United States GP 2023: When to watch Formula 1 sprint weekend at Circuit of the Americas and F1 Academy finale

The 2023 Formula 1 season enters its final stage with a triple-header coming up; watch all sessions from another Sprint weekend at the US GP live on Sky Sports – Qualifying is at 10pm on Friday, Sprint at 11pm on Saturday and lights out for the Grand Prix at 8pm on Sunday

Last Updated: 16/10/23 10:06am

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Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast, Red Bull’s Senior Power Unit Assembly Technician Calum Nicholas discusses what puts Max Verstappen on another level compared to past team drivers.

There might be no titles left to be won in Formula 1 2023 but there are still five race wins up for grabs, beginning with the United States Grand Prix this weekend.

Max Verstappen sealed the title last time out in Qatar, so attention turns to whether Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez can beat Lewis Hamilton to second place.

Pressure is increasing on Perez, who does have a contract to stay at Red Bull for 2024, after another disappointing weekend saw him retire from the Sprint and finish only 10th at the Qatar Grand Prix.

He holds a 30-point lead over Hamilton, who will be looking to bounce back from his collision with Mercedes team-mate George Russell.

Mercedes will bring a new floor to the car in Austin but are not expecting to make big strides in their bid to get close to Red Bull ahead of 2024.

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Red Bull’s Senior Power Unit Assembly Technician Calum Nicholas said he and his team will get their ‘heads down’ in order to beat McLaren’s fastest ever F1 pit stop.

Ferrari are only 28 points behind Mercedes in the battle for second in the constructors’ championship and McLaren got within 11 points of Aston Martin in the fight for fourth, thanks to another double podium for Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in Qatar.

For the first time in F1, there are consecutive Sprint weekends on the calendar so there will be competitive sessions for all three days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Qualifying begins at 10pm on Friday, with build-up from 9:30pm
Sprint Race starts at 11pm on Saturday, with build-up from 10pm
United States Grand Prix gets under way at 8pm on Sunday, with build-up from 6.30pm

Drivers’ championship top 10 ahead of US GP

Driver	Team	Points
1) Max Verstappen	Red Bull	433
2) Sergio Perez	Red Bull	224
3) Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	194
4) Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	183
5) Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	153
6) Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	145
7) Lando Norris	McLaren	136
8) George Russell	Mercedes	132
9) Oscar Piastri	McLaren	83
10) Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	47

Constructors’ championship top five ahead of US GP

Team	Points
1) Red Bull	657
2) Mercedes	326
3) Ferrari	298
4) Aston Martin	230
5) McLaren	219

Watch F1 Academy finale live on Sky

Sky Sports F1 will also have live coverage of the F1 Academy finale from the Circuit of the Americas, where three races will decide the title.

Marta Garcia is the big favourite as she leads the championship by 48 points from Lena Buhler, with Hamda Al Qubaisi 56 points behind.

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F1 Academy championship leader Marta Garcia believes the F1 Academy helps female drivers get into motorsport and be seen.

There are 67 points left up for grabs and you can practice, qualifying and every race alongside the F1 action this weekend.

Qualifying begins at 11.30pm on Friday
Race 1 is at 3.30pm on Saturday, with Race 2 at 9.15pm
Race 3 takes place from 3.30pm on Sunday

The races left live on Sky Sports F1 in 2023

Date	Grand Prix	UK race start time
October 20-22	United States GP*	8pm
October 27-29	Mexico City GP	8pm
November 3-5	Sao Paulo GP*	5pm
November 17-19	Las Vegas GP	6am
November 24-26	Abu Dhabi GP	1pm
*Sprint weekend

When to watch the US GP and F1 Academy finale live only on Sky Sports F1

Thursday October 19

8pm: Drivers’ Press Conference

Friday October 20

2.15pm: F1 Academy Practice One
6pm: US GP Practice One (Session starts 6.30pm)
7.55pm: F1 Academy Practice Two
9pm: US GP Qualifying build-up
10pm: US GP Qualifying (also on Sky Sports Main Event)
11.30pm: F1 Academy Qualifying
(Saturday) 12.30am: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook

Saturday October 21

3.30pm: F1 Academy Race One
6pm: US GP Sprint Shootout build-up
6:30pm: US GP Sprint Shootout
9.15pm: F1 Academy Race Two
10pm: US GP Sprint build-up
11pm: US GP SPRINT (also on Sky Sports Main Event)
(Sunday) 12.30am: Ted’s Sprint Notebook

Sunday October 22

3.30pm: F1 Academy Race Three
6.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: US GP build-up
8pm: THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX (also on Sky Sports Main Event)
10pm: Chequered Flag: US GP reaction
11pm: Ted’s Notebook

Watch Formula 1 return to Texas for the United States Grand Prix and another Sprint weekend live on Sky Sports F1 from October 20-22. Stream F1 on Sky Sports with NOW

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