List of Formula One broadcasters

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This is a List of Formula One broadcasters and 'World Feed' producers. Formula One, the highest level of circuit racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, motor sport's world governing body, can be seen live or tape delayed on television in almost every country and territory around the world.

It attracts one of the largest global TV audiences after the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games, with a total global audience of about 500 million people for the 2012 race season.[1]

TV broadcasters all take what is known as the 'World Feed', which since 2007 has been produced by FOM (Formula One Management), for almost every round of the World Championship. Every race is produced in 16:9 widescreen.

Previously, a 'host broadcaster' from each nation produced the World Feed for their home race, for example TF1 for the French Grand Prix. This led to a two-tier system which was unpopular with viewers due to local broadcasters focusing heavily on local teams and drivers, whilst missing key moments.

For the 2012 season, the World Feed is produced by FOM for every race apart from the Monaco Grand Prix, produced by Télé Monte Carlo.

Alongside the main World Feed, FOM also produce a Pit-lane channel, showing shots from the pitlane and alternative camera angles, along with detailed weather and tyre information, and extra team radio. FOM also produce onboard channels, showing live video from cameras installed the drivers' cars. The channels switch between different cars throughout the session. FOM also make available a "Driver tracker" channel, showing live positions of all the cars on the track during a session, as well as a timing screen showing live lap-times and circuit sector information.

Currently, broadcasters offering coverage of these FOM-produced extra channels include Sky Sport Germany, Sky Sports F1 (UK), BBC, whenever the latter are showing the race live, and Sky Sport F1 (Italy). Out of the 5 onboard channels, the BBC only shows the Master onboard channel to its viewers, whereas Sky Sports F1 makes all 5 onboard channels available. The Pitlane, Driver Tracker and Live Timing channels are available to both Sky and BBC viewers in the United Kingdom, whenever the races are being broadcast live by those broadcasters.

For the 2011 season Formula One Management released a High Definition feed to broadcasters for the first time, and for 2012, the footage was filmed with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound Audio.

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Broadcasters [edit]

New TV deal in the United Kingdom from 2012 [edit]

In 2011, Sky Sports signed a 7-year deal with the BBC to show live Formula 1 in the United Kingdom for the first time. The deal which runs between 2012 and 2018 will see Sky Sports show live coverage of every session of the season on their own F1 dedicated channel, Sky Sports F1.[2] Sky Sports F1 will show all races and qualifying sessions live without the interruption of adverts.[3]

The BBC will continue to show live coverage of half of the races in the season. In 2012, they will show live coverage from China, Spain, Monaco, Europe, Britain, Belgium, Singapore, Korea, Abu Dhabi and Brazil.[4] They will also show live coverage of practice and qualifying sessions from those races.[5]

For the races that the BBC don't show live, they will show "extended highlights" of the race just a few hours after it has been broadcast.[6] The BBC Radio 5 Live coverage will be unaffected.

Australian broadcast [edit]

Despite promising to broadcast all Formula One races in 2012 live on their digital station One, Network Ten dropped their high-definition coverage following the Chinese Grand Prix, replacing the slot with movies, with live F1 coverage returning to the their primary station Network Ten, in standard definition.

Ten also delayed broadcast of races in Western Australia and South Australia.

This move angered fans across the country, who threatened to boycott viewing, with a "Boycott Ten Sport" fanpage set up.

As a result, prior to the Spanish Grand Prix, Ten re-instated live F1 coverage in Western Australia and South Australia on One, meaning all states and territories will continue to receive live coverage either on One or Network Ten.

United States broadcast [edit]

On October 14, 2012, NBC Sports reached a 4-year deal to broadcast Formula One races in the United States, replacing Speed and Fox Sports—who have been long-time F1 broadcast partners. The deal will provide over 100 hours of F1 coverage across multiple NBCUniversal networks; the majority of its coverage (including most races, and all practice/qualifying sessions) will be broadcast by the pay channel NBC Sports Network, while 4 races will be aired by the free-to-air NBC network. Due to scheduling conflicts, two races in 2013 will be shown on NBC's financial news network CNBC. Races will also be available through NBC Sports' digital platforms, such as the NBC Sports Live Extra app. NBC's broadcast team will consist of David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, and Leigh Diffey, with Will Buxton as pit reporter.[7]

2013 TV Broadcasters [edit]

These are the broadcasters for the 2013 Formula One season.

