JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) Heres a guide that tells you what you need to know about Sundays Saudi Arabian F1 Grand Prix. Its the fifth round of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
How to watch the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on TV
In the U.S., ESPN.
Other countries are listed here .
What is the remainder of the Saudi Arabian GP schedule?
C Saturday: Third practice and qualifying.
C Sunday: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 50 laps of the 6.2-kilometer (3.8-mile) Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Starts at 1900 GMT (1 p.m. ET)
Where is the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix taking place?
The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is one of the newest venues on the F1 calendar after making its debut in 2021. Hosting F1 is part of Saudi Arabias push to become a major player in global sports. Jeddah is fast for a street circuit and walls close to the track mean the slightest error brings heavy punishment. Its the second night race in a row after last weeks Bahrain Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is the only driver to win in Jeddah twice. Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez have one win each.
What happened in the last race?
Oscar Piastri became the first driver to win two races this season with a dominant drive from pole position to victory in Bahrain. It was a dramatic race behind him as George Russell contended with electrical problems and held off Piastris teammate Lando Norris to take second. Verstappen had problems with his Red Bull and placed sixth. Norris leads the 2025 driver standings by three points from Piastri.
What happened in Friday practice in Saudi Arabia?
Norris set the fastest time of the day in second practice and was only .007 of a second off Pierre Gasly in the first session. His McLaren teammate Piastri also had strong pace. Verstappen recovered from handling problems earlier in the day to be third fastest in the second session. Verstappens Red Bull teammate Yuki Tsunoda was unhurt in a crash which brought out the red flag.
What do I need to know about F1 so far?
Get caught up:
The F1 title fight is increasingly focused on McLarens drivers but Max Verstappen is still hopeful
Oscar Piastri cruises to win at Bahrain Grand Prix, with Lando Norris third
Max Verstappen says hes relaxed despite speculation about his Formula 1 future
Lando Norris feels nowhere near his best as Formula 1 title contest heats up inside McLaren
Concerns mount at Red Bull after Max Verstappens catastrophe as F1 heads to Saudi Arabia
Key stats at Jeddah
58 McLarens gap over its nearest challenger Mercedes in the constructors standings shows how its the only team to be consistently fast at all tracks so far.
69 Verstappen has scored all but two of Red Bulls 71 points this season. Tsunodas ninth place in Bahrain was the first time any of his teammates finished in the top 10 since November.
7 Rookie Oliver Bearman made a splash on debut in Saudi Arabia last year with seventh place as an emergency stand-in for Ferrari. Now at Haas, thats still Bearmans best finish in F1.
What they said after practice
The competition doesnt seem far away, so we need to iron out a couple of things to put us in the best place for qualifying. Piastri
I think we learned a lot from the sessions today, but it is still not quite where we want the car to be. Verstappen
Its not controversial to say that McLaren looked like they were clear in front but Im hopeful we can be in the fight for best of the rest once again as we head into the weekend. Mercedes driver Russell
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以下是关于沙特阿拉伯F1大奖赛的指南，该赛事于周日举行，是2025年F1赛季的第五轮比赛。
如何在电视上观看沙特阿拉伯大奖赛
在美国，ESPN。
这里列出了其他国家。
沙特阿拉伯大奖赛的日程表还剩什么？
周六：第三次练习和资格赛。
周日：沙特阿拉伯大奖赛，在6.2公里（3.8英里）长的吉达滨海赛道上进行50圈。比赛于格林威治标准时间19:00（东部时间下午1点）开始
沙特阿拉伯大奖赛在哪里举行？
吉达海滨赛道是2021年首次亮相后F1日历中最新的赛道之一。举办F1比赛是沙特阿拉伯努力成为全球体育领域重要角色的重要一环。对于一条街道赛道而言，吉达的赛道速度极快，赛道周围的围墙意味着任何微小的失误都会带来严重的惩罚。在上周的巴林大奖赛之后，这将是连续第二场夜间比赛。马克斯·维斯塔潘是唯一两次在吉达获胜的赛车手，而刘易斯·汉密尔顿和塞尔吉奥·佩雷斯则各自赢得一次。
上一场比赛发生了什么？
奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里（Oscar Piastri）以从杆位到巴林获胜的出色表现，成为本赛季首位赢得两场比赛的赛车手。在他身后，乔治·拉塞尔（George Russell）因电器问题而争斗，并成功阻挡了皮亚斯特里的队友兰多·诺里斯（Lando Norris），获得第二名。维斯塔潘（Verstappen）在红牛（Red Bull）上遇到问题，最终获得第六名。诺里斯（Norris）在2025年车手积分榜上领先皮亚斯特里（Piastri）3分。
在沙特阿拉伯的周五训练中发生了什么？
在第二次练习中，诺里斯（Norris）以最快的成绩结束，在第一次练习中仅落后皮埃尔·加斯利（Pierre Gasly）0.007秒。他的迈凯伦（McLaren）队友皮亚斯特里（Piastri）也表现出强劲的节奏。维斯塔潘（Verstappen）从当天早些时候的操控问题中恢复过来，在第二次练习中以第三快的成绩结束。维斯塔潘的红牛（Red Bull）队友菅原健太郎（Yuki Tsunoda）在造成红旗的碰撞中安然无恙。
到目前为止，我需要了解哪些关于F1的知识？
一起回顾一下：
F1的冠军争夺战日益聚焦在迈凯伦车队的驾驶员身上，但马克斯·维斯塔潘仍充满希望。
奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里在巴林大奖赛中轻松夺冠，兰多·诺里斯获得第三名
尽管有关于他F1未来去向的种种猜测，但马克斯·维斯塔潘（Max Verstappen）表示自己很“放松”。
随着F1冠军争夺战在迈凯伦车队中愈发激烈，兰多·诺里斯感觉“离自己的最佳状态还很远”。
当F1赛事即将在沙特阿拉伯举行时，马克斯·维斯塔潘（Max Verstappen）的“灾难”使得红牛车队（Red Bull）的担忧加剧。
吉达的关键统计数据
截至目前，在车队积分榜上，迈凯伦（McLaren）与最接近的挑战者梅赛德斯（Mercedes）之间的差距，显示了迈凯伦是唯一一支在所有赛道上都能保持持续快速速度的队伍。
本赛季，维斯塔潘为红牛车队赢得了71个积分中的70个。田中在巴林获得的第九名是自11月以来他的队友首次跻身前十名。
去年，作为法拉利的紧急替补，在沙特阿拉伯的初次亮相中，菜鸟奥利弗·贝尔曼以第七名的成绩引起了轰动。如今在哈斯车队，这仍然是贝尔曼在F1中的最佳成绩。
他们在训练后的发言
比赛看似即将来临，因此我们需要解决一些问题，以使我们处于最佳状态，为晋级做好准备。
我认为我们从今天的会议中学到了很多，但汽车仍然没有达到我们希望的状态。'Max Verstappen
说迈凯伦（McLaren）看起来在前方是显而易见的，这并非有争议的观点。但希望我们在周末之前能够再次与其余车队一较高下。
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