F1 Chinese Grand Prix live stream 2024 — how to watch, start time, qualifying, race schedule
Another Formula 1 race weekend, another pole position for the ridiculously relentless champ. Fresh from
winning maximum points in the sprint race, Max Verstappen stormed to his fifth pole out of five on
Saturday, leaving him massive favorite to extend his lead at the top of the Drivers' Championship
leaderboard at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.
LAST UPDATED : (MARCH 21, 2024)
The malfunction in Melbourne is looking evermore like a anomalous blip, with the flying Dutchman
having won every other G.P. so far this year. After looking rattled in the rain on Friday — managing
only fourth best in sprint qualifying — he bounced back like a champion on to sweep all before him on
Saturday.
Sergio Perez starts up alongside Verstappen at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday, with
Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri the next drivers on the grid. And if it was a
disappointing qualifying session for Ferrari (Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jnr. finished sixth and
seventh), then spare a thought for Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion will start from
18th.
In addition to a full list of Sunday's grid positions, this article will also explain how to watch China
Grand Prix live streams from anywhere with a VPN — and potentially for FREE — plus all the
information on the weekend schedule, global start times, race circuit, latest odds, weather prospects and
more.
When is the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix?
The 2024 Chinese GP takes place on Sunday, April 21 at 3 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. BST. That's 3 p.m. local
time in Shanghai, China.
How to watch China Grand Prix 2024 on TV
You can watch the 2024 China Grand Prix live and in full on ESPN in the U.S. That includes all the F1
race weekend practice sessions and qualifying, as well as the race itself.
In the U.K., F1 broadcasting rights belong to Sky TV. Fox Sports is the F1 rights holder in Australia.
We have full information on watching F1 on TV here.
CHINA GRAND PRIX LIVE STREAMS
You can watch the Chinese Grand Prix with one of these live streaming services, without the expense
of a cable or satellite TV package:
FREE STREAMS — Servus TV (Austria) / RTL Zwee (Lux) / RTBF (Bel)
U.K. — Sky Sports or Now
U.S. — ESPN via Sling/Fubo
Watch anywhere —
CHINA GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE 2024
he 2024 Chinese Grand Prix schedule is as follows:
Header Cell - Column 0 U.K. (BST) U.S. (ET / PT)Australia (AEST)
Practice 1 4:30 a.m. 11:30 p.m. (Thu) / 8:30 p.m. (Thu) 1:30 p.m.
Sprint qualifying 8:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. / 12:30 a.m.5:30 p.m.
Sprint 4 a.m. 11 p.m. (Fri) / 8 p.m. (Fri) 1 p.m.
Qualifying 8 a.m. 3 a.m. / 12 a.m. 5 p.m.
Grand Prix 8 a.m. 3 a.m. / 12 a.m. 5 p.m.
WHAT TIME IS THE CHINA GRAND PRIX WORLDWIDE?
12 a.m. PST – Pacific Standard Time
1 a.m. MST – Mountain Standard Time
2 a.m. CST – Central Standard Time
2 a.m. EST – Mexico City, Mexico
3 a.m. EST – Eastern Standard Time
4 a.m. BRT – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 a.m. BST – United Kingdom
9 a.m. CET – Central Europe
9 a.m. SAST – South Africa
11 a.m. GST – Dubai, UAE
12:30 p.m. IST – New Delhi, India
2 p.m. WIB – Jakarta, Indonesia
3 p.m. CST – Beijing, China
5 p.m. AEST – Australia
7 p.m. NZST – New Zealand
CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2024 STARTING GRID
Max Verstappen Red Bull
Sergio Pérez Red Bull
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
Lando Norris McLaren
Oscar Piastri McLaren
Charles Leclerc Ferrari
Carlos Sainz Jnr. Ferrari
George Russell Mercedes
Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari
Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari
Lance Stroll Aston Martin
Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda
Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault
Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes
Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault
Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari
Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda
Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes
The 2024 China Grand Prix takes place over 56 laps of the 5.451-kilometre Shanghai International
Circuit.
The 1.2km back straight really stands out as one of the longest of any F1 race, which will allow the
teams who have built this season's quickest cars to make up some crucial fractions of seconds. That's a
bit of breathing space on a circuit that starts with a series of intricate twists and turns. It's a challenging
track and, as the fifth race on the 2024 calendar, should prove a litmus test of who may end the year on
top of the constructor and driver tables.
And for trivia fans, you may be interested to know that the layout of the circuit was designed to
represent the Chinese symbol for ‘shang’, which means 'upwards'.
China Grand Prix FAQ
So, that's how to watch the Chinese Grand Prix and all the race timings sorted. Now here's an F1 China
FAQ for everything else you want to know about the upcoming race.
What were the 2024 Chinese G.P. qualifying results?
It's five G.P.s and five pole positions for the dominant champ Max Verstappen. He recorded the best
time during all three parts of Saturday's qualifying session and, with a Q3 time of 1:33.660, only he and
teammate Sergio Perez (who starts second with 1:33.982) managed times under 1:34.
Former champion Fernando Alonso and young Brit Lando Norris start the Chinese Grand Prix on the
second row, with Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc behind them.
The biggest shock of qualifying was Lewis Hamilton's dire performance. He went 18th fastest in Q1,
leaving him well down the field after mustering an excellent second place and seven championship
points in the sprint race.
Aged only 26, it's Verstappen's 37th career pole, making him fifth on the all-time list behind only
Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna and Sebastian Vettel.
What are the odds and predictions for the 2024 China GP?
Max Verstappen is odds-on favorite to top the podium for the fourth time this season, with Bet365
putting him at 1/12 to win (after qualifying).
Teammate Sergio Perez has the next best odds (8/1), with Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
at 25/1 and 40/1 respectively and then Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso at 50/1.
What will the weather be like at the 2024 China Grand Prix?
Despite the heavy rainfall in Shanghai on Friday, the remainder of the weekend is supposed to be
clearer. The skies will be gray and there is the chance of showers, but it's currently not looking likely
that it will be so severe to have an impact on qualifying and the race itself.
When is the next race?
The 2024 Miami GP follows the China GP. There's another two-week gap between race weekends, with
the next Grand Prix taking place at the Miami International Autodrome on Sunday, May 5.
Who won the last China Grand Prix?
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese GP last time it was held in 2019. Finishing with a time of
1:32:06.350, it extended his record number of Grand Prix wins in Shanghai to six.
Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas — who had started on pole — crossed the finishing line in second,
with Sebastian Vettel in third, and a 21-year-old Max Verstappen in fourth.
What is the lap record at China Grand Prix?
The record lap time set by Michael Schumacher at the Shanghai International Circuit in the first year of
the Chinese Grand Prix in 2004 still stands to this day. He went around the track in 1:32.238.
China Grand Prix winners
Shanghai has been a very happy hunting ground for Lewis Hamilton over the years — his record of six
wins is far and away the most of any driver in the Chinese Grand Prix's 20-year history.