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Formula 1 returns to Europe this weekend for the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring from June 27-29.
All eyes will be on McLaren to see how they will rebound after a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix where neither driver made it onto the podium for the first time this season.
The McLaren pair had a collision at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve which saw Lando Norris retire from the race while Oscar Piastri managed to finish in fourth and, as such, added a further 12 points to his tally – now standing at 198 points.
It was George Russell who pulled off a stunning first victory of the season for himself and Mercedes, starting from pole position and holding off Max Verstappen to take the win. The Briton finished 0.228 seconds ahead of Verstappen, while his teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli celebrated his maiden podium finish in third.
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Now heading into the 11th round of the season, the title race is heating up with Piastri now leading Norris by 22 points in the drivers’ standings.
The McLaren pair are eager to bounce back in Spielberg, but Verstappen, who has a record five wins at Red Bull’s home track, will be looking to disrupt their plans and close the gap to Piastri who he is currently trailing by 43 points in the championship.
Russell, too, will be hoping to build on his recent win and replicate last year’s triumph at Red Bull Ring where he secured victory by a margin of 1.906 seconds over Piastri.
Red Bull Ring F1 Circuit Stats
- First Grand Prix: 1970
- Circuit Length: 4.318km (2.683 miles)
- Race Distance: 306.452km (190.420 miles)
- Number of Laps: 71
- Number of Turns: 10
- Lap Record: 1:05.619 – Carlos Sainz (2020)
- Most Wins (Driver): Max Verstappen (5)
- Most Wins (Constructor): Mercedes (7)
- Most Pole Positions (Driver): Max Verstappen (5)
- Most Pole Positions (Constructor): Mercedes (6)
F1 2025 Austrian Grand Prix Schedule
Round 11 of the season at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg kicks off with Free Practice 1 (FP1) on Friday, June 27 at 1:30 p.m. local time (CEST), followed by Free Practice 2 (FP2) later in the day at 5 p.m.
On Saturday, June 28, 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 71-lap race will get underway at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 29.
Austrian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 1 Start Times
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.
Austrian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 2 Start Times
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.
Austrian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 3 Start Times
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.
Austrian Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying Start Times
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.
Austrian Grand Prix 2025: Race Start Times
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 F1 Austrian Grand Prix
Fans in the United States can catch the live action across ESPN platforms. Free Practice 1 (FP1), Free Practice 2 (FP2), Free Practice 3 (FP3) and qualifying will be broadcast on ESPN2, while Sunday’s race will air on ESPN. Spanish coverage will be available on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes.
Meanwhile, viewers in the United Kingdom can enjoy extensive coverage of the weekend 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
- Austria: Servus TV, ORF
- 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 Austrian Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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