As the 2024 F1 season winds down with just four races left this calendar year, drivers head to Sao Paulo this weekend for the Lenovo Sao Paulo Grand Prix which will be held on Sunday, November 3 in Brazil. The Brazilian Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, consists of 71 laps around a 4.309-kilometer circuit. The official race starts at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday, but the action on the track kicks off with practices on Friday, Nov. 1, which you can catch all weekend across several channels, including ESPNU and ESPN2, and streaming on ESPN+.
This weekend’s field of drivers will include F1 leaders Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and Max Verstappen. Verstappen, driving for Red Bull, won the 2023 race in Sao Paulo, though he may face a setback this year, not only as he shakes off a 20 second penalty from his last race at the Mexico Grand Prix, but he’s also anticipating an engine penalty in Sao Paulo which will cost him five places on the grid. Verstappen, currently number one in the F1 rankings, leads McLaren’s Norris by 47 points ahead of this week’s race.
Everything you need to know about this weekend’s complete schedule and how to watch the F1 races on TV and streaming is below.
Date: Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Location: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil
TV channel: ESPN2
Streaming: ESPN+, F1 TV Pro, DirecTV Stream, Hulu, Sling TV, YouTube TV
What channel is the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix on?
The Sao Paulo Grand Prix will air live on ESPN2 and stream on ESPN+. ESPN networks are the home of F1 this season with 18 out of 24 races airing on either ESPN or ABC, and the remainder airing on ESPN2. 16 races will stream on ESPN+ in 2024 (including this weekend’s race).
For cord-cutters who want to watch F1 racing, including this weekend’s grand prix, we recommend a live TV streaming service such as Hulu’s live TV bundle, which includes ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+. If you’re looking for a lower-cost subscription, a direct subscription to ESPN+ is an affordable option for fans of all kinds of sports. If you’re only interested in watching F1 racing and don’t care about the ability to watch other sports, an F1 TV Pro subscription is a simple way to stream every race, practice and qualifier.
How to watch F1 in the USA without cable:
An F1 TV Pro subscription lets you stream every F1 race live, plus all the practices, qualifying races and pre-race shows. F1 TV is also home to F1’s post-race live shows, analysis, Tech Talks, documentaries and the official F1 archive. You can subscribe to F1 TV Pro for $10.99/month or pay $85 for the entire season.
The Sao Paolo Grand Prix will stream on ESPN+. An ESPN+ subscription grants you access to exclusive ESPN+ content including live events, fantasy sports tools and premium ESPN+ articles. You can stream ESPN+ through an app on your smart TV, phone, tablet, computer and on ESPN.com.
More ways to watch F1 for free this weekend:
Brazilian Grand Prix schedule:
All times Eastern
Friday, November 1
Practice 1: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ESPNU)
Sprint Qualifying: 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, November 2
Sprint Race: 10 – 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Qualifying: 2 – 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, November 3
Lenovo Sao Paulo Grand Prix Race: 12 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+, F1 TV)
