F1 Practice Today: Imola Grand Prix 2025 start times, schedule, TV channel and FREE live stream

Formula 1 heads to Italy this weekend to kick off the European triple header with the seventh round of the 2025 season at the Imola Grand Prix.

The action at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari will kick off with the first practice session on Friday in the Emilia-Romagna region, where the crowd will have plenty to cheer for.

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As the first Italian race weekend of the campaign, Imola marks Lewis Hamilton's debut home race with his new Ferrari team and the track is even closer to home for the youngster who replaced him at Mercedes, Kimi Antonelli.

The 18-year-old hails from the capital of the region, Bologna, and recently revealed his plans to sleep in his own bed at home before the race where he has invited all his current classmates.

The Mercedes rookie made history last time out in Miami, becoming the youngest-ever pole-sitter of all race formats in F1 history after claiming the fastest time in sprint qualifying.

Can Mercedes impress in front of Antonelli's home crowd or will championship leader Oscar Piastri continue to get the better of his closest rivals across the weekend?

F1 Practice times - Imola Grand Prix

The action will get underway today (Friday, May 16, 2025) with FP1 at 13:30 local time (CEST) followed by FP2 at 17:00.

The third and final practice will then take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 12:30pm local time (CEST) ahead of qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:

Imola Grand Prix 2025 Session Times

FP1 - Friday, May 16 2025

FP2 - Friday, May 16 2025

FP3 - Saturday, May 17 2025

How to watch the Imola Grand Prix practice live on TV today

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:

Where to watch: F1 2025 broadcasters by region

*For viewers lucky enough to have access to Italian television broadcasts, qualifying and the main race at the Emilia-Romagna GP can be watched live on the free-to-air channel TV8. Viewers in the Netherlands also have access to a free live stream for the entire weekend thanks to Viaplay TV.

Viaplay TV can be viewed on:

KPN on channel 51 Ziggo on channel 13 Odido on channel 13 DELTA on channel 22

F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.

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