The 2025 Formula 1 Power List is here. Power in Formula 1 is not simply about horsepower, budget, or grid position — it’s about influence. It’s the ability to shape the sport’s direction, command attention in the paddock, and impact what happens on and off the track. In this special edition of Paddock Magazine, timed with the glamour and gravitas of the Monaco Grand Prix, we present the definitive list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Formula 1.
From team principals orchestrating billion-dollar operations to the drivers who define eras with their brilliance behind the wheel, from media moguls and marketing strategists to engineers whose innovations bend the rules of physics, this list captures the entire ecosystem of power in F1 today. It also reflects a sport in motion: increasingly global, digital, and dynamic, with new players rising fast from unexpected corners. This evolution is not just a change, but an exciting movement that you, as a Formula 1 enthusiast, are a part of.
The Monaco Grand Prix, F1’s crown jewel, provides the perfect backdrop for this ranking. It’s where tradition meets ambition, where legends are made — and where the sport’s most powerful converge, not just to race, but to connect, negotiate, and influence its future.
Compiled through months of research, insider interviews, and performance analysis, the 2025 Formula 1 Power List reveals surprising ascents, enduring reigns, and bold disruptors. The criteria for inclusion were based on a combination of factors, including but not limited to, individual performance, team success, financial influence, and off-track activities. It’s a snapshot of who truly holds the keys to Formula 1 in 2025.
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Whether you’re in the paddock, on the yacht, or following from afar, we invite you to explore the power map of modern F1 — and see who’s steering the world’s most thrilling sport into its next era.
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| Rank | Change | Name | Occupation | Company | Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New | Derek Chang | President and CEO | Liberty Media | USA | 56 |
| 2. | No change | Stefano Domenicali | President and CEO | Formula 1 | Italy | 60 |
| 3. | Up | John Elkann | Chairman and CEO | EXOR, Ferrari, Stellantis | Italy | 49 |
| 4. | Down | Ola Kaellenius | Chairman of the Board of Management | Daimler AG | Sweden | 55 |
| 5. | Up | Lawrence Stroll | Owner and Chairman | Aston Martin F1 Team | Canada | 65 |
| 6. | Up | Zak Brown | CEO | McLaren Racing | USA | 53 |
| 7. | Up | Benedetto Vigna | CEO | Ferrari | Italy | 56 |
| 8. | Up | Christian Horner | Team Principal and CEO | Red Bull Racing | United Kingdom | 51 |
| 9. | Down | Toto Wolff | Team Principal and CEO | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Austria | 53 |
| 10. | Up | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | President | FIA | United Arab Emirates | 63 |
| 11. | Up | Frederic Vasseur | Team Principal & General Manager | Scuderia Ferrari | France | 56 |
| 12. | New | Emily Prazer | Chief Commercial Officer, CEO | Formula 1, Las Vegas Grand Prix | United Kingdom | 37 |
| 13. | Up | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Driver | Scuderia Ferrari | United Kingdom | 40 |
| 14. | Up | Max Verstappen | Driver | Red Bull Racing | Netherlands | 27 |
| 15. | Down | Gene Haas | Owner | Haas F1 Team | USA | 72 |
| 16. | Up | Sir Jim Ratcliffe | Chairman and CEO | Ineos | United Kingdom | 72 |
