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

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

All of the details you need to know ahead of F1 qualifying action at Shanghai International Circuit ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Chief Editor

Friday 21 March 2025 23:30 Updated: 17:03

Formula 1 cars and their star drivers hit Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday, March 22, for qualifying ahead of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.

After an exciting opening weekend in Australia last time out, China represents an action-packed schedule given it is the first sprint weekend of the season. Indeed, Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole for Ferrari in sprint qualifying ahead of Saturday morning's sprint race, but now all eyes are fixed on whether he can do the same in Grand Prix qualifying ahead of Sunday's main event.

Max Verstappen will certainly have something to say about that. The Red Bull star missed out on sprint pole by under two-hundredths of a second and will have his eyes firmly fixed on landing his first pole of the season.

Elsewhere, McLaren stars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are also likely to be a threat, with the papaya pair having locked out the front row in Australia last Saturday.

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With that said, let's get into all of the important details you need to know ahead of the session and how you can watch all of the exciting qualifying action unfold live.

F1 2025: Chinese Grand Prix qualifying start times

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

Location	Start Time
Local Time (CST)	3 PM
New York, United States (ET)	3 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)	2 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	1 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	12 AM
London, United Kingdom (GMT)	7 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEDT)	6 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACDT)	5:30 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)	3 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)	2 AM
Berlin, Germany (CET)	8 AM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	4 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	9 AM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)	9 AM
Beijing, China (CST)	3 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)	12:30 AM
São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)	4 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	3 PM

How to watch Chinese Grand Prix qualifying live on TV today

Qualifying for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix is set to be shown live on ESPN2 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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Simmey Hannifin Donaldson - Chief Editor

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson is a motorsport journalist and editor specializing in NASCAR. He covers the sport across the Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and Truck Series, producing breaking news, live race reports, features, analysis, and opinion.

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