F1 start time: What time does the Monaco Grand Prix start? How to watch and live stream

Don’t want to miss a single second of the Monaco Grand Prix? Don’t worry, we have F1 start time and live stream information from around the world to cover you.

The ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of the calendar, the Monaco Grand Prix is the quintessential essence of Formula 1 and has been held as a race for almost a century – and it finally had a home winner in 2024, after Charles Leclerc took an emotional victory around the streets he calls home.

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

The Monaco Grand Prix will start at 3pm local time on Sunday 25 May 2025, which equates to these times in the following territories around the world:

United States and Canada*: 6am Pacific, 8am Central, 9am Eastern
Mexico: 7am [Mexico City]
United Kingdom: 2pm
Central European Time**: 3pm
South Africa: 3pm
Gulf Standard Time: 5pm
India: 6.30pm
Indonesia*: 8pm [Western Indonesia Time]
China: 9pm
Singapore: 9pm
Malaysia: 9pm
Philippines: 9pm
Japan: 10pm
Australia*: 11pm [Australian Eastern Standard Time]
New Zealand: 1am [New Zealand Standard Time] [Monday 26 May]

*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 Monaco 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 Monaco 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
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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Monaco Grand Prix live stream: How to watch online

F1 fans will be able to live stream the Monaco 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 Monaco Grand Prix?

The Monaco Grand Prix is the only race on the calendar that does not run to a full 300km-plus-one-lap specification, owing to its unique nature and demanding layout.

The race instead runs to a shorter 260km, which equates to 78 laps of the Principality – but it still takes close to the full two hours allocated for a full Grand Prix.

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