F1 Australian Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch & more

Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start the race from pole position ahead of Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) will line up fourth ahead of the top Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.

When is the 2023 F1 Australian Grand Prix?

The 2023 F1 Australian GP will begin at 3pm local time (+10 GMT) at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.

• Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023
• Start time: 15:00 local time / 05:00 GMT / 06:00 BST / 07:00 CEST / 07:00 SAST / 08:00 EAT / 01:00 ET / 22:00 PT (Saturday) / 15:00 AEST / 14:00 JST / 10:30 IST

2023 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

How can I watch the Australian Grand Prix?

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

Europe: 

• Austria - Servus TV / ORF
• Belgium - RTBF / Telenet / Play Sports
• Croatia - Sport Klub
• Czech Republic - AMC
• Denmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
• Finland - Viaplay / V sport + / V sport 1
• France - Canal+
• Germany - Sky 
• Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+
• Hungary - M4
• Italy - Sky
• Netherlands - Viaplay / Viaplay Xtra
• Norway - V sport 1 / V sport + / Viaplay
• Poland - Viaplay
• Portugal - Sport TV
• Spain - F1 DAZN
• Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
• Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
• UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas: 

• USA - ESPN  and ESPN+
• Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
• Latin America - ESPN

Asia: 

• China - CCTV/ Great Sports TV / Guangdong Television Channel
• India - F1 TV only
• Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
• Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
• Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
• Singapore - beIN SPORTS
• Thailand - beIN SPORTS
• Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
• Vietnam - K+

Oceania: 

• Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo
• New Zealand - Sky

Africa: 

• Africa - SuperSport

Can I stream the F1 Australian 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.

F1 Australian Grand Prix - Starting grid:

Cla	#	Driver		Chassis	Time	Gap
1	1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1'16.732
2	63	George Russell		Mercedes	1'16.968	0.236
3	44	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1'17.104	0.372
4	14	Fernando Alonso		Aston Martin	1'17.139	0.407
5	55	Carlos Sainz		Ferrari	1'17.270	0.538
6	18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	1'17.308	0.576
7	16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1'17.369	0.637
8	23	Alex Albon		Williams	1'17.609	0.877
9	10	Pierre Gasly		Alpine	1'17.675	0.943
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg		Haas	1'17.735	1.003
11	31	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1'17.768	1.036
12	22	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1'18.099	1.367
13	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	1'18.119	1.387
14	20	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	1'18.129	1.397
15	21	Nyck de Vries		AlphaTauri	1'18.335	1.603
16	81	Oscar Piastri		McLaren	1'18.517	1.785
17	24	Zhou Guanyu		Alfa Romeo	1'18.540	1.808
18	2	Logan Sargeant		Williams	1'18.557	1.825
19	77	Valtteri Bottas		Alfa Romeo	1'18.714	1.982
20	11	Sergio Perez		Red Bull
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