Formula 1 cars and their star drivers hit Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday, March 22, for qualifying ahead of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.
After an exciting opening weekend in Australia last time out, China represents an action-packed schedule given it is the first sprint weekend of the season. Indeed, Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole for Ferrari in sprint qualifying ahead of Saturday morning's sprint race, but now all eyes are fixed on whether he can do the same in Grand Prix qualifying ahead of Sunday's main event.
Max Verstappen will certainly have something to say about that. The Red Bull star missed out on sprint pole by under two-hundredths of a second and will have his eyes firmly fixed on landing his first pole of the season.
Elsewhere, McLaren stars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are also likely to be a threat, with the papaya pair having locked out the front row in Australia last Saturday.
With that said, let's get into all of the important details you need to know ahead of the session and how you can watch all of the exciting qualifying action unfold live.
F1 2025: Chinese Grand Prix qualifying start times
Qualifying action at the Chinese Grand Prix starts tomorrow (Saturday, March 22) at 3 pm local time (CST). That means the action will get underway at 3 am (ET) in the United States.
Find all of the session start times converted to your local time zone below
Location
Start Time
Local Time (CST)
3 PM
New York, United States (ET)
3 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)
2 AM
Denver, United States (MT)
1 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)
12 AM
London, United Kingdom (GMT)
7 AM
Sydney, Australia (AEDT)
6 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACDT)
5:30 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)
3 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)
2 AM
Berlin, Germany (CET)
8 AM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)
4 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)
9 AM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)
9 AM
Beijing, China (CST)
3 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)
12:30 AM
São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)
4 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)
3 PM
How to watch Chinese Grand Prix qualifying live on TV today
Qualifying for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix is set to be shown live on ESPN2 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.
GP AUSTRALIA
14 - 14 Mar
GP CHINA
21 - 21 Mar
GP JAPAN
4 - 4 Apr
GP BAHRAIN
11 - 11 Apr
GP SAUDI ARABIA
18 - 18 Apr
GP USA
2 - 2 May
GP ITALY
16 - 16 May
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