Chinese Grand Prix 2025: How to watch this weekend's F1 race, channel, time and more
F1 returns with its second race of the 2025 season, the Chinese Grand Prix, this Sunday. Lando Norris and team McLaren won the F1 season-opener at the Australian Grand Prix last week in Melbourne, and he'll face competitors like last year's Chinese Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, who has the most all-time wins in Shanghai with six victories under his belt. This weekend's race takes place on the Shanghai International Circuit and features 56 laps around the 5.451-kilometer course for a total race distance of 305 km. Here's everything you need to know about F1 this season, including how to watch this weekend's race, along with the full 2025 F1 grand prix schedule.
How to watch the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix:
Date: Sunday, Mar. 23
Time: 2:55 a.m. ET
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming: F1 TV Pro, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, ESPN+, or with a VPN
When is the Chinese Grand Prix?
The 2025 Chinese Grand Prix is on Sunday, Mar. 23, airing at 2:55 a.m. ET. You can also tune in to practices and qualifying races between Thursday and Saturday.
What channel is the Chinese Grand Prix on?
You can tune into Sunday's race on ESPN. This season, ESPN+ will also offer alternate viewing options, including an Onboard Cameras Channel, which gives fans a look at the race from select drivers' perspectives, plus a Driver Tracker that plots every driver's location on the course in real time. For super fans who don’t want to miss a single race, all the action is streamable through an F1 TV Pro subscription.
Schedule of events at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix:
All times Eastern
Thursday March 20
Practice 1: 11:25 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+)
Friday, March 21
Sprint Qualifying: 3:25 a.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+)
Sprint Race: 10:55 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, March 22
Qualifying: 2:55 a.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, March 23
Grand Prix Race: 2:55 a.m. (ESPN, ESPN+ for alternate viewing options)
How to watch the 2025 F1 season:
F1 2025 grand prix schedule:
Sunday, March 23:
Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai International Circuit (3 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, April 6:
Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka International Racing Course (1 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, April 13:
Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit (11 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, April 20:
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah Corniche Circuit (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, May 4:
Miami Grand Prix, Miami International Autodrome (4 p.m. ET, ESPN, ABC)
Sunday, May 18:
Emila Romagna Grand Prix, Imola Circuit (9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, May 25:
Monaco Grand Prix, Circuit de Monaco (9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, June 1:
Spanish Grand Prix, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, June 15:
Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, June 29:
Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring (9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, July 6:
British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit (10 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, July 27:
Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, August 3:
Hungarian Grand Prix, Hangaroring (9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, August 31:
Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort (9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, September 7:
Italian Grand Prix, Monza Circuit (9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, September 21:
Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku City Circuit (7 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, October 5:
Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit (8 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, October 19:
United States Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas (3 p.m. ET, ESPN, ABC)
Sunday, October 26:
Mexico City Grand Prix, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (4 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, November 9:
Sau Paulo Grand Prix, Interlagos Circuit (12 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Saturday, November 22:
Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas Strip Circuit (11 p.m. ET, ESPN, ABC)
Sunday, November 30:
Qatar Grand Prix, Lusail International Circuit (11 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, December 7:
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit (8 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Watch the Chinese Grand Prix with the help of a VPN
Looking for a way to stream F1 coverage from anywhere in the world without ESPN? One way to catch this weekend's coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix is with the help of a VPN. With a VPN, you can change your location to one in the Belgium and stream every race this weekend on RTBF for free. You can also check out free Austrian coverage on ServusTV.
A VPN (virtual private network) helps protect your data, can mask your IP address and is perhaps most popular for being especially useful in the age of streaming. Whether you’re looking to watch Friends on Netflix (which left the U.S. version of the streamer back in 2019) or tune in to the F1 race this weekend without a cable package, a VPN can help you out.
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