| 17. | Up | Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Prime Minister | Kingdom of Bahrain | Bahrain | 55 |
| 18. | New | Bernard Arnault | CEO | LVMH | France | 76 |
| 19. | Up | Andrea Stella | Team Principal | McLaren Racing | Italy | 54 |
| 20. | New | Peter Bayer | CEO | VCARB | Austria | 54 |
| 21. | Up | Robin Fenwick | CEO | Right Formula | United Kingdom | 44 |
| 22. | New | Philippe Krief | CEO | Alpine | France | 60 |
| 23. | Up | Andy Cowell | Team Principal and CEO | Aston Martin F1 Team | United Kingdom | 56 |
| 24. | Down | Dr Helmut Marko | Motorsport Consultant | Red Bull Racing | Austria | 82 |
| 25. | Up | Adrian Newey | Chief Technical Officer | Aston Martin F1 Team | United Kingdom | 66 |
| 26. | Up | Mattia Binotto | Head of F1 Project | Audi F1 | Italy | 55 |
| 27. | Up | Lando Norris | Driver | McLaren Racing | United Kingdom | 25 |
| 28. | Up | Amin Nasser | President and CEO | Aramco | Saudi Arabia | 67 |
| 29. | Up | Charles Leclerc | Driver | Scuderia Ferrari | Monaco | 27 |
| 30. | New | Enrique Lores | CEO | HP | Spain | 60 |
| 31. | Up | James Vowles | Team Principal | Williams Racing | United Kingdom | 43 |
| 32. | New | Badr Mohammed Al Meer | CEO | Qatar Airways | Qatar | 44 |
| 33. | New | Mike Cannon-Brookes | CEO | Atlassian | Australia | 45 |
| 34. | Up | Laurent Mekies | Team Principal | VCARB | France | 48 |
| 35. | Down | Matthew Savage | Chairman | Dorilton Group, Williams Racing | USA | 60 |
| 36. | Up | Ayao Komatsu | Team Principal | Haas F1 Team | Japan | 49 |
| 37. | New | Oscar Piastri | Driver | McLaren Racing | Australia | 24 |
| 38. | Up | Michel Boeri | President | Automobile Club de Monaco | Monaco | 86 |
| 39. | Up | Nick Collins | CEO | McLaren Group Holdings | United Kingdom | 49 |
| 40. | New | Soren Toft | CEO | MSC Cruises | Sweden | 51 |
| 41. | New | Dan Towriss | CEO | Cadillac F1 Team, TWG, Group 1001 | USA | 52 |
| 42. | Down | Sir Jackie Stewart | Former Driver, Rolex Ambassador | Rolex | United Kingdom | 85 |
| 43. | New | Flavio Briatore | Executive Advisor, Team Principal | Alpine F1 Team | Italy | 75 |
| 44. | Down | Dolf Van Den Brink | CEO and Chairman | Heineken International | Netherlands | 52 |
| 45. | Down | Luca de Meo | CEO | Renault SA | Italy | 57 |
| 46. | Up | Mario Isola | Motorsport Director | Pirelli | Italy | 56 |
| 47. | Up | Kris Marszalek | Co-Founder and CEO | Crypto.com | Poland | 50 |
| 48. | Up | Ong Beng Seng | Rights Owner | Singapore Grand Prix | Singapore | 81 |
| 49. | Down | Safra Ada Catz | CEO | Oracle | USA | 63 |
| 50. | Up | George Russell | Driver | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | United Kingdom | 27 |
| 51. | Up | Jonathan Wheatley | Team Principal | Sauber Group | United Kingdom | 58 |
| 52. | Up | Tengku Muhammad Taufik | President and CEO | Petronas | Malaysia | 51 |
| 53. | New | Rui Marques | Race Director | Formula 1 | Portugal | 53 |
| 54. | New | Matt Garman | CEO | Amazon Web Services | USA | 48 |
| 55. | New | Liam Parker | Chief Comms and Corp Relations Officer | Formula 1 | United Kingdom | 37 |
| 56. | Up | Duncan Llowarch | Chief Financial Officer | Formula 1 | United Kingdom | 58 |
| 57. | Down | Fernando Alonso | Driver | Aston Martin F1 Team | Spain | 43 |
| 58. | Up | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | Chairman | Mubadala | United Arab Emirates | 49 |
| 59. | Down | Yang Yuanqing | Chairman | Lenovo | China | 60 |
