F1 Race Today: Australian Grand Prix 2025 start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV
All the times from the Australian Grand Prix
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F1 2025: Australian Grand Prix start times
Find all of the session start times converted to your local time zone below.
Australian Grand Prix - Sunday, March 16, 2025
| Location | Start Time |
|---|---|
| Local Time (AEDT) | 3 PM |
| New York, United States (ET) | 12 AM |
| Chicago, United States (CT) | 11 PM (Saturday) |
| Denver, United States (MT) | 10 PM (Saturday) |
| Los Angeles, United States (PT) | 9 PM (Saturday) |
| London, United Kingdom (GMT) | 4 AM |
| Sydney, Australia (AEDT) | 3 PM |
| Adelaide, Australia (ACDT) | 2:30 PM |
| Perth, Australia (AWST) | 12 PM |
| Mexico City, Mexico (CST) | 10 PM (Saturday) |
| Berlin, Germany (CET) | 5 AM |
| Tokyo, Japan (JST) | 1 PM |
| Cape Town, South Africa (SAST) | 6 AM |
| Cairo, Egypt (EEST) | 6 AM |
| Beijing, China (CST) | 12 PM |
| New Delhi, India (IST) | 9:30 AM |
| São Paulo, Brazil (BRT) | 1 AM |
| Singapore, Singapore (SGT) | 12 PM |
How to watch the F1 Australian Grand Prix live on TV today
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix is set to be shown live on ESPN 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 |
F1 action in 2025 is also available to watch via F1TV Pro in selected countries.
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