The 2021 F1 season kicks off this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Join us on RaceFan every session of the Bahrain International Circuit. Find the live page on the site during each session and follow all the action with your fellow racefans.
Note that the starting time for this year’s Formula 1 race has returned to “hour” instead of 10 minutes. Formula 2 has changed its format and will now hold three races per week instead of two.
Here’s how to watch the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix in Britain and the United States:
How to watch 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Friday 26 March – Sunday 28 March
United Kingdom (BST)
| day | the session | Channel | Start session | The session ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Bahrain Grand Prix first practice free | Sky sports f1 | At 11:30 | at half past twelve |
| Friday | Second free practice session for Bahrain Grand Prix | Sky sports f1 | 15h00 | 16h00 |
| Saturday | Take part in one of the Bahrain Formula 2 Grand Prix | Sky sports f1 | 10:25 | |
| Saturday | Bahrain Grand Prix Third Free Practice | Sky sports f1 | 12h00 | 13h00 |
| Saturday | Qualify for Bahrain Grand Prix | Sky sports f1 | 15h00 | |
| Saturday | Bahrain Formula 2 Grand Prix Race 2 Live | Sky sports f1 | 16:40 | |
| Sunday | Bahrain Formula 2 Grand Prix Race 3 Live | Sky sports f1 | 11:50 am | |
| Sunday | Bahrain Grand Prix live | Sky sports f1 | 16h00 |
N.B. UK viewers note that on Sunday 28 March, clocks run for an hour in the morning
USA (East)
| day | the session | Channel | Start session | The session ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Bahrain Grand Prix first practice free | ESPNU | 7h30 | 8h30 |
| Friday | Second free practice session for Bahrain Grand Prix | ESPNU | 11h00 | 12h00 |
| Saturday | Bahrain Grand Prix Third Free Practice | ESPN2 | 08h00 | 09h00 |
| Saturday | Qualify for Bahrain Grand Prix | ESPN2 | 11h00 | |
| Sunday | Bahrain Grand Prix live | ESPN2 | 11h00 |
N.B. All hours are displayed 24 hours
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