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

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

All of the details you need to know ahead of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season opener

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson

Saturday 1 March 2025 15:30 Updated: 20:47

The first IndyCar qualifying session of the 2025 season takes place today, Saturday, March 1, ahead of Sunday's St. Pete Grand Prix.

The 17-race calendar kicks off in Florida this weekend around the streets of St. Petersburg, with the 1.8-mile circuit consisting of 14 turns set to provide the drivers with a stern test.

American star and Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden was the man to put his car on pole at St. Pete last year, however, the race victory went to McLaren's Pato O'Ward after an impressive drive from the Mexican racer.

O'Ward and Newgarden were only P5 and P9, respectively, in first practice on Friday afternoon, though, with the likes of Kyle Kirkwood, Alex Palou, Scott McLaughlin and Colton Herta making up the top four.

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With that said, today's qualifying session looks set to be ultra-competitive, and below, we've got all the details you need to watch it all unfold live.

IndyCar St Pete qualifying start times

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

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. Specifically, today's qualifying will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 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