Lando Norris will start Sunday's Australian Grand Prix as hot favorite for the race win, having taken pole in qualifying.
McLaren locked out the front row for the first race of the year, putting the rest of the team in their mirrors as they showed their status as the class of the 2025 Formula 1 field.
Ferrari had a disastrous Saturday despite looking strong in the early practice running, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualifying seventh and eighth behind the Williams of Alex Albon.
F1 2025 kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix this weekend
F1 2025: Australian Grand Prix start times
Racing action at the Australian Grand Prix starts tomorrow (Sunday, March 16) at 3pm local time.
Find all of the session start times converted to your local time zone below.
Australian Grand Prix - Sunday, March 16, 2025
Location
Start Time
Local Time (AEDT)
3 PM
New York, United States (ET)
12 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)
11 PM (Saturday)
Denver, United States (MT)
10 PM (Saturday)
Los Angeles, United States (PT)
9 PM (Saturday)
London, United Kingdom (GMT)
4 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEDT)
3 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACDT)
2:30 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)
12 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)
10 PM (Saturday)
Berlin, Germany (CET)
5 AM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)
1 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)
6 AM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)
6 AM
Beijing, China (CST)
12 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)
9:30 AM
São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)
1 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)
12 PM
How to watch the F1 Australian Grand Prix live on TV today
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix is set to be shown live on ESPN in the United States.
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
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
F1 action in 2025 is also available to watch via F1TV Pro in selected countries.