F1 schedule 2024: Dates, start times, TV channels, live stream and how to watch every Formula 1 race this year | Sporting News

An unparalleled season of F1 is well up and running following an electrifying opening three races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Max Verstappen is the defending champion having won his third consecutive title at a canter in 2023, and started the new year with two dominant victories before withdrawing just three laps into the Australian Grand Prix.

Beating his own record for number of races won in a single season with a massive 19 from 22 on offer, the flying Dutchman came into the new campaign as a three-time champion, and has already won two of the three meetings so far in 2024 — with another 21 to go before the end of the year.

His Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, the only other winners of races in 2023, have pushed Verstappen closest so far this year, with Perez finishing as runner-up behind the Dutchman in the opening two races before Sainz stormed to victory in Australia.

The Sporting News is the place to be for all the latest F1 news and updates, and with more races and storylines on show than ever before, we’ve got you covered with all the details you’ll need to ensure you don’t miss a second of the action.

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2024 Formula 1 season schedule

The 2024 F1 season began in Bahrain, before a short trip across the Persian Gulf to Saudi Arabia the following week. The Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia was next up, and was the first race of the campaign to take place on a Sunday after the opening two were held on Saturdays to accommodate the start of Ramadan.

Staying in the Asia-Pacific region, the next two races will take place in Japan and China, the latter hosting their first Grand Prix since 2019 after four years off the calendar following the covid-19 pandemic.

The middle portion of the season sees seven back-to-back races held in Europe, beginning with June’s Spanish Grand Prix and ending with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, before heading east to Baku for the Azerbaijan circuit.

Following the only the second Grand Prix in Las Vegas since 1982 at the end of November, this record 24-race season concludes in the Middle East, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi hosting the final two circuits of the campaign.

F1 race schedule in 2024

How to watch the 2024 F1 season in the USA

• TV channel: ABC / ESPN
• Live stream: Fubo / ESPN+ / Hulu / Sling TV / YouTube TV

ESPN’s wide-reaching sporting network is showing every F1 race for US audiences in 2024, utilising Sky Sports’ live broadcasts, and also showing some free-to-air circuits on ABC.

US-based F1 fans can also stream each race live using Fubo, which is offering a FREE trial right now, or use ESPN+ among other streaming options. Meanwhile, ESPN Deportes is the exclusive Spanish-language home for all F1 races in the United States.

How to watch the 2024 F1 season in Canada

• TV channel: TSN (English); RDS / Noovo (French)
• Live stream: TSN Direct 

For F1 fans in Canada, TSN are providing the English-language broadcast of each race, while RDS and Noovo are doing the same for French-speaking viewers.

Races can also be streamed TSN’s own streaming service, TSN Direct.

How to watch the 2024 F1 season in the UK

• TV channel: Sky Sports F1
• Live stream: NOW TV / Sky Go app

As ever, Sky Sports’ dedicated Formula One channel, Sky Sports F1, are showing all the action from every single session in 2024.

For fans planning to live stream their fill of F1 this season, you can also watch by using the Sky Go app if you’re an existing subscriber, or by purchasing a Sky Sports Pass on NOW TV.

How to watch the 2024 F1 season in Australia

• TV channel: Fox Sports / Channel 10
• Live stream: Kayo Sports / Foxtel Go

Fox Sports are covering every race for Australian-based audiences in 2024, while free-to-air Channel 10 will only be showing the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne.

How to watch the 2024 F1 season in India

F1 fans in India can watch each race on FanCode. Subscription service F1 TV Pro, which also offers full race highlights and replays, is also an option.

The coverage will include the live broadcast of the practice and qualifying sessions, of top of the races themselves.