F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Start time, TV channel, live stream for 2019 race

Tadd Haislop

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The F1 2019 schedule reaches its fourth race of the season Sunday, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. As will be the case for much of the 2019 season, ESPN2 will be the TV channel that will broadcast this weekend's Formula One race, with a start time of 8:05 a.m. ET on Sunday. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix also can be live streamed via the ESPN app.

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will run on the streets of Baku, one of four street circuits in F1 racing. This year's running will be the third Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The race length is 51 laps around the 6.003-kilometer course for a total distance of 306.049 kilometers.

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The favorites to win the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. One of the two has been the winning driver in each of the first three Grand Prix races of the 2019 F1 season, with Hamilton entering the weekend as the driver points leader with 68, followed closely by Bottas with 62. Simply put: Nobody has been able to touch Mercedes thus far in the F1 season.

The Ferrari drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc, have had their moments through the first three races, but they enter the Azerbaijan Grand Prix fourth and fifth, respectively, in driver points with 37 and 36. Ferrari is expecting to compete for a championship in 2019, but it is losing key ground to Mercedes early in the season.

Spoiling the Mercedes-Ferrari party at the top of the points standings is Red Bull Racing and driver Max Verstappen, who enters the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with 39 points, good for third in the standings. His teammate, Pierre Gasly, is sixth in the standings behind the Ferrari drivers.

Below is all you need to know regarding how to watch the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the fourth race of the F1 schedule, including the TV channel, live stream info and start time for Sunday's race.

F1 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix start time, how to watch

  • Date: Sunday, April 28
  • Time: 8:05 a.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN2
  • Live stream: ESPN app

F1 TV schedule, live stream for Azerbaijan Grand Prix

As it has in years past, in the United States, ESPN will broadcast Sky Sports' presentation of 2019 F1 races.

Below is the TV and live streaming schedule for Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying and race presentations on ESPN platforms Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Friday, April 26

Event Start time TV channel Live stream
Practice 1 4:55 a.m. ET ESPN2 ESPN app
Practice 2 8:55 a.m. ET ESPNU ESPN app

Saturday, April 27

Event Start time TV channel Live stream
Practice 3 5:55 a.m. ET ESPN2 ESPN app
Qualifying 10:55 p.m. ET ESPNEWS ESPN app

Sunday, April 28

Event Start time TV channel Live stream
Pre-race show 7:30 a.m. ET ESPN2 ESPN app
Race 8:05 a.m. ET ESPN2 ESPN app

Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying results, starting lineup

F1 qualifying for the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 27 at 8:55 a.m. ET and will be broadcasted live on ESPN2 with a live stream available on the ESPN app.

The F1 qualifying results and starting grid for the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be posted upon completion of Saturday's qualifying.

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Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019 facts, notes

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Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.