Formula 1 holds its first of three rounds in the USA this weekend on another temporary circuit while IndyCar heads to the crests and curves of Barber Motorsport Park.
The Miami Grand Prix is the second sprint event of the F1 season. F1 Academy will provide support race action for the second weekend in a row.Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Miami Grand Prix weekend. Look out for the live page on the site during every session and follow all the action with your fellow RaceFans.
Here’s how to watch the 2025 Miami Grand Prix live in the UK and USA:
2025 Miami Grand Prix live session times
| Event | Date | Start Time | End Time | Time Zone | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Grand Prix: First practice | Friday 2nd May | 5:30pm | 6:30pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPNU |
| Miami Grand Prix: Sprint Race Qualifying | Friday 2nd May | 9:30pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPNEWS | |
| Formula E: Monaco race one | Saturday 3rd May | 2:05pm | Europe: London | UK: ITV4, US: Roku | |
| Miami Grand Prix: Sprint race | Saturday 3rd May | 5:00pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN | |
| IndyCar: Grand Prix of Alabama qualifying | Saturday 3rd May | 7:30pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports Mix, US: FS1 | |
| F1 Academy: Miami International Autodrome race one | Saturday 3rd May | 7:55pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN+ | |
| Miami Grand Prix: Qualifying | Saturday 3rd May | 9:00pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN | |
| Formula E: Monaco race two | Sunday 4th May | 2:05pm | Europe: London | UK: ITV4, US: Roku | |
| F1 Academy: Miami International Autodrome race two | Sunday 4th May | 6:05pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ESPN+ | |
| IndyCar: Grand Prix of Alabama | Sunday 4th May | 6:47pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports Mix, US: Fox | |
| Miami Grand Prix: Race | Sunday 4th May | 9:00pm | Europe: London | UK: Sky Sports F1, US: ABC |
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Viewers in Britain can watch Channel 4’s highlights of the race weekend at the following times:
| Event | Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint race qualifying highlights | Saturday 3rd May | 11:10am | Channel 4 |
| Qualifying and sprint race highlights | Sunday 4th May | 8:30am | Channel 4 |
| Grand prix highlights | Monday 5th May | 1:30am | Channel 4 |
Find the local session times and other support race information for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix here:
Find times for every F1 session this year and all the 2025 race dates with the RaceFans Google Calendar.
2025 Miami Grand Prix
- Nothing for Ferrari to learn from Miami team orders episode – Vasseur
- Hamilton proud of Ferrari as ‘we’re taking a beating from media and people’s comments’
- McLaren legality never in doubt says Piastri as FIA’s post-race check clears car
- Albon did not disobey team orders in Miami says Vowles after Sainz’s complaint
- McLaren score their most emphatic win since Hamilton’s 2008 Silverstone triumph
bernasaurus (@bernasaurus)
28th April 2025, 7:45
As a football / soccer fan, the phrase ‘Sprint Race Qualifying’ is basically just a synonym for ‘International Break’. I’ll watch it if the cat has been walked, I’ve read and responded to every email in the inbox and taken grandma to the supermarket. Even then I’ll probably do something else and just watch the highlights on YouTube.
I’m not sure what value these ‘Sprints’ add, other than for those in attendance. Between Sprint Race Qualifying, Qualifying, Sprint Race and then the Race, it’s probably more than 5 hours in a season that already has 24 ‘events’.
It just makes a F1 race seem less ‘special’ and more saturated.
Joe Seph
28th April 2025, 8:20
To me it ‘adds’ a race situation with fresh tires on low fuel from a standing start. Almost no saving of ‘materielle’. In the latest schedule order reshuffle at least it gives teams an opportunity to tweak their setup for the main race. See how tires fare, how bad is the dirty air. That said, 6 is enough sprints.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
28th April 2025, 8:46
My sentiments entirely. I’m not a fan of the inconsistency it adds to the championship format and the arbitrary awarding of extra points to certain rounds either.
Tony Mansell (@tonymansell)
28th April 2025, 12:33
It’s instead of a practice session. Don’t like don’t watch.
asz
28th April 2025, 14:37
Not watching sprint races does not solve the problem, for two reasons.
First, because such a race still gives out points in a championship you are following and it involves the participants you care about, so no matter how much you dislike it, you are still ‘obliged’ to take it seriously, as opposed to things you can totally eliminate from your life when you do not like them.
Second, because as bernasaurus put it,
A proper grand prix weekend has an arc.
It starts with the least important part (FP) which one may not even watch but the very knowledge it is under way already ‘stirs the blood’. A picture starts to emerge about who’s in form and who’s not; a front runner is full of complaints, a backmarker surges etc. Then comes the qualifying, where the stakes are obviously high; and then the big day towards which the whole weekend was building.
