F1 Sakhir Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more

Valtteri Bottas will start the race from pole position ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell, who is standing in for Lewis Hamilton after the seven-time world champion tested positive for COVID-19.

Max Verstappen will line up third in the lead Red Bull.

When is the Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix? 

The Sakhir Grand Prix will be held on December 6 on the outer loop of the Bahrain International Circuit.

• Date: Sunday, December 6, 2020 
• Start time: 8:10pm local time / 6:10pm CET / 5:10pm GMT / 12:10pm ET / 9:10am PT / 2:10pm JST [Monday] / 3:10am AEST [Monday] / 10:40pm IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

How can I watch the Sakhir Grand Prix?

The Sakhir Grand Prix will be broadcast live in nearly every country around the world. 

Europe: Sky TV has the exclusive rights for Formula 1 broadcast in the UK and Italy. Movistar F1 will broadcast the race in Spain. Viewers in France can tune into Canal+.

North America: The Sakhir GP will be broadcast in the US on ESPN, in Mexico on Tudn and in Canada on TSN/RDS.

Asia: Most of Asia is covered by Fox Sports, including India where the race will be broadcast on sister channel Star Sports Select 2. Fuji TV Next will carry live coverage in Japan. 

Oceanica: Fox Sports 506 will bring live coverage from Sakhir to viewers in Australia. Spark Sport will show the race in New Zealand.

Can I stream the Sakhir Grand Prix?

Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in select countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.

Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.

Weather forecast for the Sakhir Grand Prix

Current forecast suggests hazy skies in Bahrain on Sunday, with the temperature expected to be around 23C for the start of the race. That is two degrees cooler than last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix due to the later start time.

Starting grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix

Cla	#	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap
1	77	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	53.377
2	63	George Russell		Mercedes	Mercedes	53.403	0.026
3	33	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	53.433	0.056
4	16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	53.613	0.236
5	11	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	53.790	0.413
6	26	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	53.906	0.529
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	53.957	0.580
8	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	54.010	0.633
9	10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	54.154	0.777
10	18	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	54.200	0.823
11	31	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	53.995	0.618
12	23	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	54.026	0.649
13	5	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	54.175	0.798
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	54.377	1.000
15	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	54.693	1.316
16	20	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	54.705	1.328
17	6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	54.796	1.419
18	89	Jack Aitken		Williams	Mercedes	54.892	1.515
19	7	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	54.963	1.586
20	51	Pietro Fittipaldi		Haas	Ferrari	55.426	2.049
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