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How to watch 2024 F1 live stream in Australia

Every race of the Formula 1 World Championship is being broadcast live into Australia, so you never have to miss a session.

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SUMMARY: You can watch F1 live via Foxtel Now, Kayo Sports and Foxtel iQ.

F1 is back for its 2024 season with an unprecedented 24-race calendar, including the return of China after a nearly 5-year hiatus.

Max Verstappen is defending champion after winning his third championship in a row in 2023. He is also the driver to beat in 2024, with a 15-point lead at the time of writing.

Australians will have a keen interest in Oscar Piastri, who is once again racing for McLaren in 2024. Fellow Aussie Daniel Ricciardo is also back behind the wheel for AlphaTauri.

How to watch F1 live in Australia

The rights to broadcast a Formula 1 live stream through Australia are owned by Foxtel, which means you can watch via Foxtel Now, Foxtel iQ or Kayo. It broadcasts the 3 practice sessions, qualifying and the race itself.

The only live free-to-air TV coverage available for F1 is the Australian Grand Prix on Channel 10 and 10 play.

Channel 10 used to screen highlights of F1 races on the Monday following the event, but it is no longer doing this in 2024. So the only place to catch up on F1 if you miss it will be via Foxtel or Kayo.

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This week's Australian F1 TV guide and schedule

Right now is a good time to watch, with the Australian Grand Prix about to kick off in Melbourne. This means you don't need to deal with international time zones and sleep normal hours.

Date Time (AEDT) Session How to watch
Fri 22 Mar 12:30 PM Formula 1 | Practice 1 Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Fri 22 Mar 4:00 PM Formula 1 | Practice 2 Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sat 23 Mar 4:00 PM Formula 1 | Qualifying Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 24 Mar 3:00 PM Formula 1 | Race Kayo Sports, Foxtel

Watch F1 live on Foxtel Now

If you choose to live stream F1 with Foxtel Now, there's some good news for new people who haven't previously subscribed. A 10-day free trial is available for new customers. .

After your free trial, you'll need the Sport pack to keep watching F1 live, which costs $29 a month. But along with sport, you will also get entertainment content. A 10-day free trial is available for new customers.

You can watch Foxtel Now on iOS and Android devices, Mac and PC, Telstra TV, PlayStation, selected smart TVs or via Chromecast.

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You can also watch F1 live via the Foxtel iQ, where you need the Sports HD pack for a total of $100 a month.

Like Foxtel Now, you also get entertainment content on Foxtel iQ. And even though it's more expensive than Foxtel Now, it is the only place you can watch F1 live in 4K ultra HD.

Foxtel iQ customers also have the option to stream on a mobile device via Foxtel GO, but not in 4K. That is only available via the Foxtel iQ set-top box and if you have a 4K TV.

Foxtel doesn't have a team on the ground at each F1 race of the year, so does not do its own live stream. Instead, Foxtel broadcasts the Sky Sports F1 live stream into Australia. You get expert commentary and analysis through the Sky Sports team for the race, but there is a locally broadcasted F1 live stream chat show before and after the race.

Live stream F1 on Kayo

You're able to live stream F1 on Kayo, which starts at $25 a month for viewing on only 1 screen at a time. For $35 a month you get 2 simultaneous live streams. The more expensive plan also allows 4K streaming. A 7-day free trial is available for new customers.

As Kayo is a dedicated sports streaming service, it boasts a suite of innovative features. This includes SplitView, where you can watch 4 sports at once, and Interactive Stats. There's picture-in-picture mode and a Key Moments timeline to help you jump to the best bits as well.

Kayo is compatible with Macs and PCs, plus iOS and Android devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV, Telstra TV, PlayStation 4 and 5 and selected Samsung, LG and Hisense TVs. As well as being able to live stream F1, you get plenty of other motorsports coverage such as the Supercars, MotoGP, World Superbikes and an additional 50 sports.

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Can I live stream F1 on F1 TV?

An F1 TV Pro subscription is available to Foxtel Sport subscribers with an iQ4 or iQ5 set-top box at no extra cost. The F1 TV app can be accessed via iQ4 and iQ5 set-top boxes which features multiple live in-race feeds, comprehensive live timing data, highlights and exclusive programming.

The F1 TV Pro subscription is not available separately in Australia without a Foxtel subscription. If you don't have a Foxtel subscription, only F1 TV Access is available on its own in Australia, which just features live timings, team audio and telemetry data from the race weekend, but no live streaming of the main race itself.

If you don't have Foxtel but want F1 TV Access to enhance your live viewing experience, it costs $4.49 a month or $34.99 a year. There is a full F1 TV guide available with more information.

How to watch F1 qualifying in Australia

Casual fans might just tune in to watch the lights go out on race day. But big F1 fans love to watch practice and qualifying sessions to get a real insight into racing and tactics.

For the 2024 F1 season, Kayo will have the qualifying sessions available to watch for free via Kayo Freebies. To view the main race though, you'll need a paid subscription to Kayo.

Full 2024 F1 schedule

Date Country Start Time (AEDT) How to watch
Sun 3 Mar Bahrain Grand Prix 2:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 10 Mar Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 4:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 24 Mar Australian Grand Prix 3:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel 10, 10 play
Sun 7 Apr Japanese Grand Prix 3:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 21 Apr Chinese Grand Prix 5:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Mon 6 May Miami Grand Prix 6:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 19 May Gran Premio Dell'Emilia Romagna 11:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 26 May Grand Prix de Monaco 11:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Mon 10 Jun Grand Prix du Canada 4:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 23 Jun Gran Premio de España 11:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 30 Jun Austrian Grand Prix 11:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Mon 8 Jul British Grand Prix 12:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 21 Jul Hungarian Grand Prix 11:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 28 Jul Belgian Grand Prix 11:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 25 Aug Dutch Grand Prix 11:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 1 Sep Gran Premio D'Italia 11:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 15 Sep Azerbaijan Grand Prix 9:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 22 Sep Singapore Grand Prix 10:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Mon 21 Oct United States Grand Prix 6:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Mon 28 Oct Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 7:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Mon 4 Nov Grande Prêmio De São Paulo 4:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Sun 24 Nov Las Vegas Grand Prix 5:00 PM Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Mon 2 Dec Qatar Grand Prix 4:00 AM Kayo Sports, Foxtel

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