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

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

The ninth round of the 2025 Formula 1 season takes place at the Spanish Grand Prix

By Sheona Mountford.

Friday 30 May 2025 04:00

Formula 1's hectic triple-header comes to a conclusion this weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix saw Lando Norris close the gap on team-mate and primary title challenger Oscar Piastri to just three points with victory around the streets of Monte Carlo.

Max Verstappen remains in the hunt for the title in third and just 25 points behind Piastri, as the Spanish GP weekend could represent a turning point in the championship.

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The FIA will introduce stricter measures on flexible front wings - long thought to by why McLaren have such an advantage - with teams bringing upgrades to tackle the new technical directive.

Will McLaren be able to hold onto their lead in Barcelona? Or will Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all benefit from the rule change.

F1 Today: Spanish Grand Prix practice times

Free Practice 1 (FP1) ahead of the 2025 Spanish 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: Spanish 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: Spanish 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: Spanish 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 Spanish 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 30	ESPN2	ESPNDeportes
FP2	Friday, May 30	ESPN3	ESPNDeportes
FP3	Saturday, May 31	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

*For those lucky enough to live in Spain the Spanish Grand Prix will be shown in full for free on Mediaset for their home race weekend.

F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.

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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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