After a week off following the first doubleheader of the 2025 season, the Formula 1 returns to Asia next weekend. The third race of the calendar year, the Japanese Grand Prix, will be held at the Suzuka Circuit.
Japanese Grand Prix 2025: Schedule and start times
The event in Japan will take place on 4-6 April, 2025. For European fans, the first session of the day (FP1 and FP3) will begin on both Friday and Saturday at 03:30, while the second sessions (FP2 and Qualifying) will kick off at 07:00 respectively.
Here are the events and schedule of Japanese GP 2025:
Thursday April 3
- 5am: Drivers’ Press Conference
Friday April 4
- 3am: Japanese GP Practice One (session starts at 3.30am)
- 5.30am: Team Principals’ Press Conference
- 6.45am: Japanese GP Practice Two (session starts at 7am)
- 8.15am: The F1 Show
Saturday April 5
- 3.15am: Japanese GP Practice Three (session starts at 3.30am)
- 6am: Japanese GP Qualifying build-up
- 7am: Japanese GP Qualifying
- 9am: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook
Sunday April 6
- 4.30am: Japanese GP build-up: Grand Prix Sunday
- 6am: THE JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
- 8am: Japanese GP reaction: Chequered Flag
- 9am: Ted’s Notebook
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Japanese Grand Prix 2025: How to watch live in the UK and US
Here’s where to catch the action live:
| Event | Date | Start Time | End Time | Time Zone | Channels |
| Japanese GP: First practice | Friday 4th April | 3:30am | 4:30am | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPNEWS |
| Japanese GP: Second practice | Friday 4th April | 7:00am | 8:00am | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN2 |
| Japanese GP: Third practice | Saturday 5th April | 3:30am | 4:30am | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPNEWS |
| Japanese GP: Qualifying | Saturday 5th April | 7:00am | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN3 | |
| Japanese GP: Race | Sunday 6th April | 6:00am | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN |
