IndyCar Qualifying Today: Indianapolis Grand Prix start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

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IndyCar Qualifying Today: Indianapolis Grand Prix start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

All the details for Friday's IndyCar action here!

Chris Deeley

Friday 9 May 2025 13:00

The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series hits the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today, Saturday May 9th, for qualifying ahead of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

This weekend's race will get an iconic May well and truly underway after last weekend's event at Barber, won by Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou.

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

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Palou even scored his first pole position of the year last weekend, fixing up the only thing missing from a dominant year so far as he steams – even at this early stage – to a potential record-equalling third consecutive title.

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 Indianapolis Grand Prix qualifying start times

City (Time Zone)	Session start time
New York, NY (ET)	4:30 PM (Friday)
Charlotte, NC (ET)	4:30 PM (Friday)
Columbia, SC (ET)	4:30 PM (Friday)
Charleston, WV (ET)	4:30 PM (Friday)
Augusta, ME (ET)	4:30 PM (Friday)
Chicago, IL (CT)	3:30 PM (Friday)
Pierre, SD (CT)	3:30 PM (Friday)
Nashville, TN (CT)	3:30 PM (Friday)
Des Moines, IA (CT)	3:30 PM (Friday)
Montgomery, AL (CT)	3:30 PM (Friday)
Mexico City, MX (CT)	3:30 PM (Friday)
Phoenix, AZ (MT)	1:30 PM (Friday)
Denver, CO (MT)	2:30 PM (Friday)
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	2:30 PM (Friday)
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	2:30 PM (Friday)
El Paso, TX (MT)	2:30 PM (Friday)
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	1:30 PM (Friday)
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	1:30 PM (Friday)
Seattle, WA (PT)	1:30 PM (Friday)
Portland, OR (PT)	1:30 PM (Friday)
San Francisco, CA (PT)	1:30 PM (Friday)
Rio de Janeiro, BR (BRT)	5:30 PM (Friday)
London, GB (BST)	9:30 PM (Friday)
Madrid, ES (CEST)	10:30 PM (Friday)
Sydney, AU (AEST)	6:30 AM (Saturday)
Adelaide, AU (ACST)	6:00 AM (Saturday)
Perth, AU (AWST)	4:30 AM (Saturday)

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 Indianapolis will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1.

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