McLaren’s driver Oscar Piastri won the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix. (Xia Yifang/Xinhua via Getty Images)
(Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)
After taking the weekend off, F1 returns with its third race of the 2025 season, the Japanese Grand Prix, this Sunday. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took home first place at the Chinese Grand Prix, but his teammate Lando Norris continues to lead in the world championship — yes, even over Max Verstappen.
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This weekend’s race takes place on the Suzuka Circuit and features 53 laps around the 5.807-kilometer course for a total race distance of 307.47 km. Here’s everything you need to know about F1 this season, including how to watch this latest race, along with the full 2025 F1 Grand Prix schedule.
How to watch the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix:
Date: Sunday, Apr. 6
Time: 1 a.m. ET
Location: Suzuka Circuit
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming: F1 TV Pro, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, ESPN+, or with a VPN
When is the Japanese Grand Prix?
The 2025 Japanese Grand Prix is on Sunday, Apr. 6, airing at 1 a.m. ET. Thanks to that time difference, it’s basically a Saturday night event for U.S. viewers. You can also tune in to practices and qualifying races between Thursday and Saturday.
What channel is the Japanese 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.
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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 Japanese Grand Prix:
All times Eastern
Thursday, Apr. 3
Practice 1: 8:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Apr. 4
Practice 2: 2 – 3 a.m.
Practice 3: 8:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Apr. 5
Qualifying: 2 a.m.
Sunday, Apr. 6
Grand Prix Race: 1 a.m. (ESPN, ESPN+ for driver tracker and more alternative viewing options)
How to watch the 2025 F1 season:
An F1 TV Pro subscription lets you stream every F1 race live, plus all the practices, qualifying races and pre-race shows. F1 TV is also home to F1’s post-race live shows, analysis, Tech Talks, documentaries and the official F1 archive. You can subscribe to F1 TV Pro for $10.99/month or pay $85 for the entire season.
Some F1 coverage will stream on ESPN+ this season, and this weekend you can catch alternative coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix, including the 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.
If you’re a general sports lover and want to occasionally tune into F1 coverage, an ESPN+ subscription could be an option.
ESPN+ grants you access to exclusive ESPN+ content including live events, fantasy sports tools and premium ESPN+ articles. You can stream ESPN+ through an app on your smart TV, phone, tablet, computer and on ESPN.com.
Watch the Japanese Grand Prix with the help of a VPN
Looking for a way to stream F1 coverage from anywhere in the world without ESPN? One option for catching this weekend’s coverage of the grand prix is with the help of a VPN. With a VPN, you can change your location to one in Belgium and stream every race this weekend on RTBF for free. You can also check out free Austrian coverage on ServusTV.
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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.
ExpressVPN offers “internet without borders,” meaning you can tune into a Belgian or Austrian livestream of the race for free as opposed to paying for ESPN or ESPN+ for US coverage of F1. All you’ll need to do is sign up for ExpressVPN, change your server location to one in Belgium and then find the F1 livestream on RTBF, or change your location to Austria to watch free coverage on ServusTV.
ExpressVPN’s added protection, speed and range of location options make it an excellent choice for first-time VPN users looking to stretch their streaming abilities. It’s Engadget’s top pick for the best streaming VPN, and the service offers a 30-day money-back guarantee in case you’re nervous about trying a VPN.
F1 2025 grand prix schedule:
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)
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Sunday, May 4:
Miami Grand Prix, Miami International Autodrome (4 p.m. ET, ESPN, ABC)
Sunday, May 18:
Emilia 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)
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Sunday, August 3:
Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring (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)
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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)
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