The Indy 500 is here and you can watch one of the highlights on the motorsport calendar all live on Sky Sports F1 over the next two weeks.
Known as ‘the greatest spectacle in racing’, a field of 33 drivers will battle it out over 200 laps around the 2.5-miles Indianapolis oval in a race which some F1 drivers admit is too scary.
Josef Newgarden is the defending champion and is looking to become the first driver ever to win the Indy 500 three times in a row.
Helio Castroneves, Alexander Rossi, Takuma Sato, Will Power and Marcus Ericsson are the other former winners in this year’s field.
However, Spanish driver Alex Palou is the IndyCar championship leader having won four of the opening five events in what’s normally a tightly contested series.
You can watch every session live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Mix, including uninterrupted coverage of the race itself on Sunday, May 25.
Alex Palou has dominated the 2025 IndyCar season so far
Indy 500 weather
The two-week forecast for Indianapolis suggests rain will not interfere with the key qualifying sessions this weekend or the 109th running of the Indy 500 on Sunday, May 25.
However, some of the early practice sessions over the fortnight will see wet weather.
Josef Newgarden will look to become the first driver in Indy 500 history to win the event three times in a row
Sky Sports F1’s Indy 500 schedule
Tuesday May 13
5pm: Practice 1
Wednesday May 14
5pm: Practice 2
Thursday May 15
5pm: Practice 3
Friday May 16
6.15pm: Practice 4
Saturday May 17
1:30pm: Practice 5
4:00pm: Qualifying (Sky Sports Mix before coverage on Sky Sports F1 from 8pm)
Sunday May 18
6pm: Practice 6
9pm: Qualifying
Monday May 19
6pm: Practice 7
Friday May 23
4pm: Final Practice (Sky Sports Mix)
7.30pm: Pit Stop Challenge
Sunday May 25
5:30pm: 109TH RUNNING OF THE INDY 500
How to watch or stream the Indy 500 in the UK and Ireland
Got Sky?
TV: Sky Customers can watch on Sky Sports F1 from the first practice session on Tuesday, May 13 to the Indy 500 itself on Sunday, May 25 at 5.30pm
App: Sky Customers can also watch on the Sky Sports app – with the option to go onboard with any driver!
Not got Sky?
Stream: Non Sky Customers can stream the action with a NOW Day or a cancel-anytime Month pass
How to watch the Indy 500 on mobile with the Sky Sports app
Sky Sports Subscribers can:
- Download or open the Sky Sports app
- Head to the ‘Watch’ section at 5.30pm on Sunday, May 25
- Tap on the Sky Sports F1 channel
- Sign in with your Sky iD (*you’ll only need to do this once)
*Sky iD help: How to find or create your Sky iD
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It’s an app, so customers can sign up and stream instantly across over 60 devices. It offers contract-free membership options, so customers can cancel anytime!
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