The Formula 1 2025 season enters its European leg as it reaches Emilia Romagna. This marks the seventh Grand Prix of the year which will be followed by Monaco and Spanish Grands Prix.
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will take place from 16-18 May promising yet another heated race at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
Oscar Piastri currently leads the drivers’ standings with 131 points followed by his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in second with 115 points and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in third with 99 points.
In the constructors’ standings, McLaren lead second-placed Mercedes by 105 points.
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025: Schedule
Friday, 16 May
Practice 1
Local time: 13:30 – 14:30
BST: 12:30 – 13:30
PST: 04:30 – 05:30
ET: 07:30 – 08:30
JST: 20:30 – 21:30
CST: 19:30 – 20:30
Practice 2
Local time: 17:00 – 18:00
BST: 16:00 – 17:00
PST: 08:00 – 09:00
ET: 11:00 – 12:00
JST: 00:00 – 01:00 (Saturday, 17 May)
CST: 23:00 – 00:00
Saturday, 17 May
Practice 3
Local time: 12:30 – 13:30
BST: 11:30 – 12:30
PST: 03:30 – 04:30
ET: 06:30 – 07:30
JST: 19:30 – 20:30
CST: 18:30 – 19:30
Qualifying
Local time: 16:00 – 17:00
BST: 15:00 – 16:00
PST: 07:00 – 08:00
ET: 10:00 – 11:00
JST: 23:00 – 00:00
CST: 22:00 – 23:00
Sunday, 18 May
Grand Prix
Local time: 15:00
BST: 14:00
PST: 06:00
ET: 09:00
JST: 22:00
CST: 21:00
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Max Verstappen is the defending champion having won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 . The Red Bull driver was joined on the podium by McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton holds the lap record at the venue with a time of 1:15.484, which he set in 2020.
Max Verstappen has won the most titles since the race returned to Emilia Romagna in 2020. Here’re the most recent winners:
2020 – Lewis Hamilton
2021 – Max Verstappen
2022 – Max Verstappen
2023 – Not held due to severe local flooding
2024 – Max Verstappen
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025: Where to watch live
Fans watching the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix from the UK can watch via Sky Sports F1 or streaming services such as NowTV. United States viewers can watch through ESPN as well as fuboTV and F1 TV.
