How to watch 2024 Brazilian GP: F1 live stream, TV schedule and start time for Sao Paulo race

Formula 1 battle resumes for the third weekend in a row in Sao Paulo, where a sprint race promises more drama and more points on offer. UK TV viewers can watch every minute of wheel-to-wheel action live across the weekend on Sky Sports F1, or stream coverage online, with highlights once again available on Channel 4.

Cars will emerge from the pitlane for the first and only practice session at 2pm GMT on Friday. It’s then competitive action from there on out, with the potential highlights during Saturday’s sprint race at 2pm and Sunday’s Sao Paulo GP at 5pm.

The Autódromo José Carlos Pace circuit — or Interlagos as it is better known — rarely fails to deliver an action-packed race, and the ingredients are all there, with a three-way battle for the constructors’ championship; Lando Norris’s faint hope of winning the title; midfield battles galore; and two 2025 seats still up for grabs.

Ferrari is looking for its third GP win in a row, but with overcast weather forecast, and rain showers a distinct possibility on Saturday and Sunday, don’t bet against a curveball: perhaps Kevin Magnussen fancies in a pacy Haas, having taken pole position for the team at Sao Paulo in 2022, in wet conditions.

Here’s how to watch all the racing action:

2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix live stream and TV schedule 

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How to watch F1: live stream and TV details for 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Each minute of every F1 session over the Sao Paulo GP weekend will be broadcast live in the UK for paying subscribers.

Live TV: All on-track sessions will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 starting with the only free practice session of the weekend on Friday at 2pm. Subscribers also have access to onboard streams from each of the 20 cars, including radio messages, allowing them to follow a favourite driver on their phone while watching the main feed on TV. The onboard streams are also available on TV, as is a ‘Battle Channel’ offering split-screen coverage of the best fights for position.

Live stream: Sky Sports F1 subscribers in the UK can watch all the running live on the Sky Go app. Now TV subscribers can also see live coverage of every session via the Sky Sports F1 channel. It also offers onboard views of each driver through in-app bonus streams for monthly subscribers. These can be viewed concurrently with the main stream on a separate screen.

Live timings are also available through the F1 app.

Highlights: Channel 4 will show highlights of the weekend, with action from each session being broadcast on the morning after the event.

Brazil GP circuit and details

With its sweeping corners and undulating topography, it’s no secret as to why Interlagos is so highly rated by the current crop of F1 drivers.

The 2.7-mile circuit is made up of 15 corners. Two DRS zones located on the back and home straights help keep the field close together, while the fast straights, followed by heavy braking zones and twisting sections, produce overtaking opportunities for the brave.

The result is usually nail-biting, and often destructive. While battling for the lead and championship advantage in 2021, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton collided several times as both drivers refused to yield — with the latter ultimately emerging victorious, even after initially being disqualified from qualifying. One year on, they were at it again, this time coming together through the Senna Esses — just one accident was one of many.

This year, Verstappen is fighting with Norris and the pair have already made contact in Austria, Austin and Mexico City. Interlagos could well see further clashes.

The primary overtaking opportunities often come at Turn 1 and Turn 4, where drivers will often aim to dive up the inside of the car ahead — or risk being pushed wide. Fernando Alonso put on a masterclass in overtaking in 2023, as he pipped Sergio Perez on the final lap with a brilliant DRS-assisted move to earn his final podium place of the season.

Although the Spaniard will likely be well behind the top three in 2024, his fellow countryman Carlos Sainz could be poised to take advantage of Ferrari’s performance boost by securing his second victory in the space of a week.

The party-like atmosphere created by the fans in attendance will only add to the allure of the entire race weekend.

What’s the weather in Sao Paulo this weekend?

The forecast for the 2024 Sao Paulo GP looks likely to add more uncertainty into the race weekend, with clouds and rain forecast at the start of the week.

While only partly cloudy skies are expected to cover most of the action on Friday, the rain could start falling on Saturday, potentially during the sprint race, and continuing until afternoon qualifying for the Grand Prix.

Similar conditions are predicted for the Interlagos circuit on Sunday, although the forecast may well change as the week progresses.

2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix full session times

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