IndyCar Qualifying Today: Long Beach start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

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IndyCar Qualifying Today: Long Beach start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

All the details you need ahead of qualifying from the Streets of Long Beach

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson

Saturday 12 April 2025 15:00

The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series hits the streets of Long Beach today, Saturday, April 12, for qualifying ahead of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.

This weekend's race marks the third of the 2025 season and so far, there has only been one winner — Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou.

The reigning and three-time IndyCar champion has made a dominant start to his title defense, winning in both St. Petersburg and Thermal Club, and you certainly wouldn't back against him making it three out of three this weekend.

Palou, though, hasn't had things all his own way in qualifying in 2025. In St. Pete, for example, Scott McLaughlin took pole position ahead of Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist, with Palou qualifying down in P8.

Palou fared better at Thermal Club last time out, but could still only qualify third, beaten by pole sitter Pato O'Ward and Christian Lundgaard.

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It will certainly be interesting to see who comes out on top today, and we've got all the details you need on how to watch it unfold live!

IndyCar Long Beach qualifying start times

City (Time Zone)	Session start time
New York, NY (ET)	2:30 PM
Charlotte, NC (ET)	2:30 PM
Columbia, SC (ET)	2:30 PM
Charleston, WV (ET)	2:30 PM
Augusta, ME (ET)	2:30 PM
Chicago, IL (CT)	1:30 PM
Pierre, SD (CT)	1:30 PM
Nashville, TN (CT)	1:30 PM
Des Moines, IA (CT)	1:30 PM
Montgomery, AL (CT)	1:30 PM
Mexico City, MX (CT)	1:30 PM
Phoenix, AZ (MT)	12:30 PM
Denver, CO (MT)	12:30 PM
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	12:30 PM
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	12:30 PM
El Paso, TX (MT)	12:30 PM
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	11:30 AM
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	11:30 AM
Seattle, WA (PT)	11:30 AM
Portland, OR (PT)	11:30 AM
San Francisco, CA (PT)	11:30 AM
Rio de Janeiro, BR (BRT)	3:30 PM
London, GB (GMT)	7:30 PM
Madrid, ES (CET)	8:30 PM
Sydney, AU (AEDT)	4:30 AM (Sunday)
Adelaide, AU (ACDT)	4 AM (Sunday)
Perth, AU (AWST)	2:30 AM (Sunday)

How to watch IndyCar on TV

In the United States, IndyCar action this weekend and all season will be exclusively broadcast live on FOX Sports. Specifically, today's qualifying session from Long Beach will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 2.

Outside the United States, the answer depends on your location. Here's a breakdown of how to catch this weekend's action in some major countries around the world.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United States	FOX
Canada	TSN, TSN+
Australia	Stan Sport, Sky Sport
United Kingdom	Sky Sports F1
Spain	Movistar+
France	Canal+
Germany	Sky Sports
Belgium	VOO Sport World
Brazil	ESPN, TV Cultura
Middle East	IndyCar LIVE
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport
Italy	Sky
Portugal	Sport TV
Singapore	IndyCar LIVE
Japan	NHK
Hong Kong	IndyCar LIVE
Hungary	Arena 4
Turkey	S Sport