The opening round of the 2024 Formula 1 season, held in Bahrain, is breaking formality with the Grand Prix taking place on Saturday.
Racing is normally reserved for Sundays, but due to the holy month of Ramadan commencing on Sunday, March 10, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, round 2 of the 2024 season, must take place on Saturday, March 9 and with a week gap mandated between Grands Prix, Bahrain’s schedule is also affected.
The net result is that proceedings at the Bahrain International Circuit shall begin with Free Practice 1, commencing at 14:30 local time (11:30 GMT) on Thursday.
Free Practice 2 continues the F1 action at 18:00 local time (15:00 GMT) on Thursday afternoon.
That makes Friday, Qualifying day and action resumes with Free Practice 3 at 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT) ahead of Qualifying at 19:00 local time (16:00 GMT).
Finally, Saturday’s Grand Prix goes to green at 18:00 local time (15:00 GMT).
How to watch the 2024 Bahrain GP
Coverage of all the action in the UK and Ireland will be shown live, with free-to-air highlights available later in the day.
Watch Live: Sky Sports F1 will broadcast every session live, as well as build-up and post-session shows to qualifying and the race. In addition, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of the qualifying and race sessions.
Live Stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to catch all of the action through the Sky Go app, which requires an internet connection to access. Alternatively, coverage can be accessed through NOW TV.
