Formula 1 in the United States is on its most stable broadcast footing in a generation. ESPN’s coverage of the sport, using the Sky Sports F1 international feed and commentary team, has been the standard since 2018.
ESPN is the English-language US home of Formula 1. The deal runs through 2025 with a renewal anticipated. Every practice session, qualifying, sprint and race airs live across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+ depending on the session’s time slot. Sessions in the early morning Eastern Time often appear on ESPN+ live with same-day replays on linear ESPN.
ABC carries selected marquee races on broadcast television, typically the Miami Grand Prix, the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and the British Grand Prix when scheduling permits. ABC coverage is free over the air on any antenna.
F1 TV Pro is the official Formula 1 direct-to-consumer streaming service. It offers every onboard camera, every team radio, and all driver-specific feeds. F1 TV Pro is $11.99 per month or $79.99 per year in the United States. It is a complementary product to ESPN rather than a replacement, most subscribers use it for the multi-feed experience alongside the ESPN broadcast.
The US hosts three rounds on the 2026 calendar: the Miami Grand Prix in early May, the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in October, and the Las Vegas Grand Prix in late November.
A typical European-round Grand Prix weekend: practice sessions on Friday morning ET on ESPN+; qualifying Saturday morning ET on ESPN or ESPN2; the race Sunday morning ET on ESPN or ABC. US-host rounds shift the windows to ET-friendly afternoon and evening slots. The Las Vegas Grand Prix airs Saturday late-night ET as the only race held outside the Sunday window.
The British Grand Prix and the Monaco Grand Prix typically draw the largest US audiences and most often appear on ABC rather than ESPN cable.
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