Australian GP 2025 dates, schedule, weather, UK start time and how to watch or stream F1 season-opener on Sky Sports

Australian GP 2025 dates, schedule, weather, UK start time and how to watch or stream F1 season-opener on Sky Sports | F1 News

March 7, 2025:

A new season of Formula 1 begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne as the anticipation continues to build ahead of what could be a year to remember.

The closeness of the field in the second half of last year and no team seemingly having a clear advantage in pre-season testing has got everyone excited for the first race of the year at Albert Park on March 14-16.

If there is a favourite for Melbourne, most people think it is Lando Norris after McLaren impressed in F1 testing, but team-mate Oscar Piastri will be looking to win on home soil.

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen could be on the backfoot, but you can never rule him out of contention, and it will be fascinating to see how his new team-mate Liam Lawson fares.

Lewis Hamilton is hoping for a positive start to life at Ferrari after, arguably, the biggest driver change in F1 history, but there are so many other storylines up and down the grid heading into the Australian Grand Prix.

Albert Park Circuit

Formula 1 first raced at Albert Park in 1996 and the Australian Grand Prix has stayed there ever since. Aside from the cancelled events in 2020 and 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Melbourne has always featured on the F1 calendar.

Australia has not held the season-opener since 2019 but will host at least five opening races of the year from this season until its contract at Albert Park ends in 2035.

Track changes ahead of the 2022 event saw the circuit become faster to increase overtaking, with some corners removed or changed. There are four DRS zones and the best places to overtake are at Turns 3 and 11.

Australian Grand Prix weather in Melbourne

The long-range weather forecast for Melbourne suggests showers could affect Qualifying on the Saturday and the Australian Grand Prix on the Sunday.

It will be a hot race weekend with air temperatures in the high 20s, so tyre degradation could be severe.

How to watch the Australian Grand Prix in the UK and Ireland

TV: Sky Customers can watch on Sky Sports F1 from the first practice session on Friday morning to the Australian Grand Prix itself on Sunday, March 16 at 4am

App: Sky Customers can also watch on the Sky Sports app

Stream: Non Sky Customers can stream the action with a NOW Day or a cancel-anytime Month pass

Online: Anyone on the move can follow live coverage of the race weekend through our dedicated F1 blog

Highlights: Watch free F1 highlights shortly after the chequered flag

How to watch the Australian GP with the Sky Sports app

Sky Sports Subscribers can:

Download or open the Sky Sports app
Head to the ‘Watch’ section at 2.30am for build-up, ahead of lights out at 4am
Tap on the Sky Sports F1 or Sky Sports Main Event channel
Sign in with your Sky iD (*you’ll only need to do this once)

*Sky iD help: How to find or create your Sky iD

Sky Sports F1’s live Australian GP schedule

Thursday March 13

2.30am: Drivers’ Press Conference
5am: The F1 Show: Lights Out 2025*
9.45pm: F3 Practice
10.55pm: F2 Practice

Friday March 14

1am: Australian GP Practice One (session begins at 1.30am)*
2.55am: F3 Qualifying*
3.40am: Team Principals’ Press Conference
4.45am: Australian GP Practice Two (session begins at 5am)*
6.25am: F2 Qualifying*
7.15am: The F1 Show*

Saturday March 15

00.10am: F3 Sprint*
1.10am: Australian GP Practice Three (session begins at 1.30am)*
3.10am: F2 Sprint*
4.15am: Australian GP Qualifying build-up*
5am: AUSTRALIAN GP QUALIFYING*
7am: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook*
9.55pm: F3 Feature Race*

Sunday March 16

0.25am: F2 Feature Race*
2.30am: Australian GP build-up: Grand Prix Sunday*
4am: THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX*
6am: Australian GP reaction: Chequered Flag*
7am: Ted’s Notebook*
7.55am: Australian GP race replay
10am: Australian GP highlights
Villeneuve Pironi – Racing’s Untold Tragedy

*Also on Sky Sports Main Event

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