After a brief stop-off across the Atlantic earlier this month, the F1 stars return to race action on a European track for the first time in four weeks, when they roar off the grid at the Red Bull Ring on June 29 for the Austrian Grand Prix. There was an exhilarating, action-packed finish to the Canadian GP in Montreal, and we are expecting more high-octane drama in Spielberg. You won’t want to miss a single second of the build-up to the race, or of course the race itself, and you won’t have to, with wall-to-wall live coverage available.
George Russell broke the McLaren stranglehold and became the fourth different driver to top the podium this season, holding off Max Verstappen to clinch victory in Montreal on June 15. It was the Mercedes driver’s first race success since winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix last November and gives him a timely boost as he aims to record back-to-back Austrian victories. Montreal also proved to be momentous for Russell’s Mercedes teammate, Kimi Antonelli, who finished third and in doing so secured a spot on an F1 podium for the first time ever. At 18 years of age, he’s the third youngest driver to achieve that feat, after Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll.
Red Bull followers are expected to descend on the Austrian city of Spielberg in their droves to cheer on Max Verstappen (and Yuki Tsunoda). Much to their joy, it has become one of the main hunting grounds for Verstappen, with the Dutchman holding the record for the most victories with four. He looked to be heading towards a 5th win at the track in the space of seven years, twelve months ago, but a race incident involving the 4-time F1 world champion and Lando Norris, 8 laps from the finish, saw George Russell take advantage and the chequered flag.
European F1 fans will be in seventh heaven in general, as the Austrian Grand Prix kicks off a stellar summer with seven successive races, stretched over three months, taking place on the continent. Following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in mid-September, the F1 boys bid farewell to Europe and go jet-setting around the globe for the remaining section of the 2025 schedule.
Although first held as an F1 event in 1964, there has been several periods when the Austrian GP was left off the race calendar. Following a 10-year hiatus, it roared back to life in 2014 and has been on the annual F1 schedule from then on. Since 1970, the race has been held at the Osterreichring, which is currently known as the Red Bull Ring, due to its ownership by the Austrian drinks company. The Austrian Grand Prix remains one of the cult favourites on the Formula One season calendar.
Let GOAL give you all the important information you need ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, including the full weekend schedule of events and how you can watch and stream all the action live.
How to watch the F1 Austrian Grand Prix 2025
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The Austrian Grand Prix will be available to watch live and exclusively on Sky Sports F1 (and Main Event) in the UK, like all F1 race weekends will be this year. Sky Sports coverage includes not only the main race itself, which gets underway from 2 pm (BST) on Sunday, June 29, but also additional coverage of practice and qualifying sessions across the entire weekend, offering round-the-clock coverage from Friday through to Sunday.
If you're an existing Sky customer, you can add Sky Sports online, or through the My Sky app at any time. The package starts from £20 per month with Sky Stream. Sky Sports+ is included at no extra cost, which allows the viewer the opportunity to watch many more live events across a range of sports. The Sky Sports app allows subscribers to download and watch live sport on the go and is available on iPhone, iPad, and Android. NOW TV offers a variety of sign-ups for the avid sports watcher, including the ‘Sports Day Membership, which allows access to all 12 Sky Sports channels for 24 hours for £14.99.
Where is the F1 Austrian Grand Prix 2025 held?
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The Austrian Grand Prix is staged at the Red Bull Ring, which is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Austria. Each lap is 2.6 miles long and features 10 turns. The circuit was founded as the Osterreichring when it opened in 1969. Despite being shortened and rebuilt in the 1990s and renamed the A1-Ring, it was closed for a lengthy period from 2004. After being purchased by Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz, the track underwent further reconstruction and was reopened under its current guise of the Red Bull Ring. Formula One returned to the circuit in the 2014 season, with MotoGP following suit two years later. The Red Bull Ring also hosted a second F1 event named the Styrian Grand Prix in 2020 and 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic affected the schedules of those seasons.
F1 Austrian Grand Prix 2025 Weekend Schedule
The Austrian Grand Prix 2025 runs over the full weekend, from Friday, June 27, through Sunday, June 29. Practice sessions, qualifying, and the race itself are spread out over three days.
Below, you can find the timings for each practice session, qualifying, and the Grand Prix, as well as which channel to watch them on:
| Date | Session | Time (BST) | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 27 | Practice 1 | 12:30 pm | Sky Sports F1 |
| Friday, June 27 | Practice 2 | 4 pm | Sky Sports F1 |
| Saturday, June 28 | Practice 3 | 11:30 am | Sky Sports F1 |
| Saturday, June 28 | Qualifying | 3 pm | Sky Sports F1 |
| Sunday, June 29 | Grand Prix | 2 pm | Sky Sports F1 |
Can I watch the Austrian Grand Prix 2025 on F1 TV?
F1 TV is the over-the-top streaming package operated by Formula One Management (FOM), the provider of the world feed for F1 broadcasts throughout each season. The service offers commercial-free coverage of all races as part of a single package. Due to rights deals, F1 TV is limited to the countries it is allowed to operate. The service is not available in the United Kingdom, meaning fans hoping to use it would need a VPN to access it and watch the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.
However, you can still purchase F1 TV in the UK to access bonus content, such as live timing, map and leaderboard features, as well as access to team radios and other statistics. You can also view pre- and post-race shows with in-depth analysis and behind-the-scenes facts.
Can I watch the F1 Austrian Grand Prix 2025 on demand?
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If you have a Sky Sports F1 subscription, you can watch a re-run of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix on demand after the race has finished through the channel’s digital and online options. The Sky Go app, for mobile devices and personal tablets, will allow viewers to watch the race in full, while those with a Sky+ subscription will also be able to record the race and catch it retroactively. Additionally, those with NOW TV will be able to effectively draw upon the Sky Sports F1 coverage, too, though their ability to access on-demand replay broadcasts will be limited due to the nature of the package.
The Sky Go app, for mobile devices and personal tablets, will allow viewers to watch the race in full, while those with a Sky+ subscription will also be able to record the game and catch it retroactively.
Additionally, those with NOW TV will be able to effectively draw upon the Sky Sports F1 coverage, too, though their ability to access on-demand replay broadcasts will be limited due to the nature of the package.
How to watch the F1 Austrian Grand Prix 2025 from anywhere with a VPN
If you find yourself unable to view the Austrian Grand Prix locally, you may need a different way to watch the race. That's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on race day, by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're travelling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins. With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to race action. Most VPNs, like NordVPN, make it easy to do this.
We highly recommend using NordVPN, but you can also check out our detailed VPN guide for other options.