AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 21: A general view of Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB19 on track during the Sprint Shootout ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
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Formula 1 heads to Austin, Texas, this weekend for the United States Grand Prix from October 17-19, with the Circuit of the Americas hosting the fourth sprint of the season.
Last time out in Marina Bay, Singapore, George Russell of Mercedes delivered a flawless performance to secure his and the team’s second win of the season, crossing the finish line over five seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Title contender Lando Norris rounded out the podium in third ahead of current leader Oscar Piastri, trimming the gap between himself and McLaren teammate to 22 points with six races and three sprints to go.
McLaren also confirmed its second consecutive constructors’ championship – their first back-to-back titles since 1992 – under the lights of Marina Bay in record-equalling time.
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – OCTOBER 05: Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren and the McLaren team celebrate victory in the Constructors Championship during the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 05, 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Clive Rose – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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With the constructors’ title now done and dusted, McLaren will shift their focus to the drivers’ championship and will aim to get back to winning ways after going three rounds without a victory – their most recent one came in the Netherlands back in August.
They also hope the short break has cooled off the tension between Piastri and Norris after it reached a new high in Singapore when both banged wheels on the first lap of the race.
Now entering the final stretch of the season, both drivers will need to maintain focus and avoid further mistakes that could prove costly in their bid for a maiden drivers’ title and the team’s first since 2008.
With it being a sprint weekend, there is a maximum of 33 points up for grabs for a driver at COTA, which makes this round a crucial one for either Piastri to widen his 22-point lead or Norris to close in on his teammate in the standings.
Third-placed Verstappen is also a strong contender to win in Austin as the Dutchman is currently on a remarkable run of form, having finished not lower than second since the summer break. He also won three of the last four United States Grands Prix, and a victory this weekend will be crucial for him to keep his title hopes alive as he now sits 63 points behind leader Piastri.
The Circuit Of The Americas Stats
- First Grand Prix: 2012
- Circuit Length: 5.513km (3.426 miles)
- Race Distance: 308.405km (191.634 miles)
- Number of Laps: 56
- Number of Turns: 20
- Lap Record: 1:36.169 (Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 2019)
- Most Wins at COTA (Driver): Lewis Hamilton (5)
- Most Wins at COTA (Constructor): Mercedes (5)
- Most Pole Positions at COTA (Driver): Lewis Hamilton (3)
- Most Pole Positions at COTA (Constructor): Mercedes (6)
F1 2025 United States Grand Prix Schedule
The Circuit of the Americas plays host to round 19 and the fourth sprint of the season this weekend. This means teams will only have one practice session to test car setups and gather crucial data.
Free Practice 1 (FP1) kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time (CDT) on Friday, October 17, followed by the sprint qualifying later in the day at 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday, October 18, drivers will battle it out in the 62-mile sprint at 12 p.m. before they fight for grid positions in the grand prix qualifying at 4 p.m.
The main race will kick off at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 19.
United States Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 1 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CDT): 12:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 1:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 10:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 11:30 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 6:30 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 7:30 p.m.
- Australia (AEDT): 4:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 1:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (ACDT): 4 a.m. on Saturday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 2:30 p.m.
- Saudi Arabia: 8:30 p.m.
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 2:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 11 p.m.
- China Standard Time (CST): 1:30 a.m. on Saturday
United States Grand Prix 2025: Sprint Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CDT): 4:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 5:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 2:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 3:30 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 10:30 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 11:30 p.m.
- Australia (AEDT): 8:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 5:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (ACDT): 8 a.m. on Saturday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 6:30 p.m.
- Saudi Arabia: 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 6:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 3 a.m. on Saturday
- China Standard Time (CST): 5:30 a.m. on Saturday
United States Grand Prix 2025: Sprint Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CDT): 12 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 1 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 10 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 11 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 6 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 7 p.m.
- Australia (AEDT): 4 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 1 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (ACDT): 3:30 a.m. on Sunday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 2 p.m.
- Saudi Arabia: 8 p.m.
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 2 a.m. on Sunday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 10:30 p.m.
- China Standard Time (CST): 1 a.m. on Sunday
United States Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CDT): 4 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 5 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 2 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 3 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 10 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 11 p.m.
- Australia (AEDT): 8 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 5 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (ACDT): 7:30 a.m. on Sunday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 6 p.m.
- Saudi Arabia: 12 a.m. on Sunday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 6 a.m. on Sunday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 2:30 a.m. on Sunday
- China Standard Time (CST): 5 a.m. on Sunday
United States Grand Prix 2025: Race Start Times
All below start times are on Sunday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CDT): 2 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 3 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 12 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 1 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 8 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 9 p.m.
- Australia (AEDT): 6 a.m. on Monday
- Australia (AWST): 3 a.m. on Monday
- Australia (ACDT): 5:30 a.m. on Monday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 4 p.m.
- Saudi Arabia: 10 p.m.
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 4 a.m. on Monday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 12:30 a.m. on Monday
- China Standard Time (CST): 3 a.m. on Monday
How To Watch 2025 F1 United States Grand Prix
Fans in the United States can catch the live action of their home grand prix across ESPN platforms. ESPN2 will broadcast Free Practice 1 (FP1) and sprint qualifying, while ESPNEWS and ESPN+ will stream the sprint race and grand prix qualifying. Sunday’s race can be watched on ESPN3 and ESPN on ABC, with Spanish coverage available throughout the weekend on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes.
Meanwhile viewers in the United Kingdom can tune in to Sky Sports for extensive coverage of the weekend, with highlights available for free on Channel 4.
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 afterwards.
Below is the broadcast information for some key territories:
- United States: ESPN
- United Kingdom: Sky Sports
- Italy: Sky Italia
- Netherlands: Viaplay TV
- Belgium: RTBF, Play Sports
- Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN
- Austria: Servus TV, ORF
- Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
- China: Tencent
- New Zealand: Sky NZ
- Spain: DAZN
- Germany: Sky Deutschland, RTL
- France: Canal+
- Portugal: DAZN
- 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 United States Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.
F1 Drivers’ Standings Ahead Of The 2025 United States Grand Prix
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren): 336 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren): 314 points
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing): 273 points
- George Russell (Mercedes): 237 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): 173 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari): 125 points
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes): 88 points
- Alexander Albon (Williams): 70 points
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls): 39 points
- Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber): 37 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): 36 points
- Carlos Sainz (Williams): 32 points
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): 32 points
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls): 30 points
- Esteban Ocon (Haas): 28 points
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine): 20 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull Racing): 20 points
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber): 18 points
- Oliver Bearman (Haas): 18 points
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine): 0 points
F1 Constructors’ Standings Ahead Of The 2025 United States Grand Prix
- McLaren: 650 points (champions)
- Mercedes: 325 points
- Ferrari: 298 points
- Red Bull Racing: 290 points
- Williams: 102 points
- Racing Bulls: 72 points
- Aston Martin: 68 points
- Kick Sauber: 55 points
- Haas: 46 points
- Alpine: 20 points
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/yaraelshebiny/2025/10/16/what-time-is-the-2025-f1-united-states-grand-prix-heres-how-to-watch/
