F1 Fanatic Live will be running during the entire European Grand Prix weekend so look out for the live page on the site during every session.
Here are the details of Sky and the BBC’s live video coverage of the European Grand Prix here in the UK.
We will also be running F1 Fanatic Live during the IndyCar race from Iowa, the time for which is also below:
Friday 22nd June 2012
| Session | Channel | Coverage starts | Session starts | Session ends |
| European Grand Prix first practice live | BBC Red Button | 08:55 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| European Grand Prix first practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 08:45 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| GP2 Europe practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 10:55 | 11:00 | 11:40 |
| European Grand Prix second practice live | BBC Red Button | 12:55 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| European Grand Prix second practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 12:45 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| GP2 Europe qualifying live | Sky Sports F1 | 14:50 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
Saturday 23rd June 2012
| Session | Channel | Coverage starts | Session starts | Session ends |
| GP3 Europe qualifying live | Sky Sports F1 | 08:40 | 08:45 | 09:15 |
| European Grand Prix third practice live | BBC Red Button | 09:55 | 10:00 | 11:00 |
| European Grand Prix third practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 09:45 | 10:00 | 11:00 |
| European Grand Prix qualifying live | BBC1 | 12:10 | 13:00 | |
| European Grand Prix qualifying live | Sky Sports F1 | 12:00 | 13:00 | |
| GP2 Europe feature race live | Sky Sports F1 | 14:35 | 14:40 | |
| GP3 Europe race one live | Sky Sports F1 | 16:15 | 16:20 |
Sunday 24th June 2012
| Session | Channel | Coverage starts | Session starts |
| IndyCar Iowa Indy 250 | Sky Sports 2 | 02:30 | 03:00 |
| GP3 Europe race two live | Sky Sports F1 | 08:20 | 08:25 |
| GP2 Europe sprint race live | Sky Sports F1 | 09:30 | 09:35 |
| European Grand Prix live | BBC1 | 12:10 | 13:00 |
| European Grand Prix live | Sky Sports F1 | 11:30 | 13:00 |
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Find times for every F1 session this year and all the 2012 race dates with the F1 Fanatic Google Calendar.
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ob1 (@ob1)
21st June 2012, 11:07
Why on Earth did the BBC choose to show this race, and Monaco, which, lets face it, never produces the most exciting of results, live, and not show the Montreal GP or the new American GP. Certainly have earned their licence fee.
tbh, without being able to see all the races live, I am starting to zone out of F1
sato113 (@sato113)
21st June 2012, 11:40
@ob1 even though monaco isn’t that good a race, the BBC know alot of people will watch it. because it’s monaco!
they probably didn’t choose to go to montreal because the BBC are trying to save costs, and a fly away race costs more in terms of transport.
they also didn’t choose the US GP because there was doubt as to whether it’d happen or not. the BBC have only 10 races to show so why risk choosing a race that wouldn’t happen this year?
but still, valencia is a weird choice. maybe they had no other options left?
Younger Hamii (@younger-hamii)
21st June 2012, 13:53
@sato113 Well they’re obviously showing Brazil live because it’s the season finale, don’t see why they can’t do the same with the season opener (Australia) even with the keenness to reduce travel expenses.
pluk (@peteleeuk)
21st June 2012, 11:46
Because the BBC did not just choose the 10 they wanted, they took it in turns. Meaning there was some crap left over at the end which we have ended up with.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
21st June 2012, 13:51
Just like when teams picked sides for football when I was growing up, I expect Valencia was chosen last, like me!
Younger Hamii (@younger-hamii)
21st June 2012, 13:53
@keithcollantine LOL!
vjanik
22nd June 2012, 11:55
given the choice, the BBC would obviously chose the season opener the US GP, instead of Valencia. But its obvious Sky were not willing to do that. Having exclusivity is worth a lot. I am sure there were intense negotiations about which 10 GPs would BBC be able to show live.
xjr15jaaag (@xjr15jaaag)
21st June 2012, 13:11
They should have shown:
Monaco: many people watch it
Canada: Always has good races, and won’t be shown at 10.30 pm
Silverstone: Lots of people watch it
Germany: Unpredictable weather: remember 2007 Europe?
Spa: Unpredictable weather: good races result
Monza: is a great race to watch
Singapore: is fantastic to watch, and the prospect of a wet race is huely exciting
Japan: is a superb track
America: Huge interest in it, and likely to get higher viewing fugures,a s shiuldn’t be shown at 10.30
Brazil: Weather reasons: exciting races
f1alex (@f1alex)
21st June 2012, 15:20
Yeah but then they wouldn’t have shown a live race until the end of May, which would’ve probably made a lot of casual fans switch off. But I can see where you’re coming from, those are usually the better races.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
21st June 2012, 13:49
GP2 and GP3, cool :)
Eric Morman (@lethalnz)
21st June 2012, 14:25
its a pain when you are 1st to get the sun…
we have to wait another 12hrs before we can watch F1 in NZ…
23-55pm start times, but we get them all if your willing to pay SKY…
anything later like Canada and its Monday morning 5-55am…
goofy (@goofy)
21st June 2012, 15:27
Germany (CET):
Friday:
FP1: 09:55 Sky Sport 1
FP2: 13:55 Sky Sport 1 and 14:05 n-tv
Saturday:
FP3: 10:55 Sky Sport 1 and 12:30 RTL (highlights)
Q: 13:50 Sky Sport 1 and 13:30 RTL and 18:05 n-tv (highlights)
GP2 R1: 15:35 Sky Sport 1
GP3 R1: 17:15 Eurosport
Sunday:
GP3 R1: 09:30 Eurosport
GP2 R2: 10:30 Sky Sport 1
PSC: 11:40 Sky Sport 1 and 11:45 Eurosport
Race: 13:00 Sky Sport 1 and 12:45 RTL