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The Bahrain Grand Prix is the first race of the 2024 Formula 1 season. You can watch the practices, qualifying, and race — all without cable. Read on to learn how!
Max Verstappen won the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Formula One is the most popular motorsport in the world. And the first event of the season is the Bahrain Grand Prix.
It comes from Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, at the southern tip of the Persian Gulf island country of Bahrain. It is also the home of the University of Bahrain.
At last year’s event, the Ferrari team (Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr) won the top two spots after both Red Bull Racing cars (current World Champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez) suffered mechanical issues. The 2021 winner, former World Champion Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes, came in third followed by teammate George Russell.
2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Schedule
The Bahrain Grand Prix runs from Thursday, February 29th through Saturday, March 2nd. The events are listed below. The main event itself is on ESPN, the practice and qualifying are on ESPN2, and all the commentary and Formula 2 and Formula 3 events are on ESPN3.
Main Events
Here are the main events happening this weekend for Formula 1.
- Thu Feb 29 : Practice 1
- Thu Feb 29 : Practice 2
- Fri Mar 1 : Practice 3
- Fri Mar 1 : Qualifying
Other Events
There’s a lot more happening in Bahrain this weekend. Here’s a complete list:
- Fri Mar 3 : Formula 3 Practice (ESPN3)
- Fri Mar 3 : Formula 2 Practice (ESPN3)
- Fri Mar 3 : Formula 3 Qualifying (ESPN3)
- Fri Mar 3 : Formula 2 Qualifying (ESPN3)
- Fri Mar 3 : F1 Show: Bahrain (ESPN3)
- Sat Mar 4 : Formula 3 Sprint Race (ESPN3)
- Sat Mar 4 : Formula 2 Sprint Race (ESPN3)
- Sat Mar 4 : F1: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook (ESPN3)
- Sun Mar 5 : Formula 3 Bahrain Feature Race (ESPN3)
- Sun Mar 5 : Formula 2 Bahrain Feature Race (ESPN3)
- Sun Mar 5 : Formula 1: Grand Prix Sunday (ESPN)
- Sun Mar 5 : Formula 1: Checkered Flag (ESPN3)
- Sun Mar 5 : F1: Ted’s Race Notebook (ESPN3)
- Sun Mar 5 : Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix — Rebroadcast (ESPNews)
How to Live Stream the Bahrain GP
Since the Bahrain Grand Prix and all the rest of the Formula One season are shown on ESPN, you have a lot of choices:
- Fubo (formerly FuboTV): Sign up for this sports-first streaming service if you love motorsports and beyond. It comes with 150+ channels including most RSNs in your area. Plans start at $79.99/mo. (Fubo review)
- Sling TV: The Sling Orange plan is the only live TV service that allows you to watch ESPN3 right in its app. At just $40.00/mo, it is the cheapest way to watch the whole F1 season. (Sling TV review) (Miami Grand Prix)
- DIRECTV STREAM: Get all the “cable” channels you want starting at $79.99/mo. (DIRECTV STREAM review)
- Hulu + Live TV: This is a great total-entertainment package with 85+ live TV channels, Disney+, and ESPN+ for $76.99/mo. (Hulu Live review)
- Vidgo: Get all the major ESPN channels for $69.99/mo. (Vidgo review)
- YouTube TV: Comes with 100+ channels for $72.99/mo.
All these streaming services provide a cloud DVR (Vidgo offers a 90-day trial after which you will need to upgrade to its Premium plan. Sling only allows you to stream on one device at a time — part of why it provides such a low price. But the others all allow you to stream on multiple devices simultaneously.
You can live stream with apps from all these services on the major devices: Amazon Fire TV, Android Mobile, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS (iPad/iPhone), Roku, and web browsers. Many also support different smart TVs (LG, Samsung, Vizio) and gaming consoles (PlayStation, Xbox). See our individual reviews for more.
F1 TV
If your sports viewing is laser-focused on Formula 1, you should sign up for F1 TV. It costs is $84.99 per year and provides complete racing coverage. You will receive:
- Every track session for every Grand Prix
- Driver cameras and radios
- Live stream other Formula races
- Replays of all races
- Historic race archives.
Watching Bahrain Outside the USA
Formula One is even more popular outside the United States. So you can watch it pretty much wherever you are.
- Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Canada: TSN, RDS, Noovo
- Ireland: Sky Sports F1
- New Zealand: Sky NZ
- UK: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4
2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Drivers and Teams
We won’t know until qualifying who gets pole position and what the starting grid looks like for the Bahrain Grand Prix. But all the best drivers are on hand:
| Teams | Driver #1 | Driver #2 |
| Red Bull Racing | Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz Jr |
| Mercedes | George Russell | Lewis Hamilton |
| McLaren | Oscar Piastri | Lando Norris |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso | Lance Stroll |
| Kick Sauber | Zhou Guanyu | Valtteri Bottas |
| Haas F1 Team | Nico Hülkenberg | Kevin Magnussen |
| RB | Yuki Tsunoda | Daniel Ricciardo |
| Williams | Logan Sargeant | Alexander Albon |
| Alpine | Pierre Gasly | Esteban Ocon |
Oliver Bearman is a reserve driver for Ferrari and Haas this year
2024 Bahrain race results
There were three free practice sessions. Max Verstappen won the race for Red Bull Racing, leading every lap and taking fastest lap. Charles Leclerc finished fourth for Ferrari, while Mercedes struggled with engine cooling and ERS battery issues. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished sixth and eighth for McLaren.
- Max Verstappen (RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT) — 26
- Sergio Perez (RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT) — 18
- Carlos Sainz (FERRARI) — 15
- Charles Leclerc (FERRARI) — 12
- George Russell (MERCEDES) — 10
- Lando Norris (MCLAREN MERCEDES) — 8
- Lewis Hamilton (MERCEDES) — 6
- Oscar Piastri (MCLAREN MERCEDES) — 4
- Fernando Alonso (ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES) — 2
- Lance Stroll (ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES) — 1
- Zhou Guanyu (KICK SAUBER FERRARI) — 0
- Kevin Magnussen (HAAS FERRARI) — 0
- Daniel Ricciardo (RB HONDA RBPT) — 0
- Yuki Tsunoda (RB HONDA RBPT) — 0
- Alexander Albon (WILLIAMS MERCEDES) — 0
- Nico Hulkenberg (HAAS FERRARI) — 0
- Esteban Ocon (ALPINE RENAULT) — 0
- Pierre Gasly (ALPINE RENAULT) — 0
- Valtteri Bottas (KICK SAUBER FERRARI) — 0
- Logan Sargeant (WILLIAMS MERCEDES) — 0
Wrapping Up
Formula One is an extremely popular sport worldwide and increasingly popular in the United States. As a result, it’s pretty easy to find it streaming. The Bahrain Grand Prix will be broadcast on ESPN.
Fubo is our top choice for streaming F1 races, qualifying, and practices Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial..
Guides for All Formula 1 Races
In addition to our general Formula 1 Viewer’s Guide, we have (or will have) guides for individual races:
- Mar 2: Bahrain Grand Prix
- Mar 9: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
- Mar 24: Australian Grand Prix
- Apr 7: Japanese Grand Prix
- Apr 21: Chinese Grand Prix
- May 5: Miami Grand Prix
- May 19: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
- May 26: Monaco Grand Prix
- Jun 9: Canadian Grand Prix
- Jun 23: Spanish Grand Prix
- Jun 30: Austrian Grand Prix
- Jul 7: British Grand Prix
- Jul 21: Hungarian Grand Prix
- Jul 28: Belgian Grand Prix
- Aug 25: Dutch Grand Prix
- Sep 1: Italian Grand Prix
- Sep 15: Azerbaijan Grand Prix
- Sep 22: Singapore Grand Prix
- Oct 20: United States Grand Prix
- Oct 27: Mexican Grand Prix
- Nov 3: São Paulo Grand Prix
- Nov 23: Las Vegas Grand Prix
- Dec 1: Qatar Grand Prix
- Dec 8: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
All time winners?
- 2023 — Max Verstappen — Red Bull
- 2022 — Charles Leclerc — Ferrari
- 2021 — Lewis Hamilton — Mercedes
- 2020 — Lewis Hamilton — Mercedes
- 2019 — Lewis Hamilton — Mercedes
- 2018 — Sebastian Vettel — Ferrari
- 2017 — Sebastian Vettel — Ferrari
- 2016 — Nico Rosberg — Mercedes
- 2015 — Lewis Hamilton — Mercedes
- 2014 — Lewis Hamilton — Mercedes
- 2013 — Sebastian Vettel — Red Bull Racing Renault
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