FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup 2025 – Livestream & Schedule – Riga
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The FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup returns to Riga for 2025, and we’ve got the full livestream and event schedule so you can catch all the action live at Drifted.
For this year’s return of the series, 45 drivers representing 33 countries across the globe are fighting it out for the only FIA event on the calendar. Hokuto Matsuyama shipped his GR Supra from Japan, while Joao Barion’s Ford Mustang is over from Brazil. They’ll face off against some of Europe’s top drivers.
Practice already took its toll yesterday, and with Riga’s high-speed, challenging layout and unforgiving walls (shown in the small gallery below). You can always count on Riga to deliver some upsets, so it’ll be interesting to see how the action plays out.
For full details on what’s going down, check out our detailed event preview. Or, scroll down to catch the action.
Livestream & Schedule
Qualifying – Friday, 3 October 2025
Practice
Riga: 09:30–12:00
UK: 07:30–10:00
US (ET): 02:30–05:00
US (CT): 01:30–04:00
US (PT): 23:30 (Thu) – 02:00
Qualification
Riga: 12:30–15:00
UK: 10:30–13:00
US (ET): 05:30–08:00
US (CT): 04:30–07:00
US (PT): 02:30–05:00
Top 32 Battles – Saturday, 4 October 2025
Tandem Practice (Top 32)
Riga: 10:00–12:00
UK: 08:00–10:00
US (ET): 03:00–05:00
US (CT): 02:00–04:00
US (PT): 00:00–02:00
Top 32 Opening Ceremony
Riga: 12:30–13:00
UK: 10:30–11:00
US (ET): 05:30–06:00
US (CT): 04:30–05:00
US (PT): 02:30–03:00
Top 32 Battles
Riga: 13:30–16:30
UK: 11:30–14:30
US (ET): 06:30–09:30
US (CT): 05:30–08:30
US (PT): 03:30–06:30
Prizegiving Ceremony
Riga: 17:00
UK: 15:00
US (ET): 10:00
US (CT): 09:00
US (PT): 07:00
Official driver list
What went down in practice
Here’s a gallery, courtesy of AS Photography, showing the highs, lows, and epic lighting from yesterday’s practice session.
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