The Austrian Grand Prix will take place over 71 laps of the 4.318-kilometre Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, read on to know about its timings and telecast
The Austrian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It has been in the Formula One Calendar for a long time and at various stages in history. It first came into existence in 1970 and was part of the calendar till 1987. Then it returned in 1997 and remained in the calendar till 2003. The latest iteration of the Austrian GP originated in 2014 when the Grand Prix was held at the Red Bull Ring.
The F1 Austria racing event has a long history, since it has been hosted in two different places in southeastern Austria. First, it was hosted at the Zeltweg Airfield for two years. Then a permanent racetrack was put up in 1969 known as the Osterreichringand which hosted the prestigious championship the following year.
Austrian Grand Prix 2021 Schedule And Timings
The Austrian Grand Prix 2021 will take place over the first weekend of July. It will witness two practice races on 2nd July, one practice race and the qualifying race on 3rd July, and the main race of 4th July. Following is the schedule and the start time in British Summer Time (BST), Eastern Time (ET), Indian Standard Time (IST) and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
2nd July
Practice 1 ( 5:30am EST / 10:30am BST / 7:30pm AEST / 3pm IST)
Practice 2 (9am EST / 2pm BST / 11pm AEST / 6:30pm IST)
3rd July
Practice 3 ( 6am EST / 11am BST / 8pm AEST / 3:30pm IST)
Qualifying Race (9am EST / 2pm BST / 11pm AEST / 6:30pm IST)
4th July
Main Race (9am EST / 2pm BST / 11pm AEST / 6:30pm IST)
Austrian Grand Prix 2021 Telecast And Channels
USA
Start Time: 9am EST (Main Race)
TV: ESPN, ESPN Desportes
UK
Start Time: 2pm BST (Main Race)
TV: Channel 4, Sky Sports F1
Australia
Start Time: 11pm AEST (Main Race)
TV: Fox Sports Channels, Network Ten
India
Start Time: 6:30pm IST (Main Race)
TV: Star Sports 2 Select, Star Sports 2 Select HD
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