F1 Practice Today: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

Oscar Piastri, Saudi Arabia GP, McLaren, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

F1 Practice Today: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

Round five of the 2025 Formula 1 season gets underway at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Friday 18 April 2025 12:52 Updated: 12:59

Formula 1 heads to Saudi Arabia this weekend for the fifth race of the 2025 season, and all the action kicks off with free practice today (Friday, April 18).

Two practice sessions will be held in Jeddah today, with one further practice session taking place on Saturday as teams apply the finishing touches to their cars and set-ups ahead of qualifying later in the day.

It was Oscar Piastri who got the better of his team-mate Lando Norris in Bahrain, with the Australian sealing pole position on Saturday and then producing a dominant race win in Sakhir.

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Despite this, Norris remains in the lead of the drivers' championship, albeit by a slender margin of just three points, as the McLaren drivers gradually escape the clutches of Max Verstappen.

The Dutchman endured a nightmare race last time out, where his Red Bull not only struggled for pace but the team also fumbled both of his pit stops, prompting a crisis meeting immediately after the grand prix.

F1 2025: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice start times

On Saturday, FP3 gets underway at 4:30 pm in Jeddah, which is once again a 9:30 am (ET) start in the United States.

Find the session start time converted to your local time zone below:

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix FP3 - Saturday, April 19 2025

Location	Start Time
Local Time (AST)	4:30 PM
New York, United States (ET)	9:30 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)	8:30 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	7:30 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	6:30 AM
London, United Kingdom (GMT)	2:30 PM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)	11:30 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)	11 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)	9:30 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)	8:30 AM
Berlin, Germany (CET)	3:30 PM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	10:30 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	3:30 PM
Cairo, Egypt (EET)	3N:30 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)	7 PM
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRT)	10:30 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	9:30 PM

How to watch F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice live on TV

All three practice sessions from the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix are 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.

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United States	ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
United Kingdom	Sky Sports, Channel 4
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
Latin America	ESPN

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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