Grand Prix racing will return to the streets of Melbourne this weekend as Max Verstappen looks to create history at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix. The Dutchman has won back-to-back races to kickstart the season, meaning his winning streak stands at nine heading into Sunday’s outing – one short of his current record.
Elsewhere, Sergio Perez will be looking to put pressure on his team-mate after back-to-back P2 finishes, while Ferrari will hope to challenge the reigning champions as they continue to take positive steps forward.
There are homecomings in order for Daniel Ricciardo and Oscar Piastri, and this weekend also ushers in the first-ever Formula Two races to be held on Australian soil. With an action-packed weekend ahead, here are the key details you need to know to stay up to speed down under.
2024 Australian Grand Prix schedule
After back-to-back Grands Prix on Saturdays, the Australian GP represents a return to a more conventional race weekend format. However, the time zones are far from familiar for the UK audience with FP1 scheduled to get underway at 1.30am (all times BST) on Friday.
The second session of the weekend is lined up for later that morning at 5am, while FP3 will round off the three practice sessions at 1.30am on Saturday morning. The first competitive session of the event will then take place at 5am. Fans will have to set their alarm clocks even earlier for Grand Prix Sunday with the race start currently scheduled for 4am.
Those of you hoping to keep up to date with the F2 action will have to be ready for 6.30am on Friday when qualifying will get underway in Melbourne. The sprint race will then take place at 3.15am on Saturday, while the feature race will begin in the early moments of Sunday at 12.25am.
2024 Australian Grand Prix UK TV channel
Sky Sports continue to hold the exclusive rights to F1 in the United Kingdom. Fans will be able to follow all three practice sessions, qualifying and the Australian GP on the Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports F1 channels.
Outside of the UK, fans with an F1 TV subscription can watch their coverage, while UK-based fans without Sky Sports subscriptions can tune in for radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live.
