F1 CHINESE GP SPRINT RACE: START TIME, HOW TO WATCH, TV CHANNEL
As part of the new weekend format for 2024, the sprint race will be held on Saturday morning before qualifying for the grand prix later in the day.
McLaren's Lando Norris will line up on pole position ahead of the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, with Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) sharing the second row of the grid.
What time does the Sprint race for the Chinese Grand Prix start?
The Sprint will run to a distance of 19 laps or roughly 100km.
Date: Saturday, 20 April , 2024Start time: 11:00 local time / 03:00 GMT / 04:00 BST / 05:00 CEST / 05:00 SAT / 06:00 EAT / 23:00 ET (Friday) / 20:00 PT (Friday) / 13:00 AEST / 12:00 JST / 08:30 ISTCan’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
FP1 | 03:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 20:30 | 13:30 | 12:30 | 09:00 |
Shootout | 07:30 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 03:30 | 00:30 | 17:30 | 16:30 | 13:00 |
Sprint | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 23:00 | 20:00 | 13:00 | 12:00 | 08:30 |
| Quali | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 03:00 | 00:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 | 12:30 |
Race | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 03:00 | 00:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 | 12:30 |
How can I watch the Chinese GP Sprint race?
Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.
Europe:
Austria - Servus TV / ORFBelgium - RTBF / Telenet / Play SportsCroatia - Sport KlubCzech Republic - AMCDenmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / ViaplayEstonia: ViaplayFinland - Viaplay France - Canal+Germany - Sky Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+Hungary - M4Italy - SkyNetherlands - Viaplay / Viaplay XtraNorway - V sport 1 / V sport + / ViaplayPoland - ViaplayPortugal - Sport TVSpain - F1 DAZNSweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTSUK - Sky Sports F1Americas:
USA - ESPNUCanada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / NoovoLatin America - ESPNAsia:
China - CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / TencentIndia - FanCodeJapan - Fuji TV / DAZNMalaysia - beIN SPORTSIndonesia- beIN SPORTSSingapore - beIN SPORTSThailand - beIN SPORTSVietnam - K+Oceania:
Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network TenNew Zealand - SkyAfrica:
Africa - SuperSportCan I stream the Chinese GP 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.
Chinese GP Sprint - Starting grid:
| 1 | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'57.940 | - |
| 2 | Mercedes | 1'59.201 | 1.261 |
| 3 | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1'59.915 | 1.975 |
| 4 | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 2'00.028 | 2.088 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 2'00.214 | 2.274 |
| 6 | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 2'00.375 | 2.435 |
| 7 | Ferrari | 2'00.566 | 2.626 |
| 8 | McLaren/Mercedes | 2'00.990 | 3.050 |
| 9 | Sauber/Ferrari | 2'01.044 | 3.104 |
| 10 | Sauber/Ferrari | 2'03.537 | 5.597 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 1'36.345 | -21.595 |
| 12 | Haas/Ferrari | 1'36.473 | -21.467 |
| 13 | Haas/Ferrari | 1'36.478 | -21.462 |
| 14 | RB/Honda RBPT | 1'36.553 | -21.387 |
| 15 | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1'36.677 | -21.263 |
| 16 | Alpine/Renault | 1'37.632 | -20.308 |
| 17 | Alpine/Renault | 1'37.720 | -20.220 |
| 18 | Williams/Mercedes | 1'37.812 | -20.128 |
| 19 | RB/Honda RBPT | 1'37.892 | -20.048 |
| 20 | Williams/Mercedes | 1'37.923 | -20.017 |