F1 2025 Imola Grand Prix weather forecast - Latest from Emilia-Romagna as conditions threaten race day chaos

Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Imola, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

Imola Grand Prix

F1 2025 Imola Grand Prix weather forecast - Latest from Emilia-Romagna as conditions threaten race day chaos

F1 returns to Italy for the Imola Grand Prix this weekend!

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Sunday 18 May 2025 13:11

The seventh round of the 2025 Formula 1 world championship takes place at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari this weekend for the Imola Grand Prix.

Also known as the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, Imola boasts a historic F1 legacy and has not failed to entertain since its return to the calendar in 2020.

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Oscar Piastri enters the Imola weekend 16 points ahead of Lando Norris in the drivers' standings after enjoying three consecutive wins in Bahrain, Jeddah and Miami.

Despite McLaren's dominance since the start of the season, several teams will hope to regain competitiveness at Imola with both Ferrari and Mercedes introducing upgrades to their car for the grand prix.

Will Ferrari's upgrades be enough to launch them back onto the podium in front of the tifosi, or will Italian driver Kimi Antonelli impress his home crowd in Imola after securing his first ever pole position in Miami?

More importantly, will the weather shake things up in Italy this weekend? Here is the forecast from Friday to Sunday for the entirety of the Imola Grand Prix weekend.

Imola Grand Prix weather forecast

Sunday, May 18 - Race

After three practice sessions in idyllic weather, race day brings a greater chance of rain showers whilst temperatures are set to reach the highest point of the weekend.

Lights out for the Imola Grand Prix is at 3pm local time (CEST), with an 17 per cent chance of rain forecast for the start of the race in Italy. However, the likelihood of rain will decrease to 10 per cent throughout the race distance.

Temperatures will also hit highs of 23 degrees Celsius during the 63-lap race, meaning any precipitation will likely dry fairly quickly under the sun, potentially making for a huge call for teams as to whether to bother moving onto intermediate tyres if it's just a small rain shower.

A gentle breeze of 10mph will arrive from the south west, with humidity rising to 47 per cent by the end of the race.

Keep checking back to this page for updates as we near the grand prix weekend!

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