| 60. | New | Graeme Lowdon | Team Principal | Cadillac F1 Team | United Kingdom | 60 |
| 61. | Down | Andreas Weissenbacher | CEO | BWT | Austria | 65 |
| 62. | Down | Ian Holmes | Director of Media Rights | Formula 1 | United Kingdom | 56 |
| 63. | New | Shu Fu Li | Chairman | Geely Holding Group | China | 61 |
| 64. | Down | Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Faisal | President | Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation | Saudi Arabia | 52 |
| 65. | Up | Keith Bruce | President | F1 Experiences | USA | 56 |
| 66. | Up | Rob Thomas | COO | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | United Kingdom | 59 |
| 67. | Up | David Coulthard | Former Driver, Presenter | Red Bull Racing | United Kingdom | 54 |
| 68. | New | Pierfrancesco Vago | Executive Chairman | MSC Cruises | Italy | 64 |
| 69. | New | Mansour Almokbel | CEO | Saudi Motorsports Company | Saudi Arabia | 45 |
| 70. | Down | Stuart Pringle | Managing Director | Silverstone Circuits | United Kingdom | 47 |
| 71. | New | Tobias Meyer | CEO | DHL | Germany | 50 |
| 72. | Down | Jefferson Slack | Managing Director Commercial | Aston Martin F1 Team | USA | 61 |
| 73. | Up | Susie Wolff | Managing Director | F1 Academy | United Kingdom | 42 |
| 74. | New | Jonny Haworth | Director of Commercial Partnerships | Formula 1 | United Kingdom | 41 |
| 75. | New | Ryan McInerney | CEO | Visa | USA | 50 |
| 76. | New | Dana Strong | CEO | Sky | USA | 54 |
| 77. | New | Bryan Lourd | CEO | Creative Artists Agency | USA | 64 |
| 78. | Up | Rob Marshall | Chief Engineering Officer | McLaren Racing | United Kingdom | 57 |
| 79. | Down | Stephen Ross | Owner | Miami Dolphins | USA | 82 |
| 80. | Down | James Allison | Technical Director | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | United Kingdom | 57 |
| 81. | Down | Marc Benioff | Co-Founder and Chairman | Salesforce | USA | 60 |
| 82. | Down | Bobby Epstein | Chairman | Circuit of the Americas | USA | 65 |
| 83. | New | Nikolas Tombazis | Sporting Director | FIA | Greece | 57 |
| 84. | Down | Nicolas Todt | CEO | All Road Management | France | 47 |
| 85. | New | Aneel Bhusri | Co-Founder and Chairman | Workday | USA | 59 |
| 86. | New | Martin Brundle | Commentator and Ex-Driver | Sky Sports | United Kingdom | 65 |
| 87. | Up | Lance Stroll | Driver | Aston Martin F1 Team | Canada | 24 |
| 88. | Down | Carlos Sainz | Driver | Williams Racing | Spain | 30 |
| 89. | Up | Enrico Zanarini | President | Media & Sport Management | Italy | 72 |
| 90. | Down | Anthony Indaimo | Partner | Withers Worldwide | United Kingdom | 61 |
| 91. | Down | Hywel Thomas | Managing Director | Mercedes-Benz AMG HPPT | United Kingdom | 51 |
| 92. | New | Alejandro Soberón | President and CEO | Mexican Grand Prix | Mexico | 62 |
| 93. | Down | Toshihiro Mibe | CEO and President | Honda Motor Company | Japan | 63 |
| 94. | New | Nico Hülkenberg | Driver | Sauber Group | Germany | 37 |
| 95. | Down | James Allen | President, Autosport Business | Motorsport Network | United Kingdom | 58 |
| 96. | New | Kimi Antonelli | Driver | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Italy | 18 |
| 97. | New | Jean-Christophe Babin | CEO | LVMH Watches | France | 66 |
| 98. | New | Casey Wasserman | CEO | Wasserman | USA | 50 |
| 99. | Down | Ron Meadows | Sporting Director | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | United Kingdom | 61 |
| 100. | New | Joel Seymour-Hyde  | Head of Partnership Management | Formula 1 | United Kingdom | 45 |
