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F1 2025: Australian Grand Prix starting lineup with penalties applied

The starting grid is ready for the season opening Australian Grand Prix!

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Sunday 16 March 2025 02:32

The FIA have confirmed the starting grid for the 2025 Australian Grand Prix, as the season prepares to get underway.

Lando Norris excelled in the first qualifying session of the year, beating team-mate and home hero Oscar Piastri to pole position for Sunday's race.

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The pair crushed Max Verstappen, who was almost four tenths off their pace, but the Dutchman will still start in third ahead of George Russell and Yuki Tsunoda.

A dismal first qualifying session for Ferrari for Lewis Hamilton sees him start in eighth, but still just one position behind team-mate Charles Leclerc on what was a miserable day for the Maranello-based team.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri claimed a one-two in qualifying

F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025 starting grid

Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:15.096
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:15.180
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:15.481
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1:15.546
5	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	1:15.670
6	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:15.737
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:15.755
8	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:15.973
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:15.980
10	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:16.062
11	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	1:16.175
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:16.453
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:16.483
14	Jack Doohan	Alpine	1:16.863
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	1:17.520
16	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:16.525
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	1:16.579
18	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	1:17.094
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	1:17.147
20	Oliver Bearman	Haas	-

* - Ollie Bearman did not set a time during qualifying following an issue to his car, but has been allowed to compete in the race due to 'competitive practice times', as confirmed in an official FIA document.

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F1 2025: Australian Grand Prix start times

Racing action at the Australian Grand Prix starts tomorrow (Sunday, March 16) at 3 pm local time.

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

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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Sam Cook - Digital Journalist

Sam Cook is a talented young sports journalist and social media professional who now specialises in Formula 1, having previously worked as a football journalist and a local news reporter for a variety of different brands.

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