It’s been a torturous two-week break, to say the least, for F1 fans. We were all left craving more following highly entertaining back-to-back race weekends in Italy, Monaco and Spain. The 2025 F1 season has been a stellar one to date, and the wait for the next instalment of thrilling action is finally over with the Canadian GP getting underway on June 15.
Oscar Piastri arrives on Canadian soil in fine fettle following his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, which was his fourth race triumph of the season. It consolidated the Aussies’ lead at the top of the F1 Drivers’ Championship. However, his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, is breathing down his neck, having only finished out of the top-2 in two of the previous nine GPs this year.
The McLarens look to be going from strength to strength with Norris and Piastri both claiming pole en route to their respective race wins at the Circuit de Monaco and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The defending 4-time F1 world champion, Max Verstappen, is the only other driver to top the podium aside from the McLaren pair during the current campaign, having clinched victories at the Japanese and Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
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Despite trailing Piastri and Norris in the standings, Verstappen will take heart from his recent performances at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where he has won three races on the spin for the Red Bull outfit. The dynamic Dutchman still has a way to go to emulate the memorable Montreal feats of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. Both F1 legends roared to victory in Canada on seven occasions apiece.
Let GOAL give you all the important information you need ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, including the full weekend schedule of events and how you can watch and stream all the action live.
How to watch the F1 Canadian Grand Prix 2025
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The Canadian Grand Prix will be available to watch live and exclusively on Sky Sports F1 (and Main Event) in the UK, as all F1 race weekends will be this year. Sky Sports coverage includes not only the main race itself, which gets underway from 7 pm (BST) on Sunday, June 15, 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 Canadian Grand Prix 2025 held?
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The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a 4.361 km (2.710 mi) motor racing circuit on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As well as hosting the F1 Canadian Grand Prix since 1978, it has also hosted the World Sportscar Championship, the Champ Car World Series (Grand Prix of Montreal), the NASCAR Pinty’s and Nationwide Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Originally named the Ile Notre-Dame Circuit, it would be renamed in 1982 in honour of Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, following his tragic death at the Belgian Grand Prix earlier that year.
F1 Canadian Grand Prix 2025 Weekend Schedule
The 2025 Canadian Grand Prix runs over the full weekend, from Friday, June 13, through Sunday, June 15. Practice, 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 | Phase | Time (BST) | Watch | Stream |
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| Friday, June 13 | Practice 1 | 6:30 PM | Sky Sports F1 | NOW TV |
| Friday, June 13 | Practice 2 | 10 PM | Sky Sports F1 | NOW TV |
| Saturday, June 14 | Practice 3 | 5:30 PM | Sky Sports F1 | NOW TV |
| Saturday, June 14 | Qualifying | 9 PM | Sky Sports F1 | NOW TV |
| Sunday, June 15 | Grand Prix | 7 PM | Sky Sports F1 | NOW TV |
Can I watch the Canadian Grand Prix 2025 on F1 TV?
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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 Canadian 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 Canadian 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 Canadian 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.
How to watch the F1 Canadian Grand Prix 2025 from anywhere with a VPN
If you find yourself unable to view the Canadian 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.