F1 Qualifying Today: Australian Grand Prix 2025 start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

Norris during FP1 in Melbourne — Photo: © IMAGO

Australian Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Qualifying Today: Australian Grand Prix 2025 start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

All the details here!

Chris Deeley

Friday 14 March 2025 15:00 Updated: 11:11

Formula 1 is so, so back. It's been a long winter, but drivers took to the track on Friday in Australia to officially kick off the 2025 season.

The McLarens and Ferraris looked sharp in FP1 and FP2 as predicted, while Carlos Sainz's first session of his Williams career ended up a deeply impressive second place on the timesheets.

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Max Verstappen, meanwhile, struggled somewhat in his updated RB21, going fifth and seventh in the two sessions, but new team-mate Liam Lawson had even more issues, finishing in the bottom five in both outings.

Haas newbie Ollie Bearman stuck his car in the wall at high speed in FP1 and was forced to sit out the whole of second practice as his mechanics made extensive repairs.

F1 2025 kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix this weekend

F1 2025: Australian Grand Prix start times

Qualifying action at the Australian Grand Prix starts tomorrow (Saturday, March 15) with FP3 taking place before that at 12:30 pm local time.

Find all of the session start times converted to your local time zone below.

Australian Grand Prix Qualifying - Saturday, March 15, 2025

Location	Start Time
Local Time (AEDT)	4 PM
New York, United States (ET)	1 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)	12 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	11 PM (Friday)
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	10 PM (Friday)
London, United Kingdom (GMT)	5 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEDT)	4 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACDT)	3:30 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)	1 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)	11 PM (Friday)
Berlin, Germany (CET)	6 AM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	2 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	7 AM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)	7 AM
Beijing, China (CST)	1 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)	10:30 AM
São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)	2 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	1 PM

How to watch Australian Grand Prix qualifying live on TV today

Qualifying for the 2025 Australian Grand Prix is set to be shown live on ESPNU in the United States.

With that said, broadcast details do vary depending on your location. Please check the information below to see how to watch F1 in your respective country this season.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United States	ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
Italy	Sky Italia
Belgium	RTBF, Play Sports
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
Spain	DAZN F1
Canada	RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
Germany	Sky Deutschland, RTL
France	Canal+
Singapore	beIN SPORTS
China	CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
Japan	Fuji TV, DAZN
Hungary	M4 (MTVA Sports Channel)
Brazil	Bandeirantes, Bandsports
Austria	Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey	beIN SPORTS
Africa	SuperSport
India	FanCode
Latin America	ESPN