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

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Canada — Photo: © IMAGO

Canadian Grand Prix

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

F1 returns to Montreal for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Friday 13 June 2025 03:00

The Canadian Grand Prix brings F1 back to North America this weekend, at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Last time out in Barcelona, Max Verstappen was dropped from fifth to tenth due to a ten-second time penalty as a result of ramming into the side of rival George Russell.

As a result, Verstappen is now one penalty point away from a race ban, and if he picks up another penalty point in Canada he will be forced to miss the Austrian GP.

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Furthermore, the Red Bull star emerged with only one point due to his penalty in Barcelona, and enters the Canadian GP race weekend 49 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri.

Following a one-two finish in Spain, the Canadian GP could be another dominant weekend for McLaren. But who will come out on top? The current championship leader? Or will Lando Norris be able to fight back?

F1 Practice times - Canadian Grand Prix

Then, on Saturday, FP3 gets underway at 12:30 pm in Montreal, leading up to the all-important qualifying session at 4 pm (EDT).

Find the session start times converted to your local time zone in the United States below. If you are looking for global timings, you can find them here.

F1 Today: Canadian Grand Prix FP1 start times

Location	Start Time
Local Time (EDT)	1:30 PM
New York, NY (ET)	1:30 PM
Charlotte, NC (ET)	1:30 PM
Columbia, SC (ET)	1:30 PM
Charleston, WV (ET)	1:30 PM
Augusta, ME (ET)	1:30 PM
Chicago, IL (CT)	12:30 PM
Pierre, SD (CT)	12:30 PM
Nashville, TN (CT)	12:30 PM
Des Moines, IA (CT)	12:30 PM
Montgomery, AL (CT)	12:30 PM
Mexico City, MX (CT)	12:30 PM
Denver, CO (MT)	11:30 AM
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	11:30 AM
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	11:30 AM
El Paso, TX (MT)	11:30 AM
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	10:30 AM
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	10:30 AM
Seattle, WA (PT)	10:30 AM
Portland, OR (PT)	10:30 AM
San Francisco, CA (PT)	10:30 AM

F1 Today: Canadian Grand Prix FP2 start times

Location	Start Time
Local Time (EDT)	5:00 PM
New York, NY (ET)	5:00 PM
Charlotte, NC (ET)	5:00 PM
Columbia, SC (ET)	5:00 PM
Charleston, WV (ET)	5:00 PM
Augusta, ME (ET)	5:00 PM
Chicago, IL (CT)	4:00 PM
Pierre, SD (CT)	4:00 PM
Nashville, TN (CT)	4:00 PM
Des Moines, IA (CT)	4:00 PM
Montgomery, AL (CT)	4:00 PM
Mexico City, MX (CT)	4:00 PM
Denver, CO (MT)	3:00 PM
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	3:00 PM
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	3:00 PM
El Paso, TX (MT)	3:00 PM
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	2:00 PM
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	2:00 PM
Seattle, WA (PT)	2:00 PM
Portland, OR (PT)	2:00 PM
San Francisco, CA (PT)	2:00 PM

F1 Today: Canadian Grand Prix FP3 start times

Location	Start Time
Local Time (EDT)	12:30 PM
New York, NY (ET)	12:30 PM
Charlotte, NC (ET)	12:30 PM
Columbia, SC (ET)	12:30 PM
Charleston, WV (ET)	12:30 PM
Augusta, ME (ET)	12:30 PM
Chicago, IL (CT)	11:30 AM
Pierre, SD (CT)	11:30 AM
Nashville, TN (CT)	11:30 AM
Des Moines, IA (CT)	11:30 AM
Montgomery, AL (CT)	11:30 AM
Mexico City, MX (CT)	11:30 AM
Denver, CO (MT)	10:30 AM
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	10:30 AM
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	10:30 AM
El Paso, TX (MT)	10:30 AM
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	9:30 AM
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	9:30 AM
Seattle, WA (PT)	9:30 AM
Portland, OR (PT)	9:30 AM
San Francisco, CA (PT)	9:30 AM

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 Canadian Grand Prix will be shown on ESPN.

FP1 and FP2 will both be broadcast live on ESPNU on Friday, with both sessions also being live on ESPN Deportes in Spanish.

Elsewhere, on Saturday, FP3 will be shown live on ESPN2, whilst coverage in Spanish will once again be available on ESPN Deportes.

Session	Date	Channel (English)	Channel (Spanish)
FP1	Friday, June 13	ESPNU	ESPNDeportes
FP2	Friday, June 13	ESPNU	ESPNDeportes
FP3	Saturday, June 14	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

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

Written by

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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