The all-important Italian Grand Prix F1 qualifying session gets underway TODAY (Saturday, September 6), with Monza playing host to a high-speed battle for pole position.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will resume their championship fight, while Max Verstappen will hope to spring a surprise and claim his fifth pole of the season.
Elsewhere, Lewis Hamilton will be taking part in his first competitive session at the Italian GP as a Ferrari driver, with the tifosi cheering on their seven-time world champion signing for the first time.
Both Hamilton and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are under immense pressure to perform at Monza, but Hamilton's five-place grid penalty carried over from last weekend's Dutch GP means that a best-case scenario after qualifying will be sixth for the 40-year-old.
Kimi Antonelli takes part in his second home race in his rookie season in the sport, with optimism high within the Mercedes ranks that they can challenge the McLarens for pole position.
F1 Qualifying times - Italian Grand Prix
The competitive action will get underway today (Saturday, September 6, 2025), with qualifying at 4pm local time (CEST).
Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:
Italian Grand Prix 2025 Session Times
Qualifying - Saturday, September 6 2025
Location | Time |
Local time (CEST) | 4:00pm Saturday |
British Summer Time (BST) | 3:00pm 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) | 11:00pm 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 Italian 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 |
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, RTL |
France | Canal+ |
*Belgium | RTBF, Telenet, Play Sports |
*Luxembourg | RTL.Zwee |
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 |
F1 fans can watch Sunday's Italian Grand Prix and every race in 2025 for free in these countries via their respective channels: Austria (ORF), Belgium (RTBF) and Luxembourg (RTL Zwee).
Coverage of Saturday's qualifying and Sunday's main event will also be shown for free on TV8 in Italy.
F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.
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