Get ready for the Australian Grand Prix with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Formula 1 race, the schedule and more.

The 24-race, 2025 Formula One season begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend. McLaren and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen start their respective defences of the constructors’ and drivers’ championships, with two free-practice sessions today ahead of qualifying tomorrow. Today: FP1 (9:30pm ET), FP2 (1am ET).

Oscar Piastri headed the timesheets during the third and final practice session at the 2025 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.

Haas driver Oliver Bearman triggered a second red flag in two days at the Australian Grand Prix as he spun off the Albert Park circuit just three minutes into the final free-practice session on Saturday.

Formula 1 is up and running in 2025 with the Australian Grand Prix, and we have you covered with all the F1 live action.

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The action starts today (Friday, March 14, 2025) with FP1 at 12:30pm local time (AEDT), followed by FP2 at 4pm AEDT. Then, on Saturday, FP3 gets underway at 12:30pm AEDT, leading up to the crucial qualifying session at 4pm AEDT.

Because Formula 1 teams try to hide their capabilities during preseason testing, the first race often shows who is fast and who is not.

After three impressive races during the 2024 in a reserve rule for both Ferrari and Haas, Oliver Bearman earned a full-time seat at Haas for the 2025 Formula 1 season. But that rookie campaign for Bearman has gotten off to a very difficult start.