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F1 2025

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

All of the timing, streaming and TV details you need to know ahead of round 2 of the F1 2025 season

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson

Wednesday 19 March 2025 16:10

Formula 1 hits the Shanghai International Circuit in China this weekend for round two of the 2025 season.

The Chinese Grand Prix is set to be an action-packed weekend, with sprint action on top of the usual main event, meaning fans all around the world have plenty to look forward to.

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Anticipation heading into the weekend is very high, too, after a thrilling season-opener at the Australian Grand Prix last Sunday.

McLaren star Lando Norris won the race in slippery conditions in Melbourne, with Max Verstappen close behind in P2. George Russell rounded out the top three in his Mercedes.

Whether or not the Dutchman will come out on top in both races this time around remains to be seen, with McLaren looking strong, Mercedes competitive, and Ferrari hoping to bounce back from a disastrous weekend for both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in Australia.

With all of that said, let's get into all the details you need to know ahead of this weekend's action.

F1 2025: Chinese Grand Prix start times

The 56-lap race starts on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 3 pm local time (CST), or 3 am (ET). Here's the full Chinese Grand Prix weekend schedule for the weekend converted to your time zone.

Date	Session	New York, United States (ET)	Chicago, United States (CT)	Denver, United States (MT)	Los Angeles, United States (PT)	London, United Kingdom (GMT)	Central Europe (CET)
Friday, March 21	FP1	11:30 PM	10:30 PM	9:30 PM	8:30 PM	3:30 AM	4:30 AM
Friday, March 21	Sprint Qualifying	3:30 AM	2:30 AM	1:30 AM	12:30 AM	7:30 AM	8:30 AM
Saturday, March 22	Sprint	11 PM	10 PM	9 PM	8 PM	3 AM	4 AM
Saturday, March 22	Qualifying	3 AM	2 AM	1 AM	12 AM	7 AM	8 AM
Sunday, March 23	Race	3 AM	2 AM	1 AM	12 AM	7 AM	8 AM

How to watch the Chinese Grand Prix live on TV

Action from the Chinese Grand Prix is set to be shown live on ESPN in the United States. However, different sessions are set to be shown in different places.

FP1 will be shown on ESPN2, for example, as will sprint qualifying. Then, on Saturday, when the sprint race gets underway, the action will be shown live on ESPNU. Then, it's back to ESPN2 for qualifying ahead of the Grand Prix.

Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix will be shown live on ESPN.

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