What Time Is F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025? How To Watch All The Action

Formula 1 heads to Imola this weekend for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and the first leg of the European triple header from May 16-18.

As the series approaches the seventh round of the 2025 season, McLaren is still in control of both championships, having pulled ahead in the constructors’ standings to 246 points following a dominant 1-2 finish at the Miami Grand Prix headed by title leader Oscar Piastri.

Now the Woking outfit faces three tough weekends ahead that could either see them stretch their lead even further or open the door for rival teams to catch up, with every squad expected to roll out important upgrades this weekend in Imola.

Ferrari, especially, will be looking to turn their luck around on home turf after a rough start to the season – only racking up 94 points so far and sitting in fourth place.

It’s a big weekend for Lewis Hamilton too as he will be racing for the Scuderia in front of the Tifosi for the first time, hoping to pull off a solid performance to climb up from seventh place in the standings where he is seven points shy of Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

The latter, coming off a stellar sprint pole in Miami, will also be looking to deliver a strong showing in front of his home crowd and help Mercedes close the gap in the constructors’ standings. The Brackley outfit is currently in second place, 105 points behind leaders McLaren.

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F1 Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Circuit Stats

• First Grand Prix: 1980
• Circuit Length: 4.909km (3.050 miles)
• Race Distance: 309.049km (192.034 miles)
• Number of Laps: 63
• Number of Turns: 19
• Lap Record: 1:15.484 – Lewis Hamilton (2020)
• Most Wins (Driver): Michael Schumacher (7)
• Most Wins (Constructor): Ferrari (8), Williams (8)
• Most Pole Positions (Driver): Ayrton Senna (8)
• Most Pole Positions (Constructor): McLaren (9)

2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Start Times

Round seven of the season at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit at Imola kicks off with FP1 on Friday, May 16 at 1:30 p.m. local time (CEST), followed by FP2 later in the day at 5 p.m.

On Saturday, May 17, drivers will climb into their cars for the final practice run (FP3) at 12:30 p.m. before they fight for grid positions in qualifying at 4 p.m.

The 63-lap race will get underway at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 18.

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 1

All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time (CEST): 1:30 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 7:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 6:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 4:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 5:30 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 12:30 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 9:30 p.m.
• Australia (AWST): 7:30 p.m.
• Australia (ACST): 9 p.m.
• Saudi Arabia: 2:30 p.m.
• Brazil: 8:30 a.m.
• Japan (JST): 8:30 p.m.
• India (IST): 5 p.m.

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 2

All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time (CEST): 5 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 11 a.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 10 a.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 8 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 9 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 4 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 1 a.m. on Saturday
• Australia (AWST): 11 p.m.
• Australia (ACST): 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
• Saudi Arabia: 6 p.m.
• Brazil: 12 p.m.
• Japan (JST): 12 a.m. on Saturday
• India (IST): 8:30 p.m.

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 3

All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time (CEST): 12:30 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 6:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 5:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 3:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 4:30 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 11:30 a.m.
• Australia (AEST): 8:30 p.m.
• Australia (AWST): 6:30 p.m.
• Australia (ACST): 8 p.m.
• Saudi Arabia: 1:30 p.m.
• Brazil: 7:30 a.m.
• Japan (JST): 7:30 p.m.
• India (IST): 4 p.m.

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying

All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time (CEST): 4 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 10 a.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 9 a.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 7 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 8 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 3 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 12 a.m. on Sunday
• Australia (AWST): 10 p.m.
• Australia (ACST): 11:30 p.m.
• Saudi Arabia: 5 p.m.
• Brazil: 11 a.m.
• Japan (JST): 11 p.m.
• India (IST): 7:30 p.m.

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025: Race

All below start times are on Sunday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time (CEST): 3 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 9 a.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 8 a.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 6 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 7 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 2 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 11 p.m.
• Australia (AWST): 9 p.m.
• Australia (ACST): 10:30 p.m.
• Saudi Arabia: 4 p.m.
• Brazil: 10 a.m.
• Japan (JST): 10 p.m.
• India (IST): 6:30 p.m.

How To Watch Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Fans in the United States can watch FP1, FP2, FP3, qualifying, and the race on ESPN2, with Spanish coverage also available on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes.

Meanwhile, viewers in the United Kingdom can enjoy extensive coverage on Sky Sports. The channel’s hit show, Ted’s Notebook, will return to the screen this weekend following the qualifying and the race and it will also be available on ESPN3.

In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterward.

Below is the broadcast information for some key territories:

• United States: ESPN
• United Kingdom: Sky Sports
• Italy: Sky Italia
• Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
• Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN
• Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
• China: Tencent
• Netherlands: Viaplay
• New Zealand: Sky NZ
• Spain: DAZN
• Germany: Sky Deutschland, RTL
• France: Canal+
• Portugal: DAZN
• Belgium: RTBF, Play Sports
• Mexico: Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
• Singapore: beIN SPORTS
• Brazil: Bandeirantes, Bandsports
• Middle East and Turkey: beIN SPORTS
• Latin America: ESPN
• Africa: SuperSport

Highlights from each day of the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.