Saudi Arabia Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Qualifying Today: Saudi Arabia Grand Prix start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

Sheona Mountford Saturday 19 April 2025 12:05 Updated: 12:59

F1 Qualifying Today: Saudi Arabia Grand Prix start times, schedule and how to watch live on TV

Formula 1 cars hit the Jeddah Corniche Circuit today (Saturday, April 19th) for qualifying ahead of the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

After Friday's running, McLaren are looking in good shape to continue their excellent qualifying form so far in 2025. Either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris have claimed pole position for all grands prix but one this season, with Max Verstappen's stunning lap at Suzuka the only thing that has denied them the sweep.

However, with the two McLaren cars finishing P1 and P2 in FP2 on Friday, they look the favorites to land pole once again, although old foe Verstappen was not too far behind.

Qualifying has proven crucial so far this season, with all four grands prix in Australia, China, Japan, and Bahrain having been won by the pole-sitter. That trend could well continue under the lights this evening.

With that said, let's take a look at all the details you need to know ahead of today's session and how you can watch it all unfold live!

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying start time

The qualifying session in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, kicks off today at 8 pm local time (AST). In the United States, this means a start time of 1 pm (ET).

Find the session start times and day converted to your local time zone below:

Location	Start Time
Local Time (AST)	8 PM
New York, United States (ET)	1 PM
Chicago, United States (CT)	12 PM
Denver, United States (MT)	11 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	10 AM
London, United Kingdom (BST)	6 PM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)	3 AM (Sunday)
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)	2:30 AM (Sunday)
Perth, Australia (AWST)	1 AM (Sunday)
Mexico City, Mexico (CST)	11 AM
Berlin, Germany (CET)	7 PM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	2 AM (Sunday)
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	7 PM
Cairo, Egypt (EET)	7 PM
Beijing, China (CST)	1 AM (Sunday)
New Delhi, India (IST)	10:30 PM
São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)	2 PM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	1 AM (Sunday)

How to watch F1 qualifying live on TV

Qualifying from the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is set to be shown live on ESPNNews and ESPN+ in the United States.

However, broadcast details elsewhere 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	Shanghai TV Guandong 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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