The 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg presented by RP Funding is less than two weeks away and with pre-season testing having concluded at Sebring International Raceway on Tuesday, it is now full steam ahead of the year ahead.
INDYCAR has a brand new broadcasting partner here in the United States with Fox taking over the broadcasting from NBC with acclaimed motorsport journalist and presenter Will Buxton leading the broadcast line-up and is joined in the broadcast booth by Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe.
Partnerships for the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season include:
A new relationship with Motorvision+ across Germany, Austria and Switzerland will bring live coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES to German-speaking markets which will introduce a whole new audience to America’s premier open-wheel racing series.
ESPN adds highlights plus live Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge coverage across sub-Saharan Africa as INDYCAR’s partner in the region and continues to broadcast all races live across Latin America, including Brazil and Mexico, where audiences can follow the rising stardom of seven-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winner Pato O’Ward and four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves as he aims for another win at the historic oval.
In Spain, every race will now be broadcast live on #Vamos as well as Movistar+, delivering broader reach to fans of reigning series champion Alex Palou as he aims for his third straight and fourth overall title.
Viaplay continues its coverage in the Nordics for fans to follow Swedish drivers Marcus Ericsson and Felix Rosenqvist, as well as Danish drivers Christian Lundgaard and Christian Rasmussen.
Canada’s sports leader, TSN, will continue to provide live streaming of INDYCAR coverage in Canada on TSN+, with network coverage of seven races, including the Indianapolis 500 and the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, as audiences also can follow Canadian driver Devlin DeFrancesco as he returns to the series in 2025.
Sky Group channels Sky Sports UK, Sky Sport Germany (including Austria and Switzerland) and Sky Sport Italia will return in 2025.
Sky Sport in New Zealand continues to provide INDYCAR coverage of Kiwis Scott Dixon, Marcus Armstrong and Scott McLaughlin.
Fans of two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Will Power can follow in Australia on STAN Sport, while sister network Nine Network will air mid-week race highlights.
Ziggo Sport will continue to provide coverage in the Netherlands for fans to follow Dutch driver Rinus VeeKay.
Additional returning broadcasters of INDYCAR in 2025 include Gaora in Japan, Sport TV in Portugal, Canal+ in France and French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, S Sport in Turkey, Romania, Czech Republic and Slovakia, Network 4 in Hungary, Voo Sport in Belgium and TV Cultura in Brazil.
INDY NXT by Firestone also continues to gain ground with first-time coverage in the Nordics with Viaplay, while German fans can follow Sophia Floersch’s rookie year on Sky Sport and Motorvision+. Further coverage will be provided on ESPN throughout Latin America, REV TV in Canada and Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
President and CEO of Penske Entertainment Corporation Mark Miles says:
“The continued growth and appeal of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is reflected in this expansion of our international partners and coverage offerings for the most competitive racing series on the planet. “A total of 11 nations will be represented among the full-time 27-driver lineup this season, making reach and availability more important than ever for our fans. It is gratifying to see this impactful list of new and renewed partners as the NTT INDYCAR SEREIS reaches larger audiences around the globe.”