F1 publishes first sport-wide social impact report and renews engineering scholarship

Formula 1 has published its first sport-wide Social Impact Report, saying more than 500,000 young people in 71 countries accessed and benefited from its programmes in 2025. F1 also renewed its Engineering Scholarship for three further academic years, committing more than £2.4 million through 2028/29.

The report brings together, for the first time, contributions from Formula 1, the FIA, all 10 teams and 24 race promoters during the 2025 season.

F1 says the scholarship, launched in 2021, has supported 48 students to date. Ten new scholars will join each year from 2026/27 to 2028/29. The programme covers full tuition and living costs for students from underrepresented backgrounds, and offers placements with F1 teams, exposure to the technology behind the cars, visits to the Formula 1 Media and Technology Centre and experiences at Grand Prix weekends. The new scholars will study at the University of Strathclyde, Imperial College London, the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford or MUNER in Italy.

F1 says it will expand programmes highlighted in the report and strengthen its approach to governance, measurement and reporting to better understand results.