When is the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?
Unusually, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix takes place on Saturday 9 March at 12:00pm ET at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Because of the start of Ramadan on Sunday 10 March, this year’s race has been brought forward one day to be held on the Saturday night, as did the season-opening Bahrain GP.
So, there are two free practice sessions on Thursday, and one on Friday before qualifying.
Saudi Arabian GP F1 schedule
Thursday 7 March
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Session |
Time |
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Practice 1: |
8:30am-9:30am ET |
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Practice 2: |
12:00pm-1:00pm ET |
Friday 8 March
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Session |
Time |
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Practice 3: |
8.30am-9:30am ET |
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Qualifying: |
12:00pm-1:00pm ET |
Saturday 9 March
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Session |
Time |
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Race: |
12:00pm ET |
Which TV channel shows F1 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.
Saudi Arabian GP ESPN TV schedule
Thursday 7 March
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Session/show |
Time |
Channel |
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Practice 1: |
8:25am ET |
ESPNU |
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Practice 2: |
11:55am ET |
ESPN2 |
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F1 Show |
2:10pm ET |
ESPN3 |
Friday 8 March
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Session/show |
Time |
Channel |
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Practice 3: |
8.25pm ET |
ESPN2 |
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Qualifying: |
11:55am ET |
ESPN2 |
Saturday 9 March
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Session/show |
Time |
Channel |
|
Grand Prix Sunday |
10:30m ET |
ESPN2 |
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Race: |
11.55am ET |
ESPN2 |
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Checkered Flag: |
2:00pm ET |
ESPN3 |
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Race re-air |
10:00pm ET |
ESPNews |
What happened in last year’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?
Sergio Perez dominated from pole position for Red Bull, beating team-mate Max Verstappen by over 5s after a broken driveshaft in qualifying had caused him to start from 15th on the grid.
Fernando Alonso was best of the rest for Aston Martin, beating the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
But an extra penalty for Alonso initially dropped him to fourth, before it was later rescinded – something that has recently been put back into the spotlight after it emerged that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem had allegedly attempted to influence this decision.
Can I stream live F1 races in America?
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, while ESPN’s TV broadcasts are available via YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and Sling (depending on subscription plans).
