Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Start Times Globally

The Formula 1 2025 season heads to the high-speed streets of Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one of the most visually striking night races on the calendar. For fans around the world, keeping track of session times across time zones can be tricky — so we’ve done the conversions for you. In local Arabia Standard Time (AST), Free Practice 1 kicks off on Friday, April 18 at 16:30, followed by FP2 at 20:30. Saturday features FP3 at 17:30 and Qualifying at 21:30. The main event — the Grand Prix itself — takes place Sunday, April 20 at 20:00 AST.

For international viewers, here’s what that looks like: in UTC time, sessions begin at 13:30 (FP1), 17:30 (FP2), 14:30 (FP3), 18:30 (Qualifying), and the race at 17:00. UK fans using British Summer Time (BST) can tune in at 14:30, 18:30, 15:30, 19:30, and 18:00 respectively. In Central Europe (CET), sessions run at 15:30, 19:30, 16:30, 20:30, and 19:00. Over in the U.S., Eastern Time viewers can catch the action at 09:30, 13:30, 10:30, 14:30, and the race at 13:00, while Pacific Time followers will need to set early alarms for 06:30, 10:30, 07:30, 11:30, and 10:00 for the race. Indian fans (IST) can tune in at 19:00, 23:00, 20:00, midnight, and 22:30, while Australian viewers in AEST will catch sessions in the early morning hours of the next day: 00:30, 04:30, 01:30, 05:30, and 04:00. Whether you're catching every session live or just watching the race, use this timezone breakdown to stay in sync with the action as Formula 1 lights up the streets of Jeddah.