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It’s a sprint race weekend which means qualifying for the grand prix will take place on Friday evening. Plus, with points being handed out on Saturday, there’s a strong chance Max Verstappen will clinch the drivers’ title on the day before the grand prix.
Here’s how to watch the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix live in the UK and USA:
2023 Qatar Grand Prix: Friday 6 October – Sunday 8 October 2023
UK
| Day | Session | Channel | Session starts | Session ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Qatar Grand Prix first practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 14:30 | 15:30 |
| Friday | Qatar Grand Prix qualifying live | Sky Sports F1 | 18:00 | – |
| Saturday | Qatar Grand Prix sprint race qualifying live | Sky Sports F1 | 14:00 | – |
| Saturday | Qatar Grand Prix sprint race live | Sky Sports F1 | 18:30 | – |
| Saturday | Qatar Grand Prix qualifying highlights | Channel 4 | 21:35 | – |
| Sunday | Qatar Grand Prix live | Sky Sports F1 | 18:00 | – |
| Sunday | Qatar Grand Prix highlights | Channel 4 | 23:00 | – |
USA (Eastern)
| Day | Session | Channel | Session starts | Session ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Qatar Grand Prix first practice live | ESPN2 | 09:30 | 10:30 |
| Friday | Qatar Grand Prix qualifying live | ESPN2 | 13:00 | |
| Saturday | Qatar Grand Prix sprint race qualifying live | ESPN2 | 09:00 | |
| Saturday | Qatar Grand Prix sprint race live | ESPNEWS | 13:30 | |
| Sunday | Qatar Grand Prix live | ESPN | 13:00 |
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2023 Qatar Grand Prix
- Albon fears Qatar GP conditions risked creating dangerous “wet bulb effect”
- Alonso: New-spec fireproofs and pre-race anthem timing made Qatar heat worse
- Magnussen admits he took “too long to learn” Losail circuit
- Analysis: Sargeant’s Qatar radio reveals his painful struggle to end point-less run
- Alfa Romeo ‘finally understand their upgrade’ Bottas believes as team target Williams
Jere (@jerejj)
2nd October 2023, 9:58
All session times were initially earlier, with 17:00 for both qualifying & the race, & 17:30 for the sprint before all sessions got postponed.
While I’d prefer the earlier timings with sunset times at 17:15, 17:14, & 17:13, respectively, & also because evening timings are my least favorite, I’m okay with these timings.
If only Friday sessions started half an hour later so that FP would run from 17:00 to 18:00 & thus have the Abu Dhabi GP background.
At least next season (assuming Qatar GP keeps sprint format), 16:30-17:30 for Friday practice would mean that with sunset times at 16:43 if session times remained unchanged, which isn’t necessarily a given because the changes from initial ones earlier this year may well have been solely about the avoiding the earlier afternoon phase under hot weather even if 16:00 & 16:30 are equally in the afternoon.
Simon
2nd October 2023, 16:31
#3, #4 and probably #5
Jere (@jerejj)
3rd October 2023, 9:52
Again these unclear number references.
Stewart
3rd October 2023, 18:04
What does this mean Simon ?
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
2nd October 2023, 10:35
Asking again, please can this article be pinned, like it used to be?