2013 TV Broadcasters
Country TV Network Language Free/Pay Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3 Qualifying Race Notes
 Albania Top Channel Albanian Free in Albania, DVB-S encrypted on Eutelsat 16°E (EU) Live No No Live Live Rights transferred to Top Channel as previous hosts Vizion Plus found the right to expensive to hold. HDTV.
SuperSport Albanian Pay Live No No Live Live Rights transferred to Top Channel as previous hosts Tring Digital found the right to expensive to hold. HDTV.
 Argentina Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Asia Star Sports English Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live SD Feed. *Subject to other live events. For more information, visit the TV Schedules:[8]
Fox Sports English Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live SD Feed. *Subject to other live events. For more information, visit the TV Schedules:[8]
Fox Sports Plus HD English Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live HDTV. *Subject to other live events. For more information, visit the TV Schedules:[8]
 Australia Network Ten English Free No No No Delayed Live SD Feed, race delayed in all other timezones.
No No Live Live Live SD Feed, for Australian Grand Prix.
No No No Delayed Live SD Feed, race live starting April 22, 2012 for VIC, NSW, QLD & TAS only.
One English Free No No No Live Live SD Feed (due to cost cuts), race live starting April 22, 2012 for SA, NT & WA only.
Live Live Live Live Live SD Feed (due to cost cuts), live for Australian Grand Prix.
 Austria ORF eins German DVB-T Free in AT, DVB-S with encryption on Astra 19.2°E(EU) No Live No Live Live 16:9 feed and HDTV.
Sky Sport Austria German Pay Live Live Live Live Live Broadcast identical to Sky Sport Germany.
 Azerbaijan Idman TV Azerbaijani Free, DVB-S FTA on Türksat 42°E (EU) No No No Live Live
 Belgium RTBF La Deux French DVB-C and DVB-T Free in Belgium, DVB-S with encryption on Astra 19.2°E(EU) No No No Live* Live* *Some races on RTBF La Une, subject to other live events.
Vier Dutch DVB-C Free in Belgium, DVB-S with encryption on Astra 23.5°E(EU) No No No Live Live
 Bolivia Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub Serbian Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV. 16:9 feed
 Brazil Rede Globo Brazilian Portuguese Free No No No Live Live 4:3 feed and HDTV.
SporTV Brazilian Portuguese Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed
 Bulgaria FILM+ Bulgarian Pay Delayed Delayed Delayed Live Live
HD+ Bulgarian Pay Live Live Live Live Live HD feed.
BNT2 Bulgarian Free on DVB-T in Bulgaria, DVB-S FTA on Intelsat12 45°E No No No No Delayed
 Canada RDS / RDS2 French Pay No No No Live Live HDTV, Side-by-Side coverage during race (live broadcast only) except Canadian GP. All practices live for Canadian GP. Rights until 2014.[9]
TSN / TSN2 English Pay No Live No Live Live HDTV, Side-by-Side coverage during FP2 and the race (live broadcast only).
 Chile Fox Sports Premium Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Colombia Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Costa Rica Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay No No No Live Live 16:9 HDTV.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Croatia SPTV Croatian Free in Croatia No No No Live Live SD feed.
Kreator TV Croatian Pay No No No Live Live
 Czech Republic TV Nova Czech DVB-T Free in CZ, DVB-S with encryption on Astra/Thor 23.5°E/0.8°W(EU) No No No No Live* HDTV, Dolby Digital 5.1. * Except Canadian, US and Brazilian GPs.[10]
Fanda Czech DVB-T Free in CZ, DVB-S with encryption on Astra/Thor 23.5°E/0.8°W(EU) No No No Live Live* Sister channel of TV Nova. * Canadian, USA and Brazilian GPs.[11]
Nova Sport Czech Pay Live* Live* Live* Live* Delayed HDTV, Dolby Digital 5.1. * Subject to other live events. Some qualifying sessions live only on Fanda.
 Denmark TV3+/3+HD Dansk Pay No No No Live Live HD 16:9 and SD 4:3 - TV3+ is part of Viasat package.
 Dominican Republic Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay No No No Live Live 16:9 HDTV.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Ecuador Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Estonia Viasat Sport Baltic Estonian Pay Live Live Live Live Live SD Feed
TV6 Estonian Pay No No No No Live Only Canadian and United States GP. No HDTV.
No No No No Delayed Other races. Race shown at 9 PM EET on the same day. No HDTV.[12]
TV3 Play Estonian Free on the internet No No No No Highlights Race is viewable from the following Friday
 Finland MTV3 Finnish DVB-T Free in Finland, DVB-S Encrypted on Thor 1°W (EU) Highlights Highlights No Highlights Highlights HDTV.
MTV3 MAX Finnish Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV.
 France CANAL+[13] French Pay No No No No Live Only race on C+
CANAL+ Sport French Pay Live Live Live Live Live Only race on C+
 Germany SPORT1[14] German DVB-S FTA on Astra 19.2°E(EU) Live* Live Highlights Highlights Highlights Rights until 2015. *Highlights only of FP1 for Australian and Asia's GPs.[15]
