It's finally here! After three intense days of testing, Formula 1 is ready to restart its engines and inaugurate the 2025 season. For the first time in four years, the Championship will start in Australia, on the striking semi-permanent track of Melbourne. Everything is ready at Albert Park: from 14 to 16 March, the fastest single-seaters on the planet will speed along its 5,278 metres, putting on a show in the first challenge of the year.
As always, the Formula 1 World Championship will be live on Sky Italia channels. Below is the official programme of the weekend.
Australian GP, the schedule
Friday 14 March
Free Practice 1: 02:30am
Free Practice 2: 06:00 am
Saturday, 15th March
Free practice 3: 02:30 am
Qualifying: 06:00
Sunday 16 March
Race: 05:00
Australian GP, how to follow it on TV and streaming
The entire Australian GP weekend, like all world championship rounds, will be broadcast live on TV on Sky and in streaming on SkyGo: free practice, qualifying and races, in detail, will be visible on Sky Sport F1 HD and Sky Sport Uno channels. Here is the schedule:
Friday - Free Practice
FP1 (Friday 14 March, 02:30): live TV on Sky Sport F1 HD; streaming on SkyGo or Now TV
FP2 (Friday 14 March, 06:00): live TV on Sky Sport F1 HD; streaming on SkyGo or Now TV
Saturday - Free Practice and Qualifying
FP3: (Saturday 15 March, 02:30): live TV on Sky Sport F1 HD and Sky Sport Uno; SkyGo streaming or Now TV
Q1, Q2 and Q3 (Saturday 15 March, 06:00): live TV on Sky Sport F1 HD and Sky Sport Uno; SkyGo or Now TV streaming; delayed coverage also on TV8 (time to be announced)
Sunday - Race
Race (Sunday 16 March, 05:00): live TV on Sky Sport F1 HD and Sky Sport Uno; SkyGo or Now TV streaming; delayed coverage also on TV8 (time to be announced)
The Grand Prix live on formula1.it
You can follow the weekend's sessions live on formula1.it, through the news dedicated to qualifying and the live page dedicated to the race with statistics, infographics and images from the circuit. Follow us also on X for all the updates in real time.
Not only Formula 1 in Melbourne
The Formula 3 and Formula 2 championships will also make their debut in Melbourne. Many new faces will be seen in the two categories, including many Italians, such as Nicola Marinangeli, Nicola Lacorte, Brando Badoer, Leonardo Fornaroli and Gabriele Minì. Below are the times of all sessions available live on 207 Sky Sport and NOW TV.
Formula 3
Thursday
Free Practice: 22:50 - 23:35
Friday
Qualifying: 04:00 - 04:30
Saturday
Sprint Race: 01:15 - 02:00
Feature Race: 23:00 - 23:45
Formula 2
Friday
Free Practice: 00:00 - 00:45
Qualifying: 07:30 - 08:00
Saturday
Sprint Race: 04:15 - 05:00
Sunday
Feature Race: 01:30 - 02:30
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