When is the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix?
This year’s race takes place on 7 April at 1:00am ET at Suzuka, and the time difference means some late nights and early starts for the American audience across the weekend.
There are three free practice sessions, with FP1 occurring on Thursday night. FP2 is in the early hours of Friday, with FP3 taking place on Friday night.
Qualifying is at 2am on Saturday, with race coverage starting at midnight Sunday.
Japanese GP F1 schedule
Thursday 4 April
|
Session |
Time |
|
Practice 1 |
10:30pm-11:30pm ET |
Friday 5 April
|
Session |
Time |
|
Practice 2 |
2:00am-3:00am ET |
|
Practice 3 |
10.30pm-11:30pm ET |
Saturday 6 April
|
Session |
Time |
|
Qualifying |
2:00am-3:00am ET |
Sunday 7 April
|
Session |
Time |
|
Race |
1:00am ET |
Which TV channel shows F1 in the USA?
All Formula 1 races will be shown live on U.S. TV by either ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC this year, as well as being streamed live or on-demand via its digital platform.
To make sure you don’t miss any of the action across practice, qualifying or racing – which will vary across its channels during the season – here’s how to tune in this weekend.
Japanese GP ESPN TV schedule
Thursday 4 April
|
Session/show |
Time |
Channel |
|
Practice 1 |
10:25pm ET |
ESPNU |
Friday 5 April
|
Session/show |
Time |
Channel |
|
Practice 2 |
1:55am ET |
ESPN2 |
|
F1 Show |
3:15am ET |
ESPN3 |
|
Practice 3 |
10.25pm ET |
ESPNews |
Saturday 6 April
|
Session/show |
Time |
Channel |
|
Qualifying |
1:55am ET |
ESPN2 |
|
Ted’s qualifying Notebook |
4:00am ET |
ESPN3 |
Sunday 7 April
|
Session/show |
Time |
Channel |
|
Grand Prix Sunday |
Midnight ET |
ESPN2 |
|
Race |
12.55am ET |
ESPN |
|
Checkered Flag |
3:00am ET |
ESPN3 |
|
Ted’s Notebook |
4:00am ET |
ESPN3 |
|
Race re-air |
Noon ET |
ESPNews |
What happened in last year’s Japanese GP?
Max Verstappen dominated from pole position for Red Bull, beating the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri by almost 20s.
Charles Leclerc finished fourth for Ferrari, ahead of the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez suffered an awful race after an early clash with Hamilton and a latter collision with the Haas of Kevin Magnussen, which eventually forced him to retire.
Can I stream live F1 races in America?
Viewers in the United States can subscribe to F1 TV (f1tv.formula1.com) to stream the race on a device of their choice or via ESPN’s digital platform (espn.com/watch) with subscriptions.
All sessions will be streamed on the ESPN app and be available on demand, while ESPN’s TV broadcasts are available via YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and Sling (depending on subscription plans).
