big news this year is that the F1 stars taking turns in the Fan-zone will be asked to take part in some games: the two Michelin-starred Chef Max Mascia will subject the Kick Sauber (Friday, 11.25-11.35 am) and MoneyGram Haas (Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon, Saturday, 10.25-10.35 am) drivers to a Food Challenge. For the first courses, he will teach how to close tortellini; the second courses, on the other hand, will compete in a blind test to identify dishes and ingredients of three typical Italian dishes. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris (Friday, 11.55-12.05) as well as George Russell (Saturday, 10.45-10.55) will be explained and taught some typical Italian gestures. A very useful exercise for the Mercedes Englishman, for example, who has Antonelli as his team mate.
