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

Verstappen during qualifying at Suzuka — Photo: © IMAGO

Japanese Grand Prix

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

All of the details you need ahead of round three of the 2025 Formula 1 season

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Chief Editor

Saturday 5 April 2025 17:00

The 2025 Formula 1 season has hit Suzuka Circuit this weekend, with the Japanese Grand Prix set to take place on Sunday, April 6.

The race marks round three of the 2025 season following the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix last month and should be a thriller from the off, with an unexpected result already thrown up in qualifying.

Despite McLaren's dominance at the top of the time sheets throughout the practice sessions at Suzuka, four-time world champion Max Verstappen produced a stunning lap in Q3 on Saturday to snatch pole position away from McLaren's Lando Norris, with the gap between the pair just 0.012 seconds.

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Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri was not too far behind in third, either, just 0.044 seconds off the pace.

Elsewhere, it's a huge day for Red Bull and their new driver Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese driver could only qualify 15th on Saturday having replaced Liam Lawson at the team since the last race, with Lawson actually qualifying ahead of him in the Racing Bulls car.

With that said, we've got all the details you need to know below and how you can watch it all unfold live.

F1 2025: Japanese Grand Prix start times

The 53-lap race starts on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 2 pm local time (JST), or 1 am (ET). Find the Japanese Grand Prix start times converted to your local time zone below.

Location	Start Time
Local Time (JST)	2 PM
New York, United States (ET)	1 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)	12 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	11 PM (Saturday)
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	10 PM (Saturday)
London, United Kingdom (GMT)	6 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)	3 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)	2:30 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)	1 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)	12 AM
Berlin, Germany (CET)	7 AM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	2 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	7 AM
Cairo, Egypt (EET)	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 the Japanese Grand Prix live on TV

Action from the Japanese 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	Shanghai TV Guandong 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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