How to watch 2024 Singapore Grand Prix: F1 live stream, TV schedule and start time

After the gripping drama of Baku, Formula 1 heads to Marina Bay this weekend for the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix — a race which has a habit of generating its own unpredictable moments.

Although Singapore is seven hours ahead of the UK, its night sessions mean that you won’t need to set your alarm clock for any of the sessions. British viewers can watch all of the track action live on Sky Sports F1, with cars rolling out of the pitlane for FP1 at 10.30am on Friday, followed by qualifying on Saturday at 2pm and the Singapore GP on Sunday at 1pm. Channel 4 will also be providing highlights of the weekend on terrestrial television, which race fans can watch without a subscription.

Since making its first appearance on the F1 calendar in 2008, the Marina Bay has been one of the harshest challenges that drivers and teams will face in the season. Racing under the lights, the field will navigate its way through a concoction of high-G turns while also battling the oppressive heat and accompanying humidity, which can cause drivers to lose over 5kg in bodyweight over the race distance.

McLaren arrives from a brilliant Oscar Piastri race win in Azerbaijan. But with Ferrari in close pursuit; Sergio Perez in resurgent form; Max Verstappen hoping for bounce back performance; and Mercedes a contender too, could the Woking outfit’s lead in the constructors’ standing be under threat already?

To find out, here’s how to watch all the racing action.

 

2024 Singapore Grand Prix live stream and TV schedule 

All times in BST

	Qualifying Saturday 21 September	Singapore GP Sunday 22 September
Session start time	2pm	1pm
Live coverage Sky Sports, Sky Go, NowTV	1.15pm	11.30am
Highlights Channel 4	6.55pm	5.30pm

 

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

Each minute of every F1 session over the Singapore 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 first free practice session of the weekend on Friday at 10.30am. 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 Saturday’s qualifying session and Sunday’s grand prix available on the corresponding day of each event.

 

Singapore GP circuit and details

The Marina Bay circuit went through numerous revisions ahead of the 2023 Singapore GP which not only made it faster, but provided plenty of intrigue too.

Ongoing construction work means that Turns 16 to 19 will once again be bypassed. The removal of the section known as the grandstand chicane gives drivers a straight run from Turn 15 to the final section before the start-finish straight. Last year, this created more overtaking chances.

The 3.06-mile circuit will this year have an additional DRS zone on that run from Turn 15, in addition to the three DRS zones from last year: one exiting Turn 5 onto the circuit’s first proper straight; the next from the run down to Turn 14; and the final one on the start/finish straight itself — which keeps the field close together and promotes passing opportunities, predominately in Turns 1 and 7.

Being a street circuit, qualifying high up the grid is often the key to success, with the last four winners of the Singapore GP all starting from the front row. But drivers and teams will need to be quick on their feet throughout the 63-lap race, as the high probability of a safety car appearance could throw a spanner into the works of any thought-out strategy. As could the weather…

 

What’s the weather in Singapore this weekend?

The forecast for the 2024 Singapore GP expected to be mostly dry, with an average temperature of 32 degrees celsius across the weekend.

Although heavy rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast to cover the circuit during the day, it is expected to clear by Friday’s free practice running which is set to take place under dense clouds, with only a 4% chance of wet weather.

An almost identical weather forecast is predicted for Saturday and Sunday, with low chances of rain, cloud cover remaining and temperatures set to reach 32C with 70% humidity on race day.

2024 Singapore Grand Prix full session times

All times in BST

	Friday 20 September	Saturday 21 September	Sunday 22 September
F1	Free Practice 1 — 10.30am Free Practice 2 — 2pm	Free Practice 3 — 10.30am Qualifying — 2pm	Singapore Grand Prix — 1pm