Miami Grand Prix

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

Kerry Violet Friday 2 May 2025 12:00 Updated: 02:41

Formula 1 cars return to the United States this weekend for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, with FP1 action from the Miami International Autodrome getting underway today (Friday, May 2).

The Miami GP represents the second sprint race weekend of the season after the Chinese Grand Prix in March, meaning there will be just a single practice session in South Florida today, followed by sprint qualifying later in the evening.

F1 RESULTS TODAY: Lewis Hamilton on the back foot as red flag ends Miami Grand Prix session

Oscar Piastri got the better of reigning champion Max Verstappen last time out at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where he earned his fifth career win. As a result, the Aussie star now leads the drivers' championship and is tied with McLaren team-mate Lando Norris for grand prix victories.

Following his defeat in Jeddah, Verstappen cut a frustrated figure having been handed a five-second penalty by the stewards for a lap one incident with Piastri, with the verdict remaining a hot topic heading into round six.

It will certainly be interesting to see how all of the on-track action plays out this weekend, starting with FP1!

Miami Grand Prix Free Practice start times

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

Miami Grand Prix FP1 - Friday, May 2 2025

Location	Start Time
Local Time (ET)	12:30 PM
New York, United States (ET)	12:30 PM
Chicago, United States (CT)	11:30 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	10:30 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	9:30 AM
London, United Kingdom (BST)	5:30 PM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)	2:30 AM (Saturday)
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)	2:00 AM (Saturday)
Perth, Australia (AWST)	12:30 AM (Saturday)
Mexico City, Mexico (CT)	11:30 AM
Berlin, Germany (CEST)	6:30 PM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	1:30 AM (Saturday)
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	6:30 PM
Cairo, Egypt (EET)	6:30 PM
Beijing, China (CST)	12:30 AM (Saturday)
New Delhi, India (IST)	10:00 PM
São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)	1:30 PM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	12:30 AM (Saturday)

How to watch F1 Miami Grand Prix practice live on TV today

In the United States, today's FP1 session will be shown live on ESPNU.

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
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