F1 2025 race calendar: UK start times, TV channel and live stream info as Lewis Hamilton switches to Ferrari

FORMULA ONE returns for another scintillating season as 20 drivers aim to win the 2025 Drivers' Championship.

Lewis Hamilton looks to win a record breaking eighth world title in the famous red of Ferrari, breaking the record of former Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher.

Max Verstappen is a four-time champion of the world after 2024, having enjoyed one of the most dominating spells in the sport's history.

McLaren driver Lando Norris ran him close, but looks like he will put up a better fight in 2025 after winning the season opener in Australia.

With so many strong drivers and teams, we are set for a fantastic season, SunSport has everything you need to know!

How can I watch the 2025 Formula One season?

• Sky Sports owns the right to Formula One, and will have exclusive coverage on their channels.
• Sky Sports have a dedicated Sky Sports F1 channel, which will cover practice sessions, qualifying, sprints and races.
• Streaming will also be available via Sky Go and the Sky Sports app.
• Formula One will also remain partially free to air, thanks to a partnership between Channel 4 and Sky Sports.
• Channel 4 will show highlights of practice, qualifying, sprints and races after the sessions.
• Alternatively, SunSport will live blog select races.

Driver line-ups

McLaren: Lando Norris / Oscar Piastri

Ferrari: Lewis Hamilton / Charles Leclerc

Red Bull: Max Vertsappen / Liam Lawson

Mercedes: George Russell / Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Aston Martin: Lance Stroll / Fernando Alonso

Alpine: Pierre Gasly / Jack Doohan

Haas: Esteban Ocon / Oliver Bearman

Racing Bulls: Yuku Tsunoda / Isack Hadjar

Williams: Alex Albon / Carlos Sainz

Sauber: Nico Hulkenberg / Gabriel Bortoleto

Full race schedule

Round One – Australia
Practice one – Fri, Mar 14, 1:30am GMT
Practice two – Fri, Mar 14, 5am GMT
Practice three – Sat, Mar 15, 1:30am GMT
Qualifying – Sat, Mar 15, 5am GMT
Race – Sun, Mar 16, 4am GMT

Winner: Lando Norris

Round Two – China – Sprint weekend
Practice one – Fri, Mar 21, 3:30am GMT
Sprint Qualifying – Fri, Mar 21, 7:30am GMT
Sprint – Sat, Mar 22, 3am GMT
Qualifying – Sat, Mar 22, 7am GMT
Race – Sun, Mar 23, 7am GMT

Sprint winner: Lewis Hamilton
Winner: Oscar Piastri

Round Three – Japan
Practice one – Fri, Apr 4, 3:30am BST
Practice two – Fri, Apr 4, 7am BST
Practice three – Sat, Apr 5, 3:30am BST
Qualifying – Sat, Apr 5, 7am BST
Race – Sun, Apr 6, 6am BST

Round Four – Bahrain
Practice one – Fri, Apr 11, 12:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, Apr 11, 4pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Apr 12, 1:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, Apr 12, 5pm BST
Race – Sun, Apr 13, 4pm BST

Round Five – Saudi Arabia
Practice one – Fri, Apr 18, 2:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, Apr 18, 6pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Apr 19, 2:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, Apr 19, 6pm BST
Race – Sun, Apr 20, 6pm BST

Round Six – Miami – Sprint weekend
Practice one – Fri, May 2, 5:30pm BST
Sprint Qualifying- Fri, May 2 , 9:30pm BST
Sprint – Sat, May 3, 5pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, May 3, 9pm BST
Race – Sun, May 4, 9pm BST

Round Seven – Emilia-Romagna
Practice one – Fri, May 16, 12:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, May 16, 4pm BST
Practice three – Sat, May 17, 11:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, May 17, 3pm BST
Race – Sun, May 18, 2pm BST

Round Eight – Monaco
Practice one – Fri, May 23, 12:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, May 23, 4pm BST
Practice three – Sat, May 24, 11:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, May 24, 3pm BST
Race – Sun, May 25, 2pm BST

Round Nine – Spain
Practice one – Fri, May 30, 12:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, May 30, 4pm BST
Practice three – Sat, May 31, 11:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, May 31, 3pm BST
Race – Sun, Jun 1, 2pm BST

