F1 Practice Today: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 start times, schedule, TV channel and live stream

Formula 1 is leaving Europe behind and heading to Baku for Round 17 of the championship with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Seven different drivers have claimed victories so far this year, with Carlos Sainz, George Russell, and Oscar Piastri having each secured a single win.

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Charles Leclerc has joined future Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton on two wins this season after a spectacular victory at Monza.

Lando Norris also has two victories – Miami and Zandvoort – as McLaren are only eight points behind Red Bull in the constructors' championship.

Despite a seven-race winless streak, Max Verstappen remains ahead of Norris in the championship standings, holding a 62-point advantage heading into Baku.

F1 Practice times - Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The action starts today (Friday) with FP1 at 1:30pm local time (AZT), followed by FP2 at 5pm. Then, on Saturday, FP3 gets underway at 12:30pm, leading up to the all-important qualifying session at 4pm.

Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:

Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP1 - Friday, September 13, 2024

Local time (AZT): 1:30pm Friday
United Kingdom (BST): 10:30am Friday
European time (CEST): 11:30am Friday
United States (EDT): 5:30am Friday
United States (CDT): 4:30am Friday
United States (PDT): 2:30am Friday
Australia (AEST): 7:30pm Friday
Australia (AWST): 5:30pm Friday
Australia (ACST): 7pm Friday
Mexico (CST): 3:30am Friday
Japan (JST): 6:30pm Friday
South Africa (SAST): 11:30am Friday
Egypt (EEST): 12:30pm Friday
China (CST): 5:30pm Friday
India (IST): 3pm Friday
Brazil: 6:30am Friday
Singapore: 5:30pm Friday
Saudi Arabia: 12:30pm Friday
United Arab Emirates: 1:30pm Friday
Turkey: 12:30pm Friday

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Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP2 - Friday, September 13, 2024

Local time (AZT): 5pm Friday
United Kingdom (BST): 2pm Friday
European time (CEST): 3pm Friday
United States (EDT): 9am Friday
United States (CDT): 8am Friday
United States (PDT): 6am Friday
Australia (AEST): 11pm Friday
Australia (AWST): 9pm Friday
Australia (ACST): 10:30pm Friday
Mexico (CST): 7am Friday
Japan (JST): 10pm Friday
South Africa (SAST): 3pm Friday
Egypt (EEST): 4pm Friday
China (CST): 9pm Friday
India (IST): 6:30pm Friday
Brazil: 10am Friday
Singapore: 9pm Friday
Saudi Arabia: 4pm Friday
United Arab Emirates: 5pm Friday
Turkey: 4pm Friday

Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP3 - Saturday, September 14, 2024

Local time (AZT): 12:30pm Saturday
United Kingdom (BST): 09:30am Saturday
Europe (CEST): 10:30am Saturday
United States (EDT): 4:30am Saturday
United States (CDT): 3:30am Saturday
United States (PDT): 1:30am Saturday
Australia (AEST): 6:30pm Saturday
Australia (AWST): 4:30pm Saturday
Australia (ACST): 6pm Saturday
Mexico (CST): 2:30am Saturday
Japan (JST): 5:30pm Saturday
South Africa (SAST): 10:30am Saturday
Egypt (EEST): 11:30am Saturday
China (CST): 4:30pm Saturday
India (IST): 2pm Saturday
Brazil: 5:30am Saturday
Singapore: 4:30pm Saturday
Saudi Arabia: 11:30am Saturday
United Arab Emirates: 12:30pm Saturday
Turkey: 11:30am Saturday

How to watch the Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice live on TV today

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:

United Kingdom: Sky Sports
United States: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Italy: Sky Italia
Netherlands: Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
China: CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN
Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten
Spain: DAZN F1
Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
Germany: Sky Deutschland
France: Canal+
Belgium: RTBF, Telenet, Play Sports
Mexico: Fox Sports Mexico
Singapore: beIN SPORTS
Hungary: M4 (MTVA Sports Channel)
Brazil: Bandeirantes, Bandsports
Austria: Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey: beIN SPORTS
Africa: SuperSport
Latin America: ESPN

F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.

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