How to watch the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix?

Discover the program for the Chinese Grand Prix (March 19-21), the fifth round of the 2024 F1 season.

It has been five years since F1 last touched down in the Middle Kingdom. The premier category of motorsport returns this weekend for the Chinese GP to conclude its Asian tour. The Shanghai circuit will host the 5th round of the 2024 F1 season, featuring a completely new sprint race format!

The 5.451-kilometer circuit, inaugurated in 2004, features many unique characteristics, such as the sequence of the first three “snail” turns representing the symbol “shang”, the long 1.2-kilometer straight, and the banking acceleration in turns 12 and 13. This year, there will be two DRS zones, the first on the start-finish straight, and the second on the long back straight.

In Shanghai, we will see the debut of the new F1 sprint format, with a free practice session followed by the sprint qualifying on Friday, and the sprint race before the Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. It’s quite a puzzle for the drivers who will have to get their heads around the circuit again, or discover it, before heading to the bastion for the sprint qualifying.

Chinese GP F1 2024 – Schedule

Friday, April 19
5:30 AM – Free Practice 1 – FP1: Stroll dominates a session that reveals little of the strengths present
9:30 AM – Sprint Qualifying – In the rain, Lando Norris secures the sprint pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton!

Saturday, April 20
5:00 AM – Sprint Race – Max Verstappen wins the first sprint of the year in Shanghai, tension between the Ferraris
9:00 AM – Qualifying – Max Verstappen marks the 100th pole in Red Bull history, Fernando Alonso 3rd

Sunday, April 21
9:00 AM – Grand Prix (Canal+ / Live Text AUTOhebdo) – The starting grid for the Chinese Grand Prix

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