How to watch on TV or live stream in the US
When will the 2023 F1 Qatar Grand Prix be held?
This year’s race will be held on Sunday, October 8th and will be broadcast on ESPN’s main channel at 12:55 PM ET in Losail at a very US-friendly time slot.
As this is a sprint-style weekend, qualifying will take place on Friday after one practice session. The sprint event will be held on Saturday after the “Sprint Shootout” qualifying.
Mercedes Trophy representative pours rose water on Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in first place on the podium
Photo credit: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
What happened at the last F1 Qatar Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton took his first and only victory to date by defeating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix. No races were held in 2022 due to the Soccer World Cup.
Fernando Alonso took third place for Alpine, ending his F1 podium drought that lasted until 2014.
Which channels are showing F1 on American TV?
This year, all F1 races will be broadcast live on US television by either ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC, as well as streamed live or on-demand via digital platforms.
To make sure you don’t miss any of the practice, qualifying or race action, here’s how to watch this weekend, depending on your channel throughout the season.
F1 Qatar GP ESPN TV Schedule
Friday, October 6th
|
session/show |
time |
channel |
|
Exercise 1: |
9:25am (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN2 |
|
Qualifying: |
12:55 PM ET |
ESPN2 |
|
Ted’s Qualification Notebook: |
3:00 PM ET |
ESPN3 |
Saturday, October 7th
|
session/show |
time |
channel |
|
Sprint Shootout: |
8:55 a.m. ET |
ESPN2 |
|
sprint race: |
1:25 PM ET |
ESP News |
|
Ted’s Sprint Notes: |
3:00 PM ET |
ESPN3 |
Sunday, October 8th
|
session/show |
time |
channel |
|
Grand Prix Sunday: |
11:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN2 |
|
Race: |
12:55 PM ET |
ESPN |
|
Checkered flag: |
3:00 PM ET |
ESPN3 |
|
Ted’s notes: |
4pm ET |
ESPN3 |
|
Race replay: |
8:30pm ET |
ESPN2 |
Can I live stream F1 races in the US?
U.S. viewers can subscribe to F1 TV (f1tv.formula1.com) to stream the race on the device of their choice or via ESPN’s digital platforms with a subscription (espn.com/watch) You can do that.
All sessions will be streamed on the ESPN app and available on demand.
Where can I watch the entire 2023 F1 season on TV?
Here are all race dates and start times for the 2023 F1 World Championship calendar, including the channels on which the races are being broadcast in the United States.
|
date |
race |
lights out |
channel |
|
March 5th |
Bahrain GP |
10am (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
March 19th |
Saudi Arabia GP |
1:00 PM ET |
ESPN |
|
April 2 |
Australian GP |
1:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
April 30 |
Azerbaijan GP |
7:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
May 7th |
Miami GP |
3:30pm ET |
ABC |
|
May 21st |
Emilia Romagna GP |
9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN2 |
|
May 28th |
Monaco GP |
9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ABC |
|
June 4th |
Spanish GP |
9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
June 18th |
Canadian GP |
2:00 PM (EST) |
ABC |
|
July 2nd |
Austrian GP |
9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
July 9th |
British GP |
10am (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN2 |
|
July 23rd |
Hungarian GP |
9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
July 30th |
Belgian GP |
9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
August 27th |
Dutch GP |
9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
September 3rd |
Italian GP |
9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
September 17th |
Singapore GP |
8 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
September 24th |
Japan GP |
1:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN2 |
|
October 8th |
Qatar GP |
1:00 PM ET |
ESPN |
|
October 22nd |
American GP |
3:00 PM ET |
ABC |
|
October 29th |
Mexican GP |
4pm ET |
ABC |
|
November 5 |
Brazilian GP |
12:00 PM ET |
ESPN2 |
|
November 19th |
Las Vegas GP |
1:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
|
November 26th |
Abu Dhabi GP |
8:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
ESPN |
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