F1 Qualifying Today: British Grand Prix 2025 start time, TV channel and FREE live stream

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F1 Qualifying Today: British Grand Prix 2025 start time, TV channel and FREE live stream

The first competitive session of the weekend gets underway TODAY!

Chris Deeley

Saturday 5 July 2025 09:57

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Formula 1 returns to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix this weekend, after a race dominated by McLaren last time out at the Red Bull Ring.

Lewis Hamilton is looking to extend his record number of pole positions at his home track of Silverstone, already holding the track record with seven.

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The Brit comes into the weekend as just fifth favourite to take the number one grid slot with the vast majority of bookies, with barely a fraction separating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri with the shortest odds.

Max Verstappen and George Russell have both taken shock poles at various races this year and will be very much in the hunt, but last time out in Austria suggested that McLaren will continue to dominate the field.

But who will come out on top in qualifying at Silverstone, and how can you watch it in your region? Keep reading to find out!

F1 Qualifying times - British Grand Prix

Qualifying takes place today (Saturday, July 5, 2025) at 3pm local time (BST).

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

British Grand Prix 2025 Session Times

Qualifying - Saturday, July 5 2025

Location	Time
Local time (BST)	3:00pm Saturday
Central European Summer Time (CEST)	4:00pm Saturday
United States (EDT)	10:00am Saturday
United States (CDT)	9:00am Saturday
United States (PDT)	7:00am Saturday
Australia (AEST)	12:00am Sunday
Australia (AWST)	10:00pm Saturday
Australia (ACST)	11:30pm Saturday
Mexico (CST)	8:00am Saturday
Japan (JST)	11:00pm Saturday
South Africa (SAST)	4:00pm Saturday
Egypt (EEST)	5:00pm Saturday
China (CST)	10:00pm Saturday
India (IST)	7:30pm Saturday
Brazil (BRT)	11:00am Saturday
Singapore (SGT)	10:00pm Saturday
Saudi Arabia (AST)	5:00pm Saturday
Turkey (EEST)	5:00pm Saturday
United Arab Emirates (GST)	6:00pm Saturday

How to watch British Grand Prix qualifying 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

Region/Country	Broadcaster(s)
*United Kingdom	Sky Sports, Channel 4
United States	ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Italy	Sky Italia
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
China	CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
Japan	Fuji TV, DAZN
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten
Spain	DAZN F1, Mediaset
Canada	CTV, RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
Germany	Sky Deutschland
France	Canal+
*Belgium	RTBF, Telenet, Play Sports
*Luxembourg	RTL.lu
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico
Singapore	beIN SPORTS
Hungary	M4 (MTVA Sports Channel)
Brazil	Bandeirantes, Bandsports
*Austria	Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey	beIN SPORTS
Africa	SuperSport
Latin America	ESPN

*For those in the UK, Channel 4 are once again providing extended British GP coverage throughout the weekend, with live coverage of every session shown FOR FREE.

F1 fans can watch the British Grand Prix and every race in 2025 for free in these countries via their respective channels: Austria (ORF), Belgium (RTBF) and Luxembourg (RTL.lu).

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

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