RTL Television German DVB-T Free in Germany, DVB-S FTA on Astra 19.2°E(EU) No No Delayed Live Live HDTV feed confirmed (HD feed encrypted and part of HD+ package, SD is FTA).
Sky Sport German Pay Live Live Live Live Live Choice of different perspectives at qualifying and race. - HDTV 1080i feed confirmed.
 Greece OTE Sport Greek Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV 1080i
ET-1 Greek DVB-T Free in Greece, DVB-S/2 with encryption on Eutelsat 9A / Hotbird 13B No No No No Live* SD 536i. *5 races tape delayed
ERT HD Greek DVB-T Free in Greece, DVB-S/2 with encryption on Eutelsat 9A / Hotbird 13B No No No No Live* HDTV 1080i. *5 races tape delayed
 Hungary m1 HD Hungarian DVB-T Free in HU, DVB-S2 with Conax encryption on Eurobird 9A 9.0°E (EU) Live* Delayed No Live Live HDTV. *Only Hungarian Grand Prix.
m2 HD Hungarian DVB-T Free in HU, DVB-S2 FTA on Eurobird 9A 9.0°E (EU) No No No Delayed Delayed HDTV.
 Indonesia Kompas TV Indonesian Free No No No No Live HDTV.
Star Sports English Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live SD Feed. *Subject to other live events. For more information, visit the TV Schedules:[8]
Fox Sports Plus HD English Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live HDTV. *Subject to other live events. For more information, visit the TV Schedules:[8]
 Ireland Setanta Sports English Pay Live Live Live Live Live With BBC F1 commentary team
 Italy Sky Sport F1 Italian Pay Live Live Live Live Live Choice of different perspectives. - HDTV 1080i feed confirmed.
RAI Italian Free in Italy, DVB-S with encryption on Eutelsat Hot Bird 13°E (EU) Live Live Live Live Live Live on China, Spain, Canada, Hungary, Italy, Singapore, Japan, USA, and Brazil. Delayed broadcast of other races. - HDTV 1080i feed confirmed.
 Japan BS Fuji Japanese Free No No No Delayed Delayed From 2012, the free broadcast shifted from Fuji TV to BS Fuji. (BS Fuji is a channel for broadcasting satellite of Fuji TV.) 16:9 feed. HDTV.
Fuji TV Next Japanese Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV. Rebroadcast on satellite station Fuji TV One on Mondays.
 Latvia Viasat Sport Baltic Latvian Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV not confirmed
TV6 Latvian Pay No No No No Delayed Race shown at 9 PM EET on the same day, except 2 GP-s from North-America, which are shown even later. No HDTV.
 Lithuania Viasat Sport Baltic Lithuanian Pay Live Live Live Live Live No HDTV
TV6 Lithuanian Free in Lithuania, DVB-S Encrypted on Astra 4.8°E(EU) No No No No Live Only Canadian and United States GP. No HDTV.
No No No No Delayed Other races. Race shown at 7 PM EET on the same day. No HDTV.
 Macedonia Macedonian Radio-Television Macedonian DVB-T Free in Macedonia No No No Live Live HDTV
Sport Klub Serbian Pay Live Live Live Live Live Yes HDTV
 Mexico Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay No No No Live Live 16:9 HDTV.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Netherlands Sport1 Dutch Pay Live* Live* Live* Live* Live HDTV. * Subject to other live events.[16]
Middle East and North Africa Abu Dhabi Sports Channel 2 Arabic DVB-S FTA on Eutelsat 7 West A 7.3°W and BADR6 26°E(North Africa and the Middle East) Live Live Live Live Live
Abu Dhabi Sports Channel 6 Arabic / English Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV feed.
 Montenegro Sport Klub Serbian Pay Live Live Live Live Live 16:9 feed, HDTV.
 Panama Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay No No No Live Live 16:9 HDTV.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Paraguay Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Peru Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Poland Polsat Polish DVB-T Free in Poland, DVB-S with encryption on HotBird 13A 13°E(EU) No No No Live Live HDTV.
Polsat Sport Extra Polish Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV.
 Portugal Sport TV Portuguese Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV.
 Romania Digi TV Romanian Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV feed on Cable/IPTV.[17]
 Russia Rossiya 2 Russian DVB-T Free in Russia, DVB-S FTA on Yamal 202 49°E Live* Live* Live* Live Live* * Start of the session is shown live, after first advertising broadcast is delayed (timeshift)
Sport 1 Russian Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV.
 Serbia Sport Klub Serbian Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV.
 Slovakia Markíza Slovak DVB-T Free in Slovakia, DVB-S with encryption on Astra & Thor 23.5°E(EU) No No No No Live [18]
Dajto Slovak Pay Live Live Live Live No [19]
 Slovenia RTV Slovenija Slovenian DVB-T Free in SI, DVB-S with encryption on Hot Bird 13A (13°E) (EU) No Internet No Live Live HDTV feed on cable/IPTV.
 South Africa DSTV English Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV.
 South Korea SBS-ESPN Korean Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV feed on cable/IