F1 Qatar GP: How to watch on TV and stream live in the United States
This year’s race takes place on Sunday 8 October, and is broadcast on ESPN’s main channel at the highly U.S.-friendly time of 12.55pm ET at Losail.
This is a sprint format weekend, so qualifying takes place on Friday after a single practice session. The sprint event happens on Saturday after a ‘sprint shootout’ qualifying.
The Mercedes trophy delegate pours Rose Water over Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, on the podium
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
What happened in the last F1 Qatar Grand Prix?Lewis Hamilton won the first, and thus far only, Qatar Grand Prix in 2021, beating Max Verstappen of Red Bull. The race was not staged in 2022 due to the football World Cup.
Fernando Alonso ended his F1 podium drought that stretched back to 2014 by scoring third place for Alpine.
Which channel shows F1 on TV in the USA?All Formula 1 races will be shown live on U.S. TV by either ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC this year, as well as being streamed live or on-demand via its digital platform.
To make sure you don’t miss any of the action across practice, qualifying or racing – which will vary across its channels during the season – here’s how to tune in this weekend.
F1 Qatar GP ESPN TV scheduleFriday 6 October
Session/show
Time
Channel
Practice 1:
9:25am ET
ESPN2
Qualifying:
12.55pm ET
ESPN2
Ted’s Qualifying Notebook:
3:00pm ET
ESPN3
Saturday 7 October
Session/show
Time
Channel
Sprint Shootout:
8:55am ET
ESPN2
Sprint Race:
1:25pm ET
ESPNews
Ted’s Sprint Notebook:
3:00pm ET
ESPN3
Sunday 8 October
Session/show
Time
Channel
Grand Prix Sunday:
11:30am ET
ESPN2
Race:
12.55pm ET
ESPN
Checkered Flag:
3:00pm ET
ESPN3
Ted’s Notebook:
4:00pm ET
ESPN3
Race Replay:
8:30pm ET
ESPN2
Viewers in the United States can subscribe to F1 TV (f1tv.formula1.com) to stream the race on a device of their choice or via ESPN’s digital platform (espn.com/watch) with subscriptions.
All sessions will be streamed on the ESPN app and be available on demand.
Where can I watch the entire 2023 F1 season on TV?Here are all the race dates and start times for the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship calendar, including which channel the race is being shown on in the United States.
Date
Race
Lights out
Channel
March 5
Bahrain GP
10:00am ET
ESPN
March 19
Saudi Arabian GP
1:00pm ET
ESPN
April 2
Australian GP
1:00am ET
ESPN
April 30
Azerbaijan GP
7:00am ET
ESPN
May 7
Miami GP
3:30pm ET
ABC
May 21
Emilia Romagna GP
9:00am ET
ESPN2
May 28
Monaco GP
9:00am ET
ABC
June 4
Spanish GP
9:00am ET
ESPN
June 18
Canadian GP
2:00pm ET
ABC
July 2
Austrian GP
9:00am ET
ESPN
July 9
British GP
10:00am ET
ESPN2
July 23
Hungarian GP
9:00am ET
ESPN
July 30
Belgian GP
9:00am ET
ESPN
August 27
Dutch GP
9:00am ET
ESPN
September 3
Italian GP
9:00am ET
ESPN
September 17
Singapore GP
8:00am ET
ESPN
September 24
Japanese GP
1:00am ET
ESPN2
October 8
Qatar GP
1:00pm ET
ESPN
October 22
United States GP
3:00pm ET
ABC
October 29
Mexican GP
4:00pm ET
ABC
November 5
Brazilian GP
12:00pm ET
ESPN2
November 19
Las Vegas GP
1:00am ET
ESPN
November 26
Abu Dhabi GP
8:00am ET
ESPN
