Channel 4 confirms ten live F1 races for 2016 in the UK
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has confirmed the ten rounds of the 2016 F1 calendar it will broadcast live.
Channel 4 has taken over from the BBC as F1’s free-to-air broadcaster in the UK and will show ten of this year’s 21 races live. All the races will also be live on Sky’s pay TV channel.
Among the races Channel 4 has chosen to show live are the British Grand Prix, the newest round of the championship at Azerbaijan and the season finale at Abu Dhabi.
However the season opener at Melbourne and the Monaco Grand Prix will only be live on Sky
| Round | Race | Date | Channel |
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | March 18 – 20 | Sky |
| 2 | Bahrain Grand Prix | April 1 – 3 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 3 | Chinese Grand Prix | April 15 – 17 | Sky |
| 4 | Russian Grand Prix | April 29 – May 1 | Sky |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | May 13 – 15 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 6 | Monaco Grand Prix | May 26 – 29 | Sky |
| 7 | Canadian Grand Prix | June 10 – 12 | Sky |
| 8 | European Grand Prix | June 17 – 19 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 9 | Austrian Grand Prix | July 1 – 3 | Sky |
| 10 | British Grand Prix | July 8 – 10 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | July 22 – 24 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 12 | German Grand Prix | July 29 – 31 | Sky |
| 13 | Belgian Grand Prix | August 26 – 28 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 14 | Italian Grand Prix | September 2 – 4 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 15 | Singapore Grand Prix | September 16 – 18 | Sky |
| 16 | Malaysian Grand Prix | September 30 – October 2 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 17 | Japanese Grand Prix | October 7 – 9 | Sky |
| 18 | United States Grand Prix | October 21 – 23 | Sky |
| 19 | Mexican Grand Prix | October 28 – 30 | Channel 4/Sky |
| 20 | Brazilian Grand Prix | November 11 – 13 | Sky |
| 21 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | November 25 – 27 | Channel 4/Sky |