IndyCar Practice Today: St Pete Grand Prix session start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

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IndyCar Practice Today: St Pete Grand Prix session start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

All of the details you need to know ahead of the 2025 IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida

Chris Deeley

Saturday 1 March 2025 12:19 Updated: 22:31

The NTT IndyCar Series finally returns this week, with the second practice session ahead of the 2025 season opener taking place on Saturday.

Coming back off a break that stretches all the way back to September, IndyCar is arguably now easier to watch than ever, with a blockbuster new TV deal with Fox Sports setting up an incredible year for the series.

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Alex Palou is coming into the season off the back off three titles in the last four years, with the Chip Ganassi Racing star looking to hold off a star-studded field to continue his dominance – and this weekend will be a great first indicator.

With that said, let's get into all of the details you need to know about Saturday's St. Pete action.

IndyCar St Pete practice start time

City (Time Zone)	Session start time
New York, NY (ET)	10:30 AM
Charlotte, NC (ET)	10:30 AM
Columbia, SC (ET)	10:30 AM
Charleston, WV (ET)	10:30 AM
Augusta, ME (ET)	10:30 AM
Chicago, IL (CT)	9:30 AM
Pierre, SD (CT)	9:30 AM
Nashville, TN (CT)	9:30 AM
Des Moines, IA (CT)	9:30 AM
Montgomery, AL (CT)	9:30 AM
Mexico City, MX (CT)	9:30 AM
Phoenix, AZ (MT)	8:30 AM
Denver, CO (MT)	8:30 AM
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	8:30 AM
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	8:30 AM
El Paso, TX (MT)	8:30 AM
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	7:30 AM
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	7:30 AM
Seattle, WA (PT)	7:30 AM
Portland, OR (PT)	7:30 AM
San Francisco, CA (PT)	7:30 AM
Rio de Janeiro, BR (BRT)	12:30 PM
London, GB (GMT)	3 PM
Madrid, ES (CET)	4 PM
Sydney, AU (AEDT)	2 AM (Sunday)
Adelaide, AU (ACDT)	1:30 AM (Sunday)
Perth, AU (AWST)	11 PM

How to watch IndyCar on TV

In the United States, IndyCar action this weekend and all season will be exclusively broadcast live on FOX Sports. This weekend, second practice will be live on FOX Sports 2.1

Outside the United States, the answer depends on your location. Here's a breakdown of how to catch this weekend's action in some major countries around the world.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United States	FOX
Canada	TSN, TSN+
Australia	Stan Sport, Sky Sport
United Kingdom	Sky Sports F1
Spain	Movistar+
France	Canal+
Germany	Sky Sports
Belgium	VOO Sport World
Brazil	ESPN, TV Cultura
Middle East	IndyCar LIVE
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport
Italy	Sky
Portugal	Sport TV
Singapore	IndyCar LIVE
Japan	NHK
Hong Kong	IndyCar LIVE
Hungary	Arena 4
Turkey	S Sport