McLaren driver Oscar Piastri will start this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix on pole position.
The pole is the Australian's first of his Formula 1 career for a feature race, having started from second place six previous times and from pole in multiple sprint races.
Piastri will be joined on the front row by George Russell, who snatched second place at the very end of the session to prevent a McLaren front-row shutout with a brilliant lap in his Mercedes.
At the other end of the grid, Liam Lawson will be starting dead last after his second consecutive disappointing qualifying session, raising early questions over his position alongside Verstappen. Meanwhile, fellow Q1 victim Ollie Bearman will start 17th after an investigation into a possible impeding incident was dismissed.
The 56-lap race starts on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 3 pm local time (CST), or 3 am (ET). Here's the full Chinese Grand Prix weekend schedule for the weekend converted to your time zone.
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 the Chinese Grand Prix live on TV
Action from the Chinese Grand Prix is set to be shown live on ESPN in the United States. However, different sessions are set to be shown in different places.
Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix will be shown live on ESPN.
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.
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11 - 11 Apr
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18 - 18 Apr
GP USA
2 - 2 May
GP ITALY
16 - 16 May
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