F1 fans, start your engines. The 2024 season continues this weekend with the Mexico City Grand Prix. The Mexican Grand Prix will take place over 71 laps of the 4.304-kilometre Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. The official race starts at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 27, but the action on the track kicks off with practices as early as Friday, Oct. 25.
Whether you’ve already got some miles on you as a Formula 1 fan, or the Mexico City Grand Prix will be your first time tuning into the action on the track, watching or streaming this wildly popular international sport can be a challenge. If you don’t want to have to race to find the Mexico Grand Prix on TV, we’ve got you covered. Here’s how to watch the F1 races this weekend.
How to watch the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix:
Date: Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Location: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
TV channel: ABC
Streaming: ESPN+, F1 TV Pro, DirecTV Stream
What channel is the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix on?
The Mexico Grand Prix will air live on ABC and stream on ESPN+. ESPN is the home of F1 this season, with 18 out of 24 races airing on either ESPN or ABC and the remainder airing on ESPN2. In 2024, 16 races (including this weekend’s race) will stream on ESPN+.
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:
(F1 TV)
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 Mexican 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:
Mexico City Grand Prix schedule:
All times Eastern
Friday, Oct. 25
Practice 1: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Practice 2: 6-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26
Practice 3: 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Qualifying: 5-6 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 27
Mexico City Grand Prix race: 4 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+, F1 TV)
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