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

Action at the Mexican Grand Prix gets underway TODAY (Friday, October 24), with the first two of three practice sessions before competitive action begins on Saturday.

Drivers head to the highest-altitude track on the F1 calendar for round 20 of the 2025 season, with the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City sitting 2300m above sea level.

And there are three drivers who are in the midst of a thrilling championship battle, with Max Verstappen now just 40 points behind Oscar Piastri after sprint and main race victory last time out in Austin.

Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris crashed out of the sprint race last time out, while Piastri could only finish fifth in the main race, allowing Norris to also close to within 14 points of his championship lead.

This weekend is not a sprint race weekend, meaning we have three full hours of practice to look forward to!

And Friday's FP1 will feature NINE rookies on the grid, as teams rush to fulfil their rookie driver quota before the end of the season. The most notable of those comes in the shape of 18-year-old Arvid Lindbald, who is taking to the track in Max Verstappen's RB21.

Here is how you can catch all of Friday and Saturday's practice action, wherever you are in the world.

F1 Practice times - Mexican Grand Prix

The first of the three practice sessions takes place today (Friday, October 24, 2025), with FP1 at 12:30pm local time (CST).

FP2 takes place later on at 4pm local time (CST), before attention switches to Saturday. The third and final practice session is on Saturday, October 25 at 11:30am local time (CST).

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

Mexican Grand Prix 2025 Session Times

FP1 - Friday, October 25, 2025

Mexican Grand Prix 2025 Session Times

FP2 - Friday, October 25, 2025

Mexican Grand Prix 2025 Session Times

FP3 - Saturday, October 26, 2025

How to watch the Mexican Grand Prix action 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

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

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