British driver Lando Norris made the perfect start to the new F1 season, mastering tough conditions to win the Australian Grand Prix in an incident-packed race. The McLaren driver delivered a statement drive to finish ahead of reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull and the Mercedes of George Russell.
Norris secured his fifth career victory after making the right calls during a race that included plenty of crashes, three safety cars and an aborted start.
In this article you can find out how to watch Australian Grand Prix streams from anywhere with a VPN as well as share all the information on where you can catch highlights, race circuit, how the grid is shaped up and, at the very bottom of the page to avoid spoilers, full race results from Sunday.
When was the 2025 Australian Grand Prix?
The 2025 Australian GP took place on Sunday, March 16 at 3 p.m. local time at Albert Park Circuit. That’s 4 a.m GMT / 11 p.m. ET (Sat).
How to watch the Australian Grand Prix 2025 on TV
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix was shown in full on ESPN channels in the U.S. That included all the F1 race weekend practice sessions and qualifying, as well as the race itself.
In the U.K., F1 broadcasting rights belong to Sky TV. Fox Sports is the F1 rights holder in Australia. We have full information on watching F1 on TV here.
Australian Grand Prix 2025 FREE highlights
Not long after the completion of each Grand Prix, the official Formula 1 YouTube channel puts a 5-10 minute highlight package out of the race.
You can find the free Australian Grand Prix highlights right here
Alternatively, later on race day the U.K.'s free to watch Channel 4 streaming service hosts an extended highlights program of two hours that then becomes available on demand. To watch that coverage outside of the U.K., you'll need to use a good VPN — full details below.
Australian Grand Prix full race replay
Below you'll find the international broadcasters that showed F1 live streams as the Australian Grand Prix happened. And the great news is that some of them show a full replay after the race is complete:
- U.K. — Sky Sports or Now
- U.S. — ESPN via Sling/Fubo and ESPN Plus
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The Australian Grand Prix 2025 schedule
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix schedule is as follows:
What happened during Friday's practice sessions?
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc topped second practice at the Australian GP, finishing ahead of the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
Yuki Tsunoda was fourth for Racing Bulls, one place ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, with his rookie team-mate Isack Hadjar impressed as he was sixth.
Who will start the Australian Grand Prix from pole position?
Lando Norris claimed pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and will be joined on the front row by McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.
It had looked as though Piastri would claim first place but he was eclipsed by Norris who went almost a tenth of a second quicker. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start from third position, while Mercedes driver George Russel was fourth.
Australian Grand Prix starting grid
1. Lando Norris
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Max Verstappen
4. George Russell
5. Yuki Tsunoda
6. Alex Albon
7. Charles Leclerc
8. Lewis Hamilton
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Carlos Sainz
11. Isack Hadjar
12. Fernando Alonso
13. Lance Stroll
14. Jack Doohan
15. Gabriel Bortoleto
16. Kimi Antonelli
17. Nico Hulkenberg
18. Liam Lawson
19. Esteban Ocon
20. Ollie Bearman
What time is the Australian Grand Prix worldwide?
Lights out for the start of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix is set for 3 p.m. local time in Melbourne on Sunday, March 16. Here are the 2025 Australian Grand Prix start times in Europe, India, South Africa and other worldwide locations:
- 9 p.m. PST (Sat) – Pacific Standard Time
- 10 p.m. MST (Sat) – Mountain Standard Time
- 11 p.m. CST (Sat) – Central Standard Time
- 12 a.m. EST – Mexico City, Mexico1
- 12 a.m. EST – Eastern Standard Time
- 1 a.m. BRT – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 4 a.m. GMT – United Kingdom
- 5 a.m. CET – Central Europe
- 6 a.m. SAST – South Africa
- 8 a.m. GST – Dubai, UAE
- 9:30 a.m. IST – New Delhi, India
- 11 a.m. WIB – Jakarta, Indonesia
- 12 p.m. CST – Beijing, China
- 3 p.m. AEDT – Australia
- 5 a.m. NZDT – New Zealand
Australian Grand Prix circuit
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix takes place over 58 laps of the 5.278 km Albert park Circuit.
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix as moved frequently with 23 different venues having been used since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. The race became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1985. Since 1996, it has been held at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, with the exceptions of 2020 and 2021, when the races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australian Grand Prix FAQs
So, that's how to watch the Australian Grand Prix and all the race timings sorted. Now here's an F1 Australian GP FAQ for everything else you want to know about the upcoming race.
When is the next race?
The next race is the Chinese Grand Prix which takes place just one week later on Sunday, March 23.
Who won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix?
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Jr. won the race just two weeks after undergoing an appendectomy that caused him to miss the preceding Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured pole position but was forced to retire after just four laps.
What is the lap record at the Australian Grand Prix?
Ferrari’s Charles LeClerc set the fastest lap time in 2024, posting a time of 1:19.813.
Australian Grand Prix winners
German great Michael Schumacher tops the list with four victories. Of the current drivers, Lewis Hamilton has won on two occasions, while LeClerc, Saniz and Verstappen have all won once.
Australian Grand Prix race results
1. Lando Norris McLaren
2. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3. George Russell Mercedes
4. Alex Albon Williams
5. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
6. Lance Stroll Aston Martin
7. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber
8. Charles Leclerc Ferrari
9. Oscar Piastri McLaren
10. Lewis Hamilton Ferrari
11 .Pierre Gasly Alpine
12. Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls
13. Esteban Ocon Haas
14. Oliver Bearman Haas
DNF Liam Lawson Red Bull Racing
DNF Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber
DNF Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
DNF Carlos Sainz Williams
DNF Jack Doohan Alpine
DNS Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls
