F1 Broadcasters

UK F1 Broadcasters

Formula 1 on BBC TV Sport

F1 Broadcasters Formula 1 on BBC

2009 saw the return of F1 to BBC Television, after an absence of 12 years, when F1 races were covered by ITV.

The new-look coverage promises to be the most comprehensive in the history of the sport, with all on-track sessions brought live through TV, Radio, Red Button, broadband and of course BBC iPlayer for any of those missed moments.

Formula 1 on BBC TV Sport 2009-2015

From the 2012 season, the UK TV broadcasting rights for Formula One were shared between the “free to air” BBC and the Sky Sports subscription service.

Although the BBC’s F1 contract ran until the end of the 2018 season, it decided to “reluctantly” end its Formula 1 television contract three years early as part of savings across the corporation.

 

Formula 1 on Channel Four

Channel 4 will take on the BBC’s F1 broadcast rights from the 2016 season.

Channel 4 will broadcast 10 live Formula 1 races, including practice and qualifying sessions, in each of the three FIA Formula One World Championship seasons from 2016 to 2018. It will also broadcast comprehensive highlights of all 21 Grands Prix and qualifying sessions – including those shown live by Sky Sports F1. All of the live coverage and highlights will be broadcast free-to-air and in high definition.

channel four f1 broadcast team

In a first for a UK terrestrial commercial broadcaster, no advertising breaks will be taken through the duration of the live races.

Here is the full list of Channel 4’s live races for the 2017 F1 Season:

16 April: Bahrain – Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
30 April: Russia – Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
28 May: Monaco – Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
25 June: Azerbaijan- Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
16 July: Great Britain- Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
27 August: Belgium – Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
17 September: Singapore – Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
1 October: Malaysia – Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
22 October: USA – Live and free-to-air on Channel 4
26 November: Abu Dhabi – Live and free-to-air on Channel 4

Formula 1 on Channel Four 2015-2018

 

Formula 1 on Sky Sports F1

The BBC initially had exclusive UK rights from 2009 until the end of the 2013 season. But because of the licence fee freeze and resultant review of cost constraints, were expected to leave F1 after the 2011 season.

A new broadcast rights deal was announced on 29 July 2011, that Sky Sports would cover all race sessions, including practice, qualifying and the races, live and in High Definition.

In November 2011, Sky Sports announced that a new dedicated F1 channel which will launch in March 2012.

Sky Sports HD F1 will air coverage of all practice sessions, qualifying and the race. Their race coverage will be commercial free.

Formula 1 on Sky Sports F1

 

 

Other F1 Broadcasters

This is a list of other F1 Broadcasters around the world that will be broadcasting Formula One races in 2016.

On Spanish TV, live Formula One will be available on Movistar+.

In previous years Antenna 3 showed all races live, but from 2016, TVE and Teledeporte will be sowing highlights of races, with only the Spanish Grand Prix being shown live.

Live Formula One is also available on BeIN Sports (Mena).

In most countries there are multiple F1 Broadcasters. Some F1 Broadcasters are free to air, and other F1 Broadcasters are pay TV services.

 

 

Country TV Network P1 P2 P3 Qualifying Race
 Albania Top Channel Live No No Live Live
 Armenia Setanta Sports + No No No Live Live
 Asia STAR Sports Live* Live* Live* Live Live
Fox
Sports Asia
Live* Live* Live* Live Live
 Australia Network
Ten
No No No No Delayed
Live Live Live Live Live
No No No No Live
Fox
Sports
Live Live Live Live Live
 Austria ORF eins No Live No Live Live
Sky
Sport Austria
Live Live Live Live Live
 Azerbaijan Idman TV No No No Live Live
Setanta
Sports +
No No No Live Live
 Belarus Setanta Sports + No No No Live Live
 Belgium Play Sports No No No Live Live
Sporza No No No No H/L
No No No Live Live
RTBF
La Deux
No No No Live* Live*
 Bosnia Sport Klub Live Live Live Live Live
 Bulgaria Diema Sport Live Live Live Live Live
Diema
Sport 2
Live Live Live Live Live
 Brazil Rede Globo No No No Live* Live
SporTV Live Live Live Live* Delayed
 Canada RDS / RDS2 No No No Live Live
TSN / TSN2 No Live No Live Live
 Central
Asia
Setanta Sports + No No No Live Live
 China Various No No No Live Live
 Croatia Arenasport 5 Live Live Live Live Live
RTL
2
No No No No H/L
 Czech Rep Sport 1 Live Live Live Live No
Sport
2
No No No No Live
Sport
3
Live Live Live Live Live
 Cyprus CytaVision No No No Live Live
 Denmark TV3+/TV3+ HD Live Live Live Live Live
 Estonia TV6 No No No No Live
No No No No Delayed
TV3
Play
No No No No H/L
Viasat
Sport Baltic
Live Live Live Live Live
 Finland MTV3 No No No No Delayed
MTV
Max
Live Live Live Live Live
Sub H/L H/L No H/L H/L
 France Canal+[18] No No No only once Live
Canal+
Sport
Live Live Live Live Delayed
 Georgia Setanta Sports + No No No Live Live
 Germany SPORT1[19] Live* Live H/L H/L H/L
RTL
Television
No No Delayed Live Live
Sky
Sport
Live Live Live Live Live
 Greece OTE Sport Live Live Live Live Live
Alpha
TV
No No No No Live*
 Hungary M4 Sport Live Live Live Live Live
 Iceland Stöð 2 Sport No No Live Live Live
 Indian
Sub
STAR Sports Live* Live* Live* Live Live
 Indonesia Fox Sports Asia Live* Live* Live* Live Live
 Ireland Setanta Sports Live Live Live Live Live
Channel 4 UK Live Live Live Live Live
No No No H/L H/L
Sky
Sports F1
Live Live Live Live Live
 Israel Sport 5 No No No Live Live
 Italy Sky Sport F1 Live Live Live Live Live
Rai
1
Live / Delayed Live / Delayed Live / Delayed Live / Delayed Live / Delayed
Rai 2
Rai Sport 1
 Japan Fuji TV No No No No H/L
BS
Fuji
No No No Delayed Delayed
Fuji
TV Next
Live Live Live Live Live
Latin America ESPN Latin America H/L H/L H/L H/L H/L
F1
Latin America
Live Live Live Live Live
Fox Sports 3 H/L H/L H/L Delayed Delayed
Live
Live* Live* Live* Live*
 Latvia TV6 No No No No Delayed
Viasat
Sport Baltic
Live Live Live Live Live
 Lithuania TV6 No No No No Live
No No No No Delayed
Viasat
Sport Baltic
Live Live Live Live Live
 Malta GO Live Live Live Live Live
MENA beIN Sports Arabia Live Live Live Live Live
 Macedonia Macedonian TV No No No Live Live
Sport
Klub
Live Live Live Live Live
 Moldova Setanta Sports + No No No Live Live
 Montenegro Sport Klub Live Live Live Live Live
 Netherlands Ziggo Sport Totaal Live* Live* Live* Live* Live
Veronica No No No No H/L
No No No No Live
 New
Zealand
Sky Sport Live Live Live Live Live
 Norway Viasat Motor / Sport Live Live Live Live Live
Viaplay Live Live Live Live Live
Viasat
4
No No No No H/L
 Poland ? (to be confirmed) Live Live Live Live Live
 Portugal Eurosport[28] Live Live Live Live Live
 Russia Match TV No No No Live Live
 Serbia Sport Klub Live Live Live Live Live
 Slovakia Sport 1 Live Live Live Live No
Sport
2
No No No No Live
 Slovenia RTV Slovenija No Internet No Live Live
 South
Korea
SBS Sports No No No No Live
 Spain Antena 3 No No Live Live Live
Mega Live Live No No No
Movistar
F1
Live Live Live Live Live
TV3 No No Live Live Live
Esport3 Live Live No No No
Sub-Saharan DSTV Live Live Live Live Live
 Sweden Viasat Motor Live Live Live Live Live
  Switzerland SRG SSR No No No Live Live
UK Channel
4
Live Live Live Live Live
No No No H/L H/L
Sky
Sports F1
Live Live Live Live Live
US NBC Sports Internet Live Internet Live Live
Univision
Deportes
No No No Live Live




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