The formula One F1 2023 season will start with the season-opener next week in Bahrain on March 5, 2023, check out the race start times for the entire season along with the full 2023 schedule and the Bahrain GP IST timing
The F1 2023 season will consist of various events like qualifying races, main races and sprints between March and November.
Bahrain GP F1 2023 date, IST timing, race, qualifying and practice start time and live stream broadcast in India
The main race for the Bahrain GP on 5 March, 2023 takes place at 8:30pm IST India time or 3:00pm UK time.
Full 2023 Abu Dhabi GP session timings
Friday 3rd March 2023
Free Practice 1: 11:30am-12:30pm GMT/5:00pm IST (2:30pm-3:30pm local)
Free Practice 2: 3:00pm-4:00pm GMT (6:00pm-7:00pm local)
Saturday 4th March 2023
Free Practice 3: 11:30am-12:30pm GMT (2:30pm-3:30pm local)
Qualifying: 3:00pm-4:00pm GMT/8:30pm IST(6:00pm-7:00pm local)
Sunday 5th March 2023
Race: 3:00pm GMT/8:30pm IST (6:00pm local)
In India the race can be viewed on F1 TV Pro while those in UK can watch on Sky Sport.
Diaries at the ready 🗓
Here is the 2023 FIA @F1 Championship Start Time Information 🏁 pic.twitter.com/Q3R5dlDLMq
— FIA (@fia) December 15, 2022
The 2023 Bahrain GP will be the earliest F1 season opener since the 2002 Australian GP! 🤯
Should the season always start this early? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/cOhUp5d6SF
— Autosport (@autosport) February 27, 2023
This year’s 2023 season will be a real test for Formula 1 drivers as will be the longest-ever season featuring a record-equalling 23 Grand Prix races and six sprint events.
F1 2023 races start time
The F1 2023 season will begin with the season-opener in Bahrain on March 5th, and the race will start around 15:00 UK time, or 12:00 Eastern Time. All races in Europe will begin around 14:00 local CET time across the season, except for the British Grand Prix, which will start at 15:00.
Meanwhile, Australia and Japan race events will both start early for fans in Europe or America at 06:00am UK. There will be three Grand Prix races in America this year. Miami will be the first venue with a race time set for a 20:30 UK start. The United States Grand Prix at Austin will start at 20:00 UK.
Whereas, the third and final American Grand Prix will take place in Las Vegas on November 18. Interestingly, it will be the first race not held on a Sunday since the 1985 South African Grand Prix.
The Grand Prix in Vegas is will start at a 06:00 UK start time on Sunday morning. This means that the race will begin at around 22:00 local start time in Nevada, which translates to a 01:00 start on the East coast.
Meanwhile, the season-finale scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi will have a UK start time of 13:00.
F1 2023 full schedule and race start times
Given below is the full schedule for the Formula One F1 2023 season along with all the race start times:
| Date | Grand Prix | Qualifying (UK time) | Sprint (UK time) | Race (UK time) |
| March 3rd-5th | Bahrain | 15:00 | N/A | 15:00 |
| March 17th-19th | Saudi Arabia | 17:00 | N/A | 17:00 |
| March 31st-April 2nd | Australia | 06:00 | N/A | 06:00 |
| April 28th-30th | Azerbaijan | 14:00 (Friday) | 14:30 (Saturday) | 12:00 |
| May 5th-7th | Miami | 21:00 | N/A | 20:30 |
| May 19th-21st | Emilia Romagna | 15:00 | N/A | 14:00 |
| March 3rd-5th | Bahrain | 15:00 | N/A | 15:00 |
| May 26th-28th | Monaco | 15:00 | N/A | 14:00 |
| June 2nd-4th | Spain | 15:00 | N/A | 14:00 |
| June 16th-18th | Canada | 21:00 | N/A | 19:00 |
| June 30th-July 2nd | Austria | 16:00 (Friday) | 15:30 (Saturday) | 14:00 |
| July 7th-9th | Great Britain | 15:00 | N/A | 15:00 |
| July 21st-23rd | Hungary | 15:00 | N/A | 14:00 |
| July 28th-30th | Belgium | 16:00 (Friday) | 15:30 (Saturday) | 14:00 |
| August 25th-27th | Netherlands | 15:00 | N/A | 14:00 |
| September 1st-3rd | Italy | 15:00 | N/A | 14:00 |
| September 15th-17th | Singapore | 14:00 | N/A | 13:00 |
| September 22nd-24th | Japan | 06:00 | N/A | 07:00 |
| October 6th-8th | Qatar | 15:00 (Friday) | 15:30 (Saturday) | 15:00 |
| October 20th-22nd | United States | 22:00 (Friday) | 23:00 (Saturday) | 20:00 |
| October 27th-29th | Mexico City | 21:00 | N/A | 20:00 |
| November 3rd-5th | Brazil | 18:00 (Friday) | 18:30 (Saturday) | 17:00 |
| November 17th-19th | Las Vegas | 08:00 | N/A | 06:00 – 22:00
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| November 24th-26th | Abu Dhabi | 14:00 | N/A | 13:00 |
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