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
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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.
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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.
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.
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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 |
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