F1 Chinese Grand Prix 2024: date, times, how to watch on TV, stream online

Max Verstappen will look to continue his dominant start to the 2024 World Drivers’ Championship this weekend, as the Formula 1 season heads to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Verstappen, who has lifted the last three world titles, has won three out of four races so far in 2024. The only exception was late March’s Australian GP, in which Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr took the chequered flag after the Red Bull driver was forced to retire due to brake failure. Verstappen has been on pole in every race this season.

Watch the Chinese Grand Prix on fuboTV.

When is the Chinese Grand Prix?

Held at the Shanghai International Circuit, the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix takes place at 3pm local time on Sunday 21 April 2024. In the United States, that’s 3am ET/12 midnight PT on Sunday morning.

How can I watch the Chinese Grand Prix?

If you’re in the US and want to watch the Chinese Grand Prix, you can tune in on ESPN and ESPN+. They’ll also have coverage of practice, sprint qualifying, the sprint race, and main race qualifying.

You can stream the event on fuboTV, which offers new users a free trial.

When is practice, qualifying and the sprint race?

Practice will take place at 11:30am local time on Friday 19 April (11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT on Thursday 18).

This weekend is one of six on the 2024 calendar that offer drivers the chance to win additional points in the sprint race. Sprint qualifying is scheduled for 3:30pm local time on Friday (3:30am ET/12:30am PT), before the sprint race gets going at 11am local time on Saturday 20 April (11pm ET/8pm PT on Friday).

Qualifying for the main race is then slated for 3pm local time on Saturday (3am ET/12 midnight PT on Saturday morning).

How does F1′s sprint race work?

The sprint race is much shorter, covering a distance of about 60 miles and lasting for about 30 minutes.

“The venues chosen for sprint events are all tracks with great overtaking potential, picked to try and ensure the sprint is a flat-out, aggressive melee from start to finish,” the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) says.

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the sprint event: the winner receives eight, with each driver after that given one fewer than the man ahead of him. In 2024, there will also be sprint races at the Austrian, Austin, Brazilian, Miami and Qatari Grands Prix.