Formula One 2025: What time is the Australian Grand Prix?
The 2025 Formula One season will feature 24 races, the first of which will take place in Australia this weekend.
The 2025 Formula One season will feature 24 races, the first of which will take place in Australia this weekend.
The next battle is scheduled for the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday, 16 March.
The lights will go out at 06:00 (SA time).
Max Verstappen is the defending drivers’ champion – for a fourth consecutive year – while McLaren are the reigning constructors’ title winners.
As a reminder, the 2024 Australian Grand Prix was won by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ahead of team0mate Charles Leclerc with McLaren’s Lando Norris in third.
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX TIMES
All times SA
Friday, 14 March
Practice 1
Practice 2
Saturday, 15 March
Practice 3: 03:30 – 04:30
Qualifying: 07:00 – 08:00
Sunday, 16 March
Main race: 06:00
Standings ahead of the Australian Grand Prix
Drivers
| Rank | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 0 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 0 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 0 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 0 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 0 |
| 6 | George Russell | 0 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | 0 |
| 8 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 0 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 0 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 0 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | 0 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | 0 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | 0 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | 0 |
| 15 | Jack Doohan | 0 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | 0 |
| 17 | Kimi Antonelli | 0 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | 0 |
| 19 | Isack Hadjar | 0 |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | 0 |
| Rank | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 0 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 0 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 0 |
| 6 | Haas | 0 |
| 7 | Alpine | 0 |
| 8 | RB | 0 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 |
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