F1 start time: What time does the Mexico City GP start? How to watch and live stream

The Mexico City Grand Prix plays host to a party atmosphere, and here is all the F1 start time information you need for the race.

Sergio Perez enjoyed a huge home backing while he was on the grid, with the Foro Sol Stadium section of the circuit providing a unique sector of Formula 1 action.

F1 start time: What time does the Mexico City Grand Prix start?

The Mexico City Grand Prix will start at 2pm local time on Sunday 26 October 2025, which equates to these times in the following territories around the world:

United States and Canada*: 1pm Pacific, 3pm Central, 4pm Eastern
Mexico: 2pm [Mexico City]
United Kingdom: 8pm
Central European Time**: 10pm
South Africa: 10pm
Gulf Standard Time: 12am [Monday 27 October]
India: 1.30am [Monday 27 October]
Indonesia*: 3am [Western Indonesia Time] [Monday 27 October]
China: 4am [Monday 27 October]
Singapore: 4am [Monday 27 October]
Malaysia: 4am [Monday 27 October]
Philippines: 4am [Monday 27 October]
Japan: 5am [Monday 27 October]
Australia*: 7am [Australian Eastern Daylight Time] [Monday 27 October]
New Zealand: 9am [New Zealand Daylight Time] [Monday 27 October]

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

**Covers 30 nations and territories: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (except the Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City.

How to watch the Mexico City 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 Mexico City 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
Malaysia: beIN Sports
Mexico: Fox Sports, Canal 5
Middle East and North Africa: beIN Sports
Netherlands: Viaplay
New Zealand: Sky Sport, Prime (highlights)
Pakistan: A Sports
Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 UK (highlights)
South Korea: Coupang Play
Spain: DAZN
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
United Kingdom: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 (highlights)
United States: ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ABC

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Mexico City Grand Prix live stream: How to watch online

F1 fans will be able to live stream the Mexico City 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 Mexico City 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 Mexico City Grand Prix, this distance equates to 71 laps.

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