Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more

Formula 1 returns to action this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix. Find out how to watch it, what time it starts and more here.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start the 2021 F1 season opener from pole position, ahead of the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Charles Leclerc will line up fourth on the grid for Ferrari, ahead of an equally impressive Pierre Gasly in the AlphaTauri.

When is the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix?

The Bahrain Grand Prix will be held on March 28 at the Bahrain International Circuit south of Manama.

Date: Sunday, March 28, 2020
Start time: 18:00 local time / 17:00 CEST / 16:00 BST / 15:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 8:00 PT / 00:00 JST (Monday) / 2:00 AEDT (Monday) / 20:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

How can I watch the Bahrain Grand Prix?

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

Europe:

UK - Sky Sports F1
Austria - Servus TV / ORF
Belgium - RTBF
Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viasat
Finland - MTV
France - Canal+
Germany - Sky
Hungary - M4
Italy - Sky
Netherlands - Ziggo
Poland - Eleven Sports
Portugal - Eleven Sports
Spain - Movistar / DAZN
Sweden - Viasat
Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS

Americas:

USA - ESPN
Canada - RDS / TSN / Discovery Velocity
Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia:

China - CCTV / Tencent / Guangdong TV
India - Star Sports
Japan - Fuji Television
Russia - Match TV
Turkey - S Sport
Rest of Asia - Fox Sports

Oceania:

Australia - Fox Sports / Network 10
New Zealand - Spark Sports

Africa:

Africa - SuperSport

Can I stream the Bahrain Grand Prix?

Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.

Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.

Bahrain Grand Prix - Starting grid

Cla	#	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'28.997
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'29.385	0.388
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1'29.586	0.589
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'29.678	0.681
5	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'29.809	0.812
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'29.927	0.930
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'29.974	0.977
8	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'30.215	1.218
9	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'30.249	1.252
10	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'30.601	1.604
11	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'30.659	1.662
12	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1'30.708	1.711
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'31.203	2.206
14	7	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	1'31.238	2.241
15	63	George Russell	Williams	1'33.430	4.433
16	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'31.724	2.727
17	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'31.936	2.939
18	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'32.056	3.059
19	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'32.449	3.452
20	9	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1'33.273	4.276
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