The 2023 Formula 1 season continues this weekend in Saudi Arabia, with Jeddah hosting the second round of the campaign.
Red Bull enters the weekend looking to continue its ominous form over the rest of the field, as it eased to a 1-2 finish last time out in Bahrain.
All eyes will be on Aston Martin as it took an impressive podium through Fernando Alonso on race day, while Lance Stroll battled injury to finish sixth.
The 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the third time that the series has ventured to Jeddah, with the previous two editions creating memorable race weekends.
Fans will be hoping that the third time around, another exciting grand prix can be conjured and kick-start the 2023 championship fight into life.
On-track running will take place quite late in local time, with Sunday’s race being a night-time event.
Below, see the sessions and their start times.
| Session | Date | Time (Local) | Time (GMT) | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | Friday, March 17 | 16:30 – 17:30 | 13:30 – 14:30 | 09:30 – 10:30 |
| FP2 | Friday, March 17 | 20:00 – 21:00 | 17:00 – 18:00 | 13:00 – 14:00 |
| FP3 | Saturday, March 18 | 16:30 – 17:30 | 13:30 – 14:30 | 09:30 – 10:30 |
| Qualifying | Saturday, March 18 | 20:00 – 21:00 | 17:00 – 18:00 | 13:00 – 14:00 |
| Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Sunday, March 19 | 20:00 | 17:00 | 13:00 |
Driver and team line-up
| Team | Engine | Car | Nationality | Drivers | Driver No. | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Red Bull | Red Bull | RB19 |   | Max Verstappen Sergio Perez | 1 11 | All All |
 | Ferrari | Ferrari | SF23 |   | Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz | 16 55 | All All |
 | Mercedes | Mercedes | W14 |  | Lewis Hamilton George Russell | 44 63 | All All |
 | Alpine | Renault | A523 | | Esteban Ocon Pierre Gasly | 31 10 | All All |
| McLaren | Mercedes | MCL60 |  | Lando Norris Oscar Piastri | 4 81 | All All |
| Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | C43 |   | Valtteri Bottas Guanyu Zhou | 77 24 | All All |
| Aston Martin | Mercedes | AMR23 |  | Fernando Alonso Lance Stroll | 14 18 | All All |
 | Haas | Ferrari | Haas VF-23 |  | Kevin Magnussen Nico Hulkenberg | 20 27 | All All |
| AlphaTauri | Red Bull | AT04 |  | Yuki Tsunoda Nyck de Vries Daniel Ricciardo | 22 21 3 | All 01-10 11-22 |
| Williams | Mercedes | FW45 |  | Alex Albon Logan Sargeant | 23 2 | All All |
How to watch the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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.
Highlights: Channel 4 will provide highlight shows of the qualifying and race sessions, a number of hours after the live event has ended on Sky Sports.
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, they can access through NOW TV.
TV broadcast start times
Sky Sports F1
Friday: FP1 – 13:00 | FP2 – 16:45
Saturday: FP3 – 13:15 | Qualifying – 16:00
Sunday: Bahrain Grand Prix – 15:30
Channel 4
Saturday: Qualifying – 20:50
Sunday: Bahrain Grand Prix – 22:15
How to stream the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
F1TV, the sport’s own streaming service, will broadcast testing in territories where the service is available.
The list of countries in which F1 TV Pro is available can be found here.
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