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

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IndyCar Race 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 IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson

Sunday 2 March 2025 13:00 Updated: 20:46

The 2025 IndyCar season officially gets underway today (Sunday, March 2) with the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg.

It is a hugely exciting time for the series having landed a new broadcast deal with FOX, and with the 2024 season having concluded in September, it has been a long wait to have IndyCar racing back. We cannot wait to see who comes out on top in St Pete this afternoon.

Of course, Alex Palou enters the season as the reigning champion and a three-time title winner and will no doubt have eyes on making it three back-to-back and four overall championships come the end of 2024.

However, IndyCar is ultra-competitive, and as we saw last season, there are likely to be multiple race winners, with the likes of Pato O'Ward, Colton Herta, Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, and Scott McLaughlin all having tasted victory last year.

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With all of that said, let's get into all of the details you need to know regarding the timings in St Pete and how you can watch all of the action unfold live.

IndyCar St Pete Grand Prix start times

City (Time Zone)	Session start time
New York, NY (ET)	12 PM
Charlotte, NC (ET)	12 PM
Columbia, SC (ET)	12 PM
Charleston, WV (ET)	12 PM
Augusta, ME (ET)	12 PM
Chicago, IL (CT)	11 AM
Pierre, SD (CT)	11 AM
Nashville, TN (CT)	11 AM
Des Moines, IA (CT)	11 AM
Montgomery, AL (CT)	11 AM
Mexico City, MX (CT)	11 AM
Phoenix, AZ (MT)	10 AM
Denver, CO (MT)	10 AM
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	10 AM
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	10 AM
El Paso, TX (MT)	10 AM
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	9 AM
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	9 AM
Seattle, WA (PT)	9 AM
Portland, OR (PT)	9 AM
San Francisco, CA (PT)	9 AM
Rio de Janeiro, BR (BRT)	2 PM
London, GB (GMT)	5 PM
Madrid, ES (CET)	6 PM
Sydney, AU (AEDT)	4 AM (Monday)
Adelaide, AU (ACDT)	3:30 AM (Monday)
Perth, AU (AWST)	1 AM (Monday)

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 race will be broadcast live on FOX.

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