Round Ten – Canada
Practice one – Fri, Jun 13, 6:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, Jun 13, 10pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Jun 14, 5:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, Jun 14, 9pm BST
Race – Sun, Jun 15, 7pm BST

Round 11 – Austria
Practice one – Fri, Jun 27, 12:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, Jun 27, 4pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Jun 28, 11:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, Jun 28, 3pm BST
Race – Sat, Jun 29, 2pm BST

Round 12 – Silverstone
Practice one – Fri, Jul 4, 12:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, Jul 4, 4pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Jul 5, 11:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, Jul 5, 3pm BST
Race – Sun, Jul 6, 3pm BST

Round 13 – Belgium – Sprint weekend
Practice one – Fri, Jul 25, 11:30pm BST
Sprint Qualifying – Fri, Jul 25, 3:30pm BST
Sprint – Sat, Jul 26 , 11am BST
Qualifying – Sat, Jul 26, 3pm BST
Race – Sun, Jul 27, 2pm BST

Round 14 – Hungary
Practice one – Fri, Aug 1, 12:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, Aug 1, 4pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Aug 2, 11:30am BST
Qualifying – Sat, Aug 2, 3pm BST
Race – Sun, Aug 3, 2pm BST

Round 15 – Netherlands
Practice one – Fri, Aug 29, 11:30am BST
Practice two – Fri, Aug 29, 3pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Aug 30, 10:30am BST
Qualifying – Sat, Aug 30, 2pm BST
Race – Sun, Aug 31, 2pm BST

Round 16 – Italy
Practice one – Fri, Sep 7, 12:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, Sep 7, 4pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Sep 8, 11:30am BST
Qualifying – Sat, Sep 8, 3pm BST
Race – Sun, Sep 9, 2pm BST

Round 17 – Azerbaijan
Practice one – Fri, Sep 19, 9:30am BST
Practice two – Fri, Sep 19, 1pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Sep 20, 9:30am BST
Qualifying – Sat, Sep 20, 1pm BST
Race – Sun, Sep 21, 12pm BST

Round 18 – Singapore
Practice one – Fri, Oct 3, 10:30am BST
Practice two – Fri, Oct 3, 2pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Oct 4, 10:30am BST
Qualifying – Sat, Oct 4, 2pm BST
Race – Sun, Oct 5, 1pm BST

Round 19 – United States – Sprint weekend
Practice one – Fri, Oct 17, 6:30pm BST
Sprint Qualifying – Fri, Oct 17, 10:30pm BST
Sprint – Sat, Oct 18, 6pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, Oct 18, 10pm BST
Race – Sun, Oct 19, 8pm BST

Round 20 – Mexico
Practice one – Fri, Oct 24, 7:30pm BST
Practice two – Fri, Oct 24, 11pm BST
Practice three – Sat, Oct 25, 6:30pm BST
Qualifying – Sat, Oct 25, 10pm BST
Race – Sun, Oct 26, 8pm GMT

Round 21 – Brazil – Sprint weekend
Practice one – Fri, Nov 7, 2:30pm GMT
Sprint Qualifying – Fri, Nov 7, 6:30pm GMT
Sprint – Sat, Nov 8, 2pm GMT
Qualifying – Sat, Nov 8, 6pm GMT
Race – Sun, Nov 9, 5pm GMT

Round 22 – Las Vegas
Practice one – Fri, Nov 20, 12:30am GMT
Practice two – Fri, Nov 20, 4am GMT
Practice three – Sat, Nov 21, 12:30am GMT
Qualifying – Sat, Nov 21, 4am GMT
Race – Sun, Nov 22, 4am GMT

Round 23 – Qatar – Sprint weekend
Practice one – Fri, Nov 28, 1:30pm GMT
Sprint Qualifying – Fri, Nov 28, 5:30pm GMT
Sprint – Sat, Nov 29, 2pm GMT
Qualifying – Sat, Nov 29, 6pm GMT
Race – Sun, Nov 30, 4pm GMT

Round 24 – Abu Dhabi
Practice one – Fri, Dec 5, 9:30am GMT
Practice two – Fri, Dec 5, 1pm GMT
Practice three – Sat, Dec 6, 10:30am GMT
Qualifying – Sat, Dec 6, 2pm GMT
Race – Sun, Dec 7, 1pm GMT