Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last year from pole position. Oscar Piastri just logged an emphatic victory in Bahrain. Points leader Lando Norris is again among the favorites. Will one of these drivers finish first on Sunday? Viewers from around the globe will find out together, albeit at drastically different local times.
How to watch the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Venue: Jeddah Corniche Circuit — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dates: April 18-20
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Practice 1 |
Fri. 9:25 a.m. |
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Practice 2 |
Fri. 12:55 p.m. |
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Practice 3 |
Sat. 9:25 a.m. |
ESPN2 |
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Qualifying |
Sat. 12:55 p.m. |
ESPNEWS |
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Pre-race cov. |
Sun. 10:20 a.m. |
ESPN2 |
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Race |
Sun. 12:55 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
Race coverage can also be streamed on ESPN+.
All three of those drivers have already notched wins in 2025. Piastri has already won twice this season, at Bahrain and China. Verstappen took first place at the Japanese Grand Prix. Norris won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. Fittingly, this trio has the best odds on the board.
They’re followed by two +1000 (10-to-1) choices in George Russell and Charles Leclerc, who respectively sit fourth and fifth in the driver standings. Lewis Hamilton is only seventh, hampered by a disqualification in China.
For more in-depth Formula One coverage in anticipation of Sunday’s blowout, check in with The Athletic’s motorsports team.
Madeline Coleman (on George Russell at the Bahrain Grand Prix)
“The Mercedes driver overcame the initial setback of the one-place grid drop from qualifying and passed Charles Leclerc at the start, holding onto second throughout the race. It didn’t come into question until the final stages as Norris navigated around the Ferraris and started closing the gap to Russell, all while Russell experienced a multitude of issues in his car.
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All may have seemed well externally, but internally, a series of failures unfolded.
‘It felt all under control for a moment, and then suddenly we had a brake-by-wire failure. So suddenly the pedal was going long, and then it was going short,’ Russell explained, meaning he needed to push the pedal further or shorter than normal to get braking action. ‘I didn’t know what was going on. The steering wheel wasn’t working properly, so it was really hard fought to keep Lando behind. I think one more lap, he would have got me pretty comfortably.’”
Luke Smith (on Max Verstappen’s future at Red Bull)
“Red Bull team adviser Helmut Marko has admitted that ‘the concern is great’ about Max Verstappen’s future with the Formula One team due to its current car struggles. The reigning F1 world champion, who has won all four of his titles racing for Red Bull, struggled to sixth place in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix after failing to challenge the leading McLaren cars all weekend.
“Verstappen’s existing Red Bull contract runs through to 2028, but Marko has previously acknowledged that all of the top drivers on the grid have agreements that contain performance-related break clauses. Verstappen was previously linked with a potential move to Mercedes, whose team principal, Toto Wolff, remains friendly with the Dutchman’s father, Jos. Wolff held talks with the Verstappen camp last summer, only for both parties to decide not to pursue a deal.”
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix winner odds
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