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

Verstappen, Monaco, 2024, generic — Photo: © IMAGO

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

The eighth round of the 2025 Formula 1 season takes place at the Monaco Grand Prix

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson

Friday 23 May 2025 03:00 Updated: 14:55

Formula 1 cars hit the streets of Monte Carlo on Friday, May 23rd, for practice ahead of the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.

The prestigious event marks round eight of the 2025 F1 season and is the second part of a triple header that included last weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Of course, last time out at Imola, it was Red Bull star and reigning world champion Max Verstappen who came out on top, fuelled on after missing out on pole in qualifying to Oscar Piastri by the narrowest of margins.

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Verstappen completed a bold but brilliant overtake on Piastri heading into the first corners in Italy, and never gave up the lead after doing so. Piastri eventually finished the race in third, with his team-mate Lando Norris in second.

Elsewhere at Imola, race day proved an improvement for Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton, finishing fourth after a very disappointing qualifying had seen him crash out in Q2.

With that said, let’s get into all the times you need to know ahead of this weekend’s practice action.

F1 Today: Monaco Grand Prix practice times

Free Practice 1 (FP1) ahead of the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix gets underway at 1:30 pm local time (CEST) on Friday, whilst FP2 is scheduled to take place at 5 pm (CEST).

In the United States, this means that FP1 will kick off at 7:30 am (ET), whilst FP2 will begin at 11am (ET).

Then, on Saturday, FP3 kicks off at 12:30 pm local time (CEST), meaning a start time of 6:30 am (ET).

For a full breakdown of the session start times, please see below.

F1 Today: Monaco Grand Prix FP1 start times

Location	Start Time
Local Time (CEST)	1:30 PM
New York, United States (ET)	7:30 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)	6:30 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	5:30 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	4:30 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)	9:30 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)	9:00 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)	7:30 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)	5:30 AM
Berlin, Germany (CEST)	3:30 PM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	8:30 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	1:30 PM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)	2:30 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)	5:00 PM
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRT)	8:30 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	7:30 PM

F1 Today: Monaco Grand Prix FP2 start times

Location	Start Time
Local Time (CEST)	5:00 PM
New York, United States (ET)	11:00 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)	10:00 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	9:00 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	8:00 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)	1:00 AM (Saturday)
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)	12:30 AM (Saturday)
Perth, Australia (AWST)	11:00 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)	9:00 AM
Berlin, Germany (CEST)	7:00 PM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	12:00 AM (Saturday)
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	5:00 PM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)	6:00 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)	8:30 PM
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRT)	12:00 PM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	11:00 PM

F1 Today: Monaco Grand Prix FP3 start times

Location	Start Time
Local Time (CEST)	12:30 PM
New York, United States (ET)	6:30 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)	5:30 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	4:30 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	3:30 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)	8:30 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)	8:00 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)	6:30 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)	4:30 AM
Berlin, Germany (CEST)	2:30 PM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	7:30 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	12:30 PM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)	1:30 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)	4:00 PM
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRT)	7:30 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	6:30 PM

How to watch F1 practice live on TV today

ESPN are the current F1 rights holders in the United States, therefore, all action from this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix will be shown on ESPN.

FP1 will be broadcast live on ESPN2 on Friday, whilst FP2 will be broadcast on ESPN3. Both sessions will also be live on ESPNDeportes in Spanish.

Elsewhere, on Saturday, FP3 will be shown live on ESPN2 and ESPNDeportes.

Session	Date	Channel (English)	Channel (Spanish)
FP1	Friday, May 23	ESPN2	ESPNDeportes
FP2	Friday, May 23	ESPN3	ESPNDeportes
FP3	Saturday, May 24	ESPN2	ESPNDeportes

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, 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