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Formula 1 reaches the halfway point of the 2025 season with the British Grand Prix, with the iconic Silverstone Circuit hosting round 12 from July 4-6.
After a weekend to forget for Lando Norris in Canada, where he had a collision with his teammate Oscar Piastri that forced him to retire, the Briton bounced back the following round in Austria, clocking a qualifying time that was half a second quicker than his closest challenger Charles Leclerc – the largest pole margin of the season so far.
On race day, Norris managed to turn this advantage into his third victory of the season, finishing 02.695 seconds clear of Piastri and 19.820 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.
Now, Norris is only 15 points shy of championship leader Piastri, while McLaren is still sitting pretty at the top of the constructors’ standings with 417 points after 11 rounds – 207 points clear of closest rivals Ferrari.
Heading to Silverstone this weekend, both Piastri and home hero Norris will battle fiercely for crucial points which could lead either driver to secure their maiden title and bring the team their first drivers’ championship since 2008.
Another Briton in George Russell will also be hoping to secure his second victory of the season in front of his home crowd, and of course there is Lewis Hamilton who holds the record for the most wins at this legendary track with nine under his belt.
The seven-time world champion has stood on the Silverstone podium for 11 straight years, with his latest being a sensational victory last year after a lengthy drought of 945 days without a win. This year though, Hamilton is still searching for his first podium finish and has racked up 91 points so far, putting him sixth in the standings just behind his teammate Leclerc.
F1 Silverstone Circuit Stats
- First Grand Prix: 1950
- Circuit Length: 5.891km (3.661 miles)
- Race Distance: 306.198km (190.263 miles)
- Number of Laps: 52
- Number of Turns: 18
- Lap Record: 1:27.097 – Max Verstappen (2020)
- Most Wins (Driver): Lewis Hamilton (9)
- Most Wins (Constructor): Ferrari (15)
- Most Pole Positions (Driver): Lewis Hamilton (7)
- Most Pole Positions (Constructor): Ferrari (12)
F1 2025 British Grand Prix Schedule
Round 12 of the season at Silverstone kicks off with Free Practice 1 (FP1) on Friday, July 4 at 12:30 p.m. local time (BST), followed by Free Practice 2 (FP2) later in the day at 4 p.m.
On Saturday, July 5, drivers will climb into their cars for the final practice run (FP3) at 11:30 p.m. before they fight for grid positions in qualifying at 3 p.m.
The 52-lap race will get underway at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 6.
British Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 1 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (BST): 12:30 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.
- Central European Time (CEST): 1:30 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.
British Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 2 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (BST): 4 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.
- Central European Time (CEST): 5 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.
British Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 3 Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (BST): 11:30 a.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.
- Central European Time (CEST): 12:30 p.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.
British Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (BST): 3 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.
- Central European Time (CEST): 4 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.
British Grand Prix 2025: Race Start Times
All below start times are on Sunday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (BST): 3 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.
- Central European Time (CEST): 4 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 12 a.m. on Monday
- 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.
How To Watch F1 British Grand Prix
Fans in the United States can catch the live action across ESPN platforms. Free Practice 1 (FP1) and Free Practice 2 (FP2) will be broadcast on ESPNU, while Free Practice 3 (FP3), qualifying and Sunday’s race will air on ESPN2. Spanish coverage will be available on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes.
Meanwhile, viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the full weekend of their home grand prix live for free on Channel 4, or they can tune in to 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, Channel 4
- 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 British Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.
F1 Drivers’ Standings Ahead Of The 2025 British Grand Prix
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren): 216 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren): 201 points
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 155 points
- George Russell (Mercedes): 146 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): 119 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 91 points
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes): 63 points
- Alexander Albon (Williams): 42 points
- Esteban Ocon (Haas): 23 points
- Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber): 22 points
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls): 21 points
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): 14 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): 14 points
- Carlos Sainz (Williams): 13 points
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls): 12 points
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine): 11 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull Racing): 10 points
- Oliver Bearman (Haas): 6 points
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber): 4 points
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine): 0 points
F1 Constructors’ Standings Ahead Of The 2025 British Grand Prix
- McLaren: 417 points
- Ferrari: 210 points
- Mercedes: 209 points
- Red Bull Racing: 162 points
- Williams: 55 points
- Racing Bulls: 36 points
- Haas: 29 points
- Aston Martin: 28 points
- Kick Sauber: 26 points
- Alpine: 11 points
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/yaraelshebiny/2025/07/03/what-time-is-the-2025-f1-british-grand-prix-heres-how-to-watch/