- United States GP: Sunday, October 19, 8pm BST / 3pm ET
- Best Free Trial: YouTube TV (10-days)
- Watch from anywhere with NordVPN (Try 100% risk-free)
The Formula 1 season continues at Circuit of the Americas, with McLaren’s title contenders, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, continuing to duel it out. The Papaya duo crashed out in Saturday’s sprint race and will be hoping a similar outcome doesn’t happen this Sunday.
Elsewhere, Max Verstappen will be keen to continue his Drivers’ Championship comeback as he starts from pole.
As always, there’s no shortage of ways to watch the 2025 United States Grand Prix — but free streams are few and far between.
Luckily, fans in the U.S. have several cord-cutting options offering free trial periods like YouTube TV (10-day free trial), and we’ll walk you through the best ones to take advantage of during this action-packed F1 weekend.
How to watch 2025 United States GP free trials from anywhere
Formula 1 lovers traveling outside the US will need to use a VPN to access their usual free trial and catch the 2025 United States Grand Prix live.
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It’s really easy to use a VPN to watch United States Grand Prix action on cord-cutting services.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we’ve said, NordVPN is the best choice.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you’re visiting Canada and want to watch your free US stream – you’d select United States from the options.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to your designated cord-cutter, sign in, and watch the F1 for free.
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How to watch 2025 United States GP with free trials
Coverage of the United States Grand Prix is spread across several ESPN channels, and we’re here to guide you through the best free cord-cutting trials to catch all the action — without paying a dime.
▶︎ YouTube TV — 10-Day Free Trial
YouTube TV currently offer a 10-day free trial, which means you’ll be able to watch all three days of the F1 weekend, including the Sprint race and the main Grand Prix.
If you time it right, you can also catch the Mexican Grand Prix (24-26 October) for free.
After the trial, the subscription costs $72.99 for your first three months (previously $82.99). If you’re not satisfied, you can cancel at any time.View Deal
Fubo carries ESPN and ESPN2, which are the channels you’ll need to watch the Sprint Race, Qualifying, and the Grand Prix.
After the trial, you can either cancel your plan or take advantage of the Fubo Sports + News plan, with prices starting at $55.99/month.View Deal
DirecTV offer a 5-day free trial for their MySports Genre Pack.
Following that prices start at $69.99/month $59.99/month for new customers.View Deal
United States Grand Prix Schedule
All times in ET
|
Date |
Time |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Sprint Shootout |
Friday, 17 October |
5.30pm |
|
Sprint |
Saturday, 18 October |
1pm |
|
Qualifying |
Saturday, 18 October |
5pm |
|
Grand Prix |
Sunday, 19 October |
3pm |
