Austrian GP F1 Sprint race: Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Formula 1 will stage a standalone Sprint race on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch it.

The grid for the Austrian GP sprint race will be decided by a separate qualifying shootout on Saturday morning.

What time does the Sprint race for the Austrian Grand Prix start?

The Sprint for the Austrian GP will begin at 2:30pm local time (+4 GMT) at the Red Bull Ring. The race will run to a distance of 24 laps or roughly 100km.

Date: Saturday, July 01, 2023
Start time: 14:30 GMT / 15:30 BST / 16:30 CEST / 16:30 SAT / 17:30 EAT / 10:30 ET / 07:30 PT / 00:30 AEST (Sunday) / 23:30 JST / 20:00 IST

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

2023 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	11:30	12:30	13:30	07:30	04:30	21:30	20:30	17:00
Qualifying	15:00	16:00	17:00	11:00	08:00	01:00¹	00:00¹	20:30
Sprint Q	10:00	11:00	12:00	06:00	03:00	20:00	19:00	15:30
Sprint	14:30	15:30	16:30	10:30	07:30	00:30¹	23:30	20:00
Race	13:00	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	23:00	22:00	18:30

How can I watch the Austria Sprint race?

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
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 Sprint race?

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. Some local broadcasters such as Sky TV (UK) and Movistar (Spain) also offer their own on-demand service.

Live commentary

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from the Red Bull Ring throughout the weekend, including live commentary during the Sprint race on Saturday.

Austrian GP Sprint race - Starting grid:

Cla	#	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'04.440
2	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'04.933	0.493
3	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'05.010	0.570
4	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1'05.084	0.644
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'05.136	0.696
6	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'05.245	0.805
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1'05.258	0.818
8	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'05.347	0.907
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'05.366	0.926
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'05.912	1.472
11	23	Alex Albon	Williams	1'06.152	1.712
12	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1'06.360	1.920
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'06.369	1.929
14	21	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	1'06.593	2.153
15	63	George Russell	Mercedes
16	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'07.062	2.622
17	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1'07.106	2.666
18	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'07.282	2.842
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'07.291	2.851
20	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1'07.426	2.986
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