The fifth race of the 2025 season is also the fifth running of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – here is a look at the F1 start time information.

The Jeddah Corniche Circuit has already established itself as the sport’s fastest street circuit, with the track having played host to dramatic events so far in its short time on the calendar.

F1 start time: What time does the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix start?

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will start at 8pm local time at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday 20 April 2025, which equates to these times in the following territories around the world:

United States and Canada*: 10am Pacific Time, 12pm Central Time, 1pm Eastern
Mexico: 11am
United Kingdom: 6pm
Central European Time**: 7pm
South Africa: 7pm
Gulf Standard Time: 9pm
India: 10.30pm
Indonesia*: 12am [Western Indonesia Time] [Monday 21 April]
China: 1am [Monday 21 April]
Singapore: 1am [Monday 21 April]
Malaysia: 1am [Monday 21 April]
Philippines: 1am [Monday 21 April]
Japan: 2am [Monday 21 April]
Australia*: 3am [Australian Eastern Standard Time] [Monday 21 April]
New Zealand: 5am [Monday 21 April]

*Convert to check locally if you do not live in an area of this territory with these time zones.

**Covers 30 nations and territories: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (except the Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City.

How to watch the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on TV

Different nations and territories around the world have their own broadcasting rights deals with Formula 1, and here is a selection of where F1 fans will be able to watch from across the globe, be it through pay TV or free-to-air:

Argentina: Fox Sports
Australia: Fox Sports
Brazil: BandSports, TV Bandeirantes
Canada: RDS (French), TSN (English)
Central Asia: Setanta Sports
China: CCTV
France: Canal+
Germany: Sky Sport F1
India: FanCode
Italy: Sky Sport F1
Japan: DAZN, Fuji TV
Latin America (except Argentina and Mexico): ESPN
Malaysia: beIN Sports
Mexico: Fox Sports
Middle East and North Africa: beIN Sports
Netherlands: Viaplay
New Zealand: Sky Sport, Prime (highlights)
Pakistan: A Sports
Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 UK (highlights)
South Korea: Coupang Play
Spain: DAZN
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
United Kingdom: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 (highlights)
United States: ESPN, ESPN Deportes

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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix live stream: How to watch online

F1 fans will be able to stream the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix through platforms such as NOW and Sky Go in the UK.

F1 TV Pro is available worldwide in selected territories, which offers exclusive features like onboard cameras from all 20 cars, pre and post-race shows and much more.

F1 TV Pro is also able to be live streamed via Apple TV, Chromecast Generation 2 and above, Android TV, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku, without ad breaks and with commentary available in six languages.

Here is a list of all the territories where F1 TV Pro is available.

How long is the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

Every Formula 1 Grand Prix bar Monaco is calculated to be around the same distance, to be raced around approximately 305km or the distance covered by 300km, plus one lap.

For the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, this equates to 50 laps.

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