2025 US GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
How to watch the 2025 US Grand Prix - including TV coverage, live streaming options, and highlights. Full timetable for round 19 of the 2025 season, with session and race start times in Austin
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Clear your evenings: Formula 1’s American leg begins with this weekend’s United States Grand Prix which starts at 8pm on Sunday for British viewers.
The time difference between Austin, Texas and Europe means that every session begins in the evening for those on the other side of the Atlantic. That includes sprint qualifying and the sprint race, which replace two of the practice sessions that make up a standard race weekend.
As ever, Sky will be showing all of the action from the race weekend live, with extended highlights on Channel 4. These cover the sprint sessions as well as grand prix qualifying and the race itself.
The focus will be on the championship fight between McLaren‘s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, without discounting Max Verstappen‘s threat given his latest results. Singapore GP winner George Russell might not be a championship contender, but will sill be seeking another victory to keep his momentum going.
Here is the full GP weekend schedule.
2025 United States GP, TV schedule, streaming and F1 start times
All times are in BST for UK TV viewers:
Friday October 17
| Session | Start time | Live TV | Highlights |
| Practice 1 | 6.30pm | 6pm – Sky Sports | N/A |
| Sprint qualifying | 10.30pm | 10pm – Sky Sports | Saturday: 11.25am – Channel 4 |
Saturday October 18
| Session | Start time | Live TV | Highlights |
| Sprint | 6pm | 5pm – Sky Sports | Sunday: 1.35am / 8.30am – Channel 4 |
| Qualifying | 10pm | 9pm – Sky Sports | Sunday: 1.35am / 8.30am – Channel 4 |
Sunday October 19
| Session | Start time | Live TV | Highlights |
| US GP | 8pm | 6.30pm – Sky Sports | Monday: 12.30am/9.40am – Channel 4 |
How to watch F1 – TV broadcast and streaming details
Sky Sports F1 will once again broadcast full live coverage of the United States Grand Prix for UK viewers. This includes every on-track session, with Sunday’s race day programming beginning at 6.30pm ahead of the 8pm start.
Fans of sprint qualifying will need to stay up until 10.30pm on Friday to watch the start of that session. The sprint race itself starts at 6pm on Friday, followed by Grand Prix qualifying at 10pm.
Subscribers can choose from several viewing options, including the main feed with commentary from David Croft, onboard camera angles, and the dedicated “Battle Channel,” all accessible via the Sky Sports app.
Live Stream
The US Grand Prix will be available to stream in the UK via the Sky Go app for Sky Sports F1 subscribers. Fans with a NOW TV membership can also watch every session on Sky Sports F1 by purchasing either a Day or Month Membership, with access across multiple devices.
For live timings, sector analysis, and real-time race data, viewers can go to the official F1 app or the Formula 1 website.
Highlights
Channel 4 will have three highlights programmes to cover all of the sprint action. The first, at 11.25am on Saturday morning, covers sprint qualifying and the second, at 1.35am on Sunday will feature the sprint race and grand prix qualifying. It will then be available to stream, but also repeated on TV at 8.30am.
There’s a similar schedule for grand prix highlights, which will air on TV at 12.30am on Monday, and again at 9.40am, with the package also available to stream.
Formula 1 will be running short highlights soon after the sessions on YouTube. Sky Sports F1 subscribers can also stream highlights shortly after each session via the Sky Sports app.
Weather
Warm and dry conditions are expected throughout the United States Grand Prix weekend, with temperatures exceeding 30C during the day.