F1 Australian Grand Prix 2023: Start time, session schedule, prediction and how can I watch on TV?
F1 Australian Grand Prix 2023: Start time, session schedule, prediction and how can I watch on TV?
F1 Australian Grand Prix 2023: Start time, session schedule, prediction and how can I watch on TV?
Formula 1 descends this week for the Australian Grand Prix for a trip around Melbourne’s Albert Park.
The race, which takes place early Sunday morning in the UK, is usually difficult to predict on the F1 calendar due to the unique nature of the street circuit.
That said, Red Bull could once again dominate after Sergio Perez won the second Grand Prix of 2023 in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago.
Max Verstappen leads the world championship by a comfortable margin after recovering from a qualifying breakdown to finish second, ahead of Fernando Alonso despite the Spaniard’s series of post-race penalties.
Ferrari has a good record in Melbourne, winning three of the last four Australian Grands Prix, although not much can be expected from Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at Mercedes as they have a wide range of upgrades planned.
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This is a circuit Red Bull has not won since 2011, so set those alarm clocks and prepare for what should be a fascinating weekend.
When is the Australian Grand Prix?
The F1 Australian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
What time is the Australian Grand Prix?
The session schedule for UK fans is as follows (all times BST):
- First practice: 2.30 am, Friday
- Second practice: 6 am, Friday
- Third practice: 2.30 am, Saturday
- Qualifying: 6 am, Saturday
- Race: 6 am, Sunday
Australian Grand Prix prediction
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If Red Bull isn’t stuck anywhere, it’s here. Reliability issues hit the Saudis a year ago and here in Australia as well, meaning they may be reluctant to throw everything at a track they aren’t particularly good at.
Whether Aston Martin or Ferrari will capitalize remains to be seen, but given the Scuderia’s success at this circuit, we are going with a rare Ferrari win (before Red Bull regains dominance).
The Australian Grand Prix takes place between 31 March-2 and April 2023, marking the third race of the season. Here’s all the information on how you can watch the 2023 F1 Australian Grand Prix live on TV.
Sky Sports F1’s live Australian GP schedule
Thursday
3:30 am: Australian F1 Grand Prix: Drivers Press Conference
10:45 pm: F3 Practice
Friday
Midnight: F2 Practice
2:30 am: Australian F1 Grand Prix: Practice One (Build-up from 2 am)
4 am: F3 Qualifying
6 am: Australian F1 Grand Prix: Practice Two (Build-up from 5.45 am)
7:30 am: F2 Qualifying
8 am: The F1 Show Live: Australia
Saturday
12:45 am: F3 Sprint
2:30 am: Australian F1 Grand Prix: Practice Three (Build-up from 2.15 am)
4:20 am: F2 Sprint
6 am: AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING (Build-up from 5:15 am)
8 am: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook
Sunday
12:05 am: F3 Feature Race
2:35 am: F2 Feature Race
4:30 am: Grand Prix Sunday – Australian GP Build-up
6 am: THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
8 am: Chequered flag: Australian GP Reaction
9 am: Ted’s Notebook
Formula 1’s biggest-ever season heads to Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix with all to play for; watch every session from Albert Park live on Sky Sports F1, with Sunday’s race at 6 am and build-up from 4.30 am
