F1 start time: Saudi Arabia GP 2025 info and how to watch race on TV

F1 returns to Jeddah this weekend for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and round five of the 2025 F1 season. Oscar Piastri claimed his second win of the season last time out with a commanding victory in Bahrain, cutting the gap to championship leader and McLaren teammate Lando Norris to three points in the drivers’ standings . George Russell finished an impressive second for Mercedes while Lewis Hamilton finished fifth - his best result on a Sunday since joining Ferrari.

Max Verstappen was short of pace for Red Bull, in the end coming home sixth, with speculation mounting that the Dutchman could leave at the end of the season. Verstappen won last year’s race in Jeddah, memorable for Ollie Bearman making his F1 debut . Follow the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with The Independent All times BST Saturday 19 April Sunday 20 April The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom - and ESPN in the United States.



Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 4:30pm (GMT). Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Jeddah on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

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Lando Norris – 77 points 2. Oscar Piastri – 74 points 3. Max Verstappen – 69 points 4.

George Russell – 63 points 5. Charles Leclerc – 35 points 6. Kimi Antonelli – 30 points 7.

Lewis Hamilton – 25 points 8. Alex Albon – 18 points 9. Esteban Ocon – 14 points 10.

Lance Stroll – 10 points 11. Pierre Gasly – 6 points 12. Nico Hulkenberg – 6 points 13.

Ollie Bearman – 6 points 14. Isack Hadjar – 4 points 15. Yuki Tsunoda – 5 points 16.

Carlos Sainz – 1 point 17. Liam Lawson – 0 points 18. Jack Doohan – 0 points 19.

Gabriel Bortoleto – 0 points 20. Fernando Alonso – 0 points 1. McLaren - 151 points 2.

Mercedes - 93 points 3. Red Bull - 71 points 4. Ferrari - 57 points 5.

Haas - 20 points 6. Williams - 19 points 7. Aston Martin - 10 points 8.

Racing Bulls - 7 points 9. Alpine - 6 points 10. Sauber - 6 points ROUND 5 - SAUDI ARABIA Jeddah Corniche Circuit - 18-20 April ROUND 6 - MIAMI (sprint weekend) Miami International Autodrome, Hard Rock Stadium - 2-4 May ROUND 7 - EMILIA ROMAGNA Imola Circuit - 16-18 May ROUND 8 - MONACO Circuit de Monaco - 23-25 May ROUND 9 - SPAIN Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - 30 May-1 June ROUND 10 - CANADA Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal - 13-15 June ROUND 11 - AUSTRIA Red Bull Ring, Spielberg - 27-29 June ROUND 12 - GREAT BRITAIN Silverstone Circuit - 4-6 July ROUND 13 - BELGIUM (sprint weekend) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 25-27 July ROUND 14 - HUNGARY Hungaroring, Budapest - 1-3 August ROUND 15 - NETHERLANDS Circuit Zandvoort - 29-31 August ROUND 16 - ITALY Monza Circuit - 5-7 September ROUND 17 - AZERBAIJAN Baku City Circuit - 19-21 September ROUND 18 - SINGAPORE Marina Bay Street Circuit - 3-5 October ROUND 19 - UNITED STATES (sprint weekend) Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 17-19 October ROUND 20 - MEXICO Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 24-26 October ROUND 21 - BRAZIL (sprint weekend) Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 7-9 November ROUND 22 - LAS VEGAS Las Vegas Street Circuit - 20-22 November ROUND 23 - QATAR (sprint weekend) Lusail International Circuit, Lusail - 28-30 November ROUND 24 - ABU DHABI Yas Marina Circuit - 5-7 December.