The 2023 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix takes place this Sunday, March 19. Here’s how you can watch round two of the 2023 F1 season.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will line up on pole position after dominating Saturday’s qualifying session in Jeddah. He will be joined in the front row by Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin, followed by George Russell (Mercedes) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) in third and fourth position respectively.
Defending champion Max Verstappen will start from 15th after suffering a driveshaft problem in qualifying. Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc will take 12th place on the grid thanks to a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding the maximum number of control electronics allowed in a season.
When is the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia?
The 2022 Saudi Arabian F1 GP will start at 8 p.m. local time (+3 GMT) at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
- Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023
- Start time: 8:00 p.m. local / 5:00 p.m. GMT / 6:00 p.m. CET / 7:00 p.m. SAST / 8:00 p.m. EAT / 1:00 p.m.
Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023 session schedules in different time zones
Session |
GMT |
HEC |
HEY |
PT |
AEDT |
JST |
STI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FP1 |
13:30 |
2:30 p.m. |
09:30 |
06:30 |
00:30¹ |
22:30 |
19:00 |
FP2 |
17:00 |
6:00 p.m. |
13:00 |
10:00 |
04:00¹ |
02:00¹ |
22:30 |
FP3 |
13:30 |
2:30 p.m. |
09:30 |
06:30 |
00:30¹ |
22:30 |
19:00 |
Q |
17:00 |
6:00 p.m. |
13:00 |
10:00 |
04:00¹ |
02:00¹ |
22:30 |
Race |
17:00 |
6:00 p.m. |
13:00 |
10:00 |
04:00¹ |
02:00¹ |
22:30 |
How to watch the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?
Formula 1 is broadcast live in almost every country in the world.
Europe:
- Austria – Servus TV / ORF
- Belgium – RTBF / Telenet / Play Sports
- Croatia – Sport Club
- Czech Republic – AMC
- Denmark – TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
- Finland – Viaplay / V sport + / V sport 1
- France-Canal+
- Germany – Sky
- Greece – ANT1 / ANT1+
- Hungary – M4
- Italy – Sky
- Netherlands – Viaplay / Viaplay Xtra
- Norway – V sport 1 / V sport + / Viaplay
- Poland – Viaplay
- Portugal – Sports TV
- Spain – F1 DAZN
- Sweden – Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
- Switzerland – SRF / RSI / RTS
- United Kingdom – Sky Sports F1
Americas:
- United States – ESPN and ESPN+
- Canada-RDS/RDS2/TSN/Noovo
- Latin America – ESPN
Asia:
- China – CCTV / Great Sports TV / Guangdong TV Channel
- India – F1 TV only
- Japan – Fuji TV / DAZN
- Malaysia – beIN SPORTS
- Indonesia – beIN SPORTS
- Singapore – beIN SPORTS
- Thailand – beIN SPORTS
- Turkey – S Sport / S Sport Plus
- Vietnam – K+
Oceania:
- Australia – Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo
- New Zealand – Sky
Africa:
Can I stream the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia?
Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in select countries to stream the race on their device of choice.
Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.
Saudi Arabia F1 Grand Prix – Starting grid:
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