The British Grand Prix is one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar in the UK, and here is the F1 start time information from around the world for it.

Silverstone played host to the very first Formula 1 World Championship race all the way back in 1950, and through its various layout changes over the years, many of its iconic corners remain to this day.

F1 start time: What time does the British Grand Prix start?

The British Grand Prix will start at 3pm local time on Sunday 6 July 2025, which equates to these times in the following territories around the world:

United States and Canada*: 7am Pacific, 9am Central, 10am Eastern
Mexico: 8am [Mexico City]
United Kingdom: 3pm
Central European Time**: 4pm
South Africa: 4pm
Gulf Standard Time: 6pm
India: 7.30pm
China: 10pm
Japan: 11pm
Australia*: 12am [Australian Eastern Standard Time] [Monday 8 July]
New Zealand: 2am [New Zealand Standard Time] [Monday 8 July]

*Convert to check locally if you do not live in an area of this territory with these time zones.

How to watch the British Grand Prix on TV

Viewers in the UK can stream every F1 race live with a Sky Sports subscription or a NOW Sports Month Membership. With NOW TV, there is no contract in place and you can cancel any time!

Different nations and territories around the world have their own broadcasting rights deals with Formula 1, and here is a selection of where F1 fans will be able to watch the British Grand Prix from across the globe, be it through pay TV or free-to-air:

Argentina: Fox Sports
Australia: Fox Sports
Brazil: BandSports, TV Bandeirantes
Canada: RDS (French), TSN (English)
Central Asia: Setanta Sports
China: CCTV
France: Canal+
Germany: Sky Sport F1
India: FanCode
Italy: Sky Sport F1
Japan: DAZN, Fuji TV
Latin America (except Argentina and Mexico): ESPN
Mexico: Fox Sports
Middle East and North Africa: beIN Sports
Netherlands: Viaplay
New Zealand: Sky Sport, Prime (highlights)
Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 UK
Spain: DAZN
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
United Kingdom: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4
United States: ESPN, ESPN Deportes

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British Grand Prix live stream: How to watch online

F1 fans will be able to live stream the British Grand Prix through platforms such as NOW and Sky Go in the UK.

F1 TV Pro is available worldwide in selected territories, which offers exclusive features like onboard cameras from all 20 cars, pre and post-race shows and much more.

F1 TV Pro is also able to be live streamed via Apple TV, Chromecast Generation 2 and above, Android TV, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku, without ad breaks and with commentary available in six languages.

Here is a list of all the territories where F1 TV Pro is available.

How long is the British Grand Prix?

Every race except from the Monaco Grand Prix runs to around the same distance measured to 300km plus one lap, which gets closest to 305km – or is time-limited to a two-hour race within a three-hour window.

For the British Grand Prix, this distance equates to 52 laps.

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