How to watch Formula 1 live at Australia Grand Prix in 2025 season opener, weekend schedule, dates, start-times

Formula 1 is ready for the upcoming action in Australia, marking the first official race weekend of the 2025 season. In 2024, Carlos Sainz won, with Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris rounding out the podium. It has been a long offseason, but Formula 1 drivers and teams finally return to Australia for an exciting weekend of racing!

Below, you can find more details about the on-track action in Australia this weekend!

How to watch the 2025 Australian Grand Prix Live: What Channel is the Australian GP on Today?

Fans watching the 2025 Australian Grand Prix from the UK can watch via Sky Sports F1 or streaming services such as NowTV. United States viewers can watch through ESPN as well as fuboTV and F1 TV.

Australian fans can access the broadcasts through Fox Sports, Foxtel, and Kayo.

How to watch Formula 1 live today: Australian GP, dates, times

Here are the upcoming practice, qualifying, and race times for the current race weekend on the Formula 1 schedule (all ET).

Thursday, March 13

9:30 PM: Practice #1 (ESPNEWS) - Watch FREE on Fubo

Friday, March 14

1:00 AM: Practice #2 (ESPN2) - Watch FREE on Fubo (UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPNEWS)

9:30 PM: Practice #3 (TBD) - Watch FREE on Fubo (UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN2)

Saturday, March 15

1:00 AM: Qualifying (TBD) - Watch FREE on Fubo (UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN3)

Sunday, March 16

Midnight: Formula 1 Race - Australian Grand Prix (ESPN) - Watch FREE on Fubo (UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPNEWS)

How to watch or stream the Australian Grand Prix in the UK and Ireland

TV: Sky Customers can watch on Sky Sports F1 from the first practice session on Friday morning to the Australian Grand Prix itself on Sunday, March 16 at 4am

App: Sky Customers can also watch on the Sky Sports app

Stream: Non Sky Customers can stream the action with a NOW Day or a cancel-anytime Month pass

When was the first Grand Prix?

The first Australian Grand Prix was held in 1996.

Who holds the lap record?

Charles Leclerc holds the lap record at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit with a time of 1:19.813 during the 2024 F1 season.

Who won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix?

Carlos Sainz, driving for Ferrari at the time, clinched the win at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix just two weeks after undergoing emergency surgery for appendicitis.

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