Formula 1 heads to Saudi Arabia this weekend for the fifth race of the 2025 season, and all the action kicks off with free practice today (Friday, April 18).
Two practice sessions will be held in Jeddah today, with one further practice session taking place on Saturday as teams apply the finishing touches to their cars and set-ups ahead of qualifying later in the day.
It was Oscar Piastri who got the better of his team-mate Lando Norris in Bahrain, with the Australian sealing pole position on Saturday and then producing a dominant race win in Sakhir.
Despite this, Norris remains in the lead of the drivers' championship, albeit by a slender margin of just three points, as the McLaren drivers gradually escape the clutches of Max Verstappen.
The Dutchman endured a nightmare race last time out, where his Red Bull not only struggled for pace but the team also fumbled both of his pit stops, prompting a crisis meeting immediately after the grand prix.
Verstappen has three practice sessions to get reacquainted with his RB21 in Saudi Arabia as the grid prepares for their third consecutive weekend of F1 action.
F1 2025: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice start times
On Saturday, FP3 gets underway at 4:30 pm in Jeddah, which is once again a 9:30 am (ET) start in the United States.
Find the session start time converted to your local time zone below:
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix FP3 - Saturday, April 19 2025
Location
Start Time
Local Time (AST)
4:30 PM
New York, United States (ET)
9:30 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)
8:30 AM
Denver, United States (MT)
7:30 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)
6:30 AM
London, United Kingdom (GMT)
2:30 PM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)
11:30 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)
11 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)
9:30 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)
8:30 AM
Berlin, Germany (CET)
3:30 PM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)
10:30 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)
3:30 PM
Cairo, Egypt (EET)
3N:30 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)
7 PM
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRT)
10:30 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)
9:30 PM
How to watch F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice live on TV
All three practice sessions from the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix are 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.
Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:
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
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
GP MONACO
23 - 23 May
GP SPAIN
30 - 30 May
GP CANADA
13 - 13 Jun
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