A sprint weekend ruins that arc.
The single FP is like a throw of a dice, not something the teams can truly approach tactically. Sprint qualifying is supposed to be consequential (compared to a FP) but feels meh. A sprint race is lacking in action more often than not, but due to its shortness it also lacks any tactical undercurrent. After that, the story goes back to qualifying again but by that time it loses some of the lustre because it was already preceded by two competitive sessions during the same weekend. And when we finally reach the main race at the end of such a hodgepodge weekend, the ‘big day’ vibe is kind of gone or devalued, replaced by a feeling of saturation or adulteration.
No amount of repeating the mantra “if you don’t like it don’t watch it” will help this.
Mooa42
29th April 2025, 3:51
@asz I thought the old Sprint weekend, when result of the sprint set the grid, did a better job of maintaining the “Arc” of the weekend. It also made the weekend a whole different challenge for the teams with Parc Ferme.
At least the build up continued through to the weekend with the race as the finale.
MichaelN
28th April 2025, 14:08
The sprint race is one more bit of competitive running. It is, in theory, more interesting than practise. But there are still obvious problems with the format. So on the plus side, it’s better they inflict these weekends on the US so the rest of us can have proper GP weekends.
Tony Mansell (@tonymansell)
28th April 2025, 14:40
Agree. It’s a bit of fun or should be. And 3 paragraphs to tell us where it sits in their priorities. And I can’t talk for armchair only fans but a race weekend that you attend it’s way better than FP 2
Ajaxn
2nd May 2025, 15:49
Every sprint weekend hinders actual development. It prevents those behind from catching up.
A Wolf said once, it adds jeopardy.
Craig
28th April 2025, 15:17
I agree the sprint races are pointless and detract more then they add and the sooner we see the back of them the better. Problem is Liberty is too proud to accept people don’t like their “great idea”.
Tony Mansell (@tonymansell)
28th April 2025, 16:57
Turn your telly off. Case solved. Some of us prefer competition to cars mindlessly revolving for no gain. Teams probably hate not having so much data. Good
sam
28th April 2025, 17:22
Turn your computer off.
Tony Mansell (@tonymansell)
29th April 2025, 13:23
But im quite happy with the current status quo. I have no problem with this site or sprint racing. If you moan you dont like it, turn it off. UNderstand?
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
29th April 2025, 2:43
I also prefer sprints to practice, although some people made a good point, as in it can kind of spoil the competitive order of the race.
PeteB (@peteb)
3rd May 2025, 14:25
It’s the same for me. I watch them because I don’t actively hate seeing the cars do a meaningless race that none of the drivers care about but it does take something away from the proper race which is a shame.
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
28th April 2025, 8:40
I haven’t checked these “how to watch” articles in a while so I don’t know when they were added, but thanks for adding the time zone conversion.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
28th April 2025, 8:45
@hunocsi You’re welcome!
Jere (@jerejj)
28th April 2025, 11:09
While I was perfectly okay with the current race start time last year & therefore will also be okay this year, I nevertheless wish it were 15:00 local instead.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
28th April 2025, 18:47
Well done Channel 4… Looks like they share my enthusiasm for this event.
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
29th April 2025, 2:45
Ahah, cause they only show highlights!
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
29th April 2025, 20:25
That’s all they’ve been doing for years.
More like it’s on at half past stupid in the morning.
Alesici
29th April 2025, 12:51
Note it’s a double header Monaco Formula E race too. I’d say this is generally one of the best races of the season, as the Monaco F1 circuit suits Formula E cars perfectly, enabling plently of relatively meaningful overtaking (for Formula E).
My personal favourite event in the F E calendar is Tokyo qualifying in 2 weeks’ time. It has 2 of the most difficult corners in motor racing, a tricky chicane arrived at from a high speed tightening corner representing its braking zone. And best of all, a proper corner with a pretty violent jump to a steep downhill section about 3/4 of the way round the corner, whilst hard on the throttle. I think they were taking off by about 200mm, then collecting together the drift upon crashing down, with a wall fast approaching. I’m praying they don’t sanitise it after last year’s first event. It reminds me of the Nordschleiffe in the 60s, except its jumps tended to be on the straights…
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
29th April 2025, 16:09
Indeed it is, thanks for the reminder. That should have been included to begin with, it’s in there now.
Ajaxn
2nd May 2025, 10:11
The racing week doesn’t start untill I’ve read this.
Thanks again
A link to this schedule could be made prominent on the main banner for each new race.