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Here are the details of Sky and Channel 4’s coverage of the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix in the UK and ESPN’s in the USA:
2019 Japanese Grand Prix: Friday 11 October – Sunday 13 October 2019
UK (BST)
| Day | Session | Channel | Coverage starts | Session starts | Session ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Japanese Grand Prix first practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 01:45 | 02:00 | 03:30 |
| Friday | Japanese Grand Prix second practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 05:45 | 06:00 | 07:30 |
| Sunday | Japanese Grand Prix qualifying live | Sky Sports F1 | 01:30 | 02:00 | |
| Sunday | Japanese Grand Prix live | Sky Sports F1 | 04:30 | 06:10 | |
| Sunday | Japanese Grand Prix highlights | Channel 4 | 14:25 |
USA (Eastern)
| Day | Session | Channel | Coverage starts | Session starts | Session ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Japanese Grand Prix first practice live | ESPNNEWS | 20:55 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| Friday | Japanese Grand Prix second practice live | ESPN2 | 00:55 | 01:00 | 02:30 |
| Saturday | Japanese Grand Prix qualifying live | ESPNNews | TBC | 21:00 | |
| Sunday | Japanese Grand Prix live | ESPN | 01:05 | 01:10 |
NB. All Saturday running at Suzuka cancelled due to Super Typhoon Hagibis
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Richard Burns
8th October 2019, 6:31
Not sure if the Western media caught it but there’s a big typhoon coming in due on Saturday.
We’re heading to Suzuka and it’s my wife’s first grand Prix so hopefully we won’t have a complete wash out
theRealMax (@millionus)
8th October 2019, 18:13
Good luck.
Jere (@jerejj)
8th October 2019, 7:28
For this venue, the FP2 commences within the same hour as the race itself. I don’t understand why this approach isn’t applied for the Russian GP as well or hasn’t for the Azerbaijan GP over these two occasions of taking place in late-April. I can still understand the qualifying-session commencing during a different hour to the race itself, but not the FP2.
Nick Talbot
9th October 2019, 1:48
All the best races occur with as little possible useful correlation data between quali and/or race and the practice sessions. The best policy overall would be to only have one restricted practice session in which to verify reliability, allow new drivers to familiarize, etc. Unlikeky to happen though, practice sessions are important for vendors and fans to have an extra chance to see the cars running.
Islander
8th October 2019, 9:13
Grosjean ahead of Vettel!!
It could only happen in Japan [and probably for only a few corners]
Great circuit. 1 engine supply deal, so so…. But no teams and no drivers.
Japan is resting on past glories.
Chaitanya
8th October 2019, 10:11
Expected to be a very wet race due to cyclone. Should be interesting if race is allowed to gp ahead.
W-K (@w-k)
8th October 2019, 12:34
Prediction map at
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/10/07/tropical-storm-category-hours-super-typhoon-hagibis-intensifies-one-fastest-rates-record/
W-K (@w-k)
8th October 2019, 12:35
Should have added.
Arrival at about the time Qualifying is due to take place.
Chaitanya
9th October 2019, 7:30
If the cyclone does make landfall on Saturday as predicted then I really hope they cancel the race as we already have one example of race being allowed to go on during cyclone in Japan leading to death of a driver.
Adrian Hancox (@ahxshades)
9th October 2019, 8:11
Well hopefully both organisers and Drivers have learned from that tragic accident.
theRealMax (@millionus)
8th October 2019, 18:15
Anyone know when the next live Sky 1 broadcast is..? Or how to find out?
Kamto
8th October 2019, 21:57
Does anyone know if the GP could take place on Monday instead if it’s not possible to run it on Sunday?
Lauri (@f1lauri)
12th October 2019, 21:46
Sky F1 will start 01:30
“Sky Sports F1 will remain live from 1.30am onwards, when the channel’s qualifying build-up begins, all the way through the UK night and morning for all the action and reaction until 9.30am, when the first race replay starts.”
DaveW (@dmw)
13th October 2019, 0:41
Filling in a “TBC,” looks like qualifying will be on ESPNews at 2055 hours US east coast time.