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F1 United States GP Sprint race: Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Max Verstappen will start the half-distance race on Saturday from pole position, having edged out George Russell in the sprint qualifying by just 0.012s.

His nearest title rival Lando Norris will start fourth, behind Charles Leclerc.

Four different teams managed to qualify a car on the first two rows on the grid.

Local time Your time
Event Date
Oct 18
 
12:30  
FP1
  Oct 18
 
12:30
SPRINT QU
  Oct 18
 
16:30
SPRINT
  Oct 19
 
13:00
QU
  Oct 19
 
17:00
Race
  Oct 20
 
14:00

What time does the Sprint race for the United States Grand Prix start?

The Sprint will run to a distance of 19 laps or roughly 100km.

  • Date: Saturday, 19 October, 2024
  • Start time: 18:00 GMT / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 20:00 SAT / 21:00 EAT / 14:00 ET / 13:00 CT / 11:00 PT / 05:00 AEDT (Sunday) / 03:00 JST (Sunday) / 23:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2024 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

17:30

18:30

19:30

13:30

10:30

04:30¹

02:30¹

23:00

Sprint quali

21:30

22:30

23:30

17:30

14:30

08:30¹

06:30¹

03:00¹

Sprint

18:00

19:00

20:00

14:00

11:00

05:00¹

03:00¹

23:30

Quali

22:00

23:00

00:00¹

18:00

15:00

09:00¹

07:00¹

03:30¹

Race 

19:00

20:00

21:00

15:00

12:00

06:00¹

04:00¹

00:30¹

How can I watch the US GP Sprint race?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world. 

Europe

  • Austria - Servus TV / ORF
  • Belgium - RTBF / Telenet / Play Sports
  • Croatia - Sport Klub
  • Czech Republic - AMC
  • Denmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
  • Estonia: Viaplay
  • Finland - Viaplay 
  • 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 - Sport TV
  • Spain - F1 DAZN
  • Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
  • Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
  • UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas

  • USA - ESPN Network
  • Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
  • Latin America - ESPN

Asia

  • China - CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / Tencent
  • India - FanCode
  • Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
  • Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
  • Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
  • Singapore - beIN SPORTS
  • Thailand - beIN SPORTS
  • Vietnam - K+

Oceania

  • Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network Ten
  • New Zealand - Sky

Africa

  • Africa - SuperSport

Can I stream the US GP Sprint race?

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. Some local broadcasters such as Sky TV (UK) and Movistar (Spain) also offer their own on-demand service. 

US GP Sprint - Starting grid:

   
1
 - 
3
   
   
1
 - 
2
   
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time km/h
1 Netherlands M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1 Red Bull Red Bull

1'32.833

213.790
2 United Kingdom G. Russell Mercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes

+0.012

1'32.845

213.762
3 Monaco C. Leclerc Ferrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari

+0.226

1'33.059

213.271
4 United Kingdom L. Norris McLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes

+0.250

1'33.083

213.216
5 Spain C. Sainz Ferrari 55 Ferrari Ferrari

+0.256

1'33.089

213.202
6 Germany N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27 Haas Ferrari

+0.350

1'33.183

212.987
7 United Kingdom L. Hamilton Mercedes 44 Mercedes Mercedes

+0.545

1'33.378

212.542
8 Denmark K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20 Haas Ferrari

+0.565

1'33.398

212.497
9 Japan Y. Tsunoda RB 22 RB Red Bull

+0.969

1'33.802

211.581
10 Argentina F. Colapinto Williams 43 Williams Mercedes

+1.573

1'34.406

210.228
11 Mexico S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11 Red Bull Red Bull

+1.411

1'34.244

210.589
12 France P. Gasly Alpine 10 Alpine Renault

+1.530

1'34.363

210.323
13 Canada L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Mercedes

 

 
14 Spain F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes

 

 
15 New Zealand L. Lawson RB 30 RB Red Bull

 

 
16 Australia O. Piastri McLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes

+2.048

1'34.881

209.175
17 France E. Ocon Alpine 31 Alpine Renault

+2.084

1'34.917

209.096
18 Thailand A. Albon Williams 23 Williams Mercedes

+2.221

1'35.054

208.795
19 Finland V. Bottas Sauber 77 Sauber Ferrari

+2.315

1'35.148

208.588
20 China Z. Guanyu Sauber 24 Sauber Ferrari

+3.639

1'36.472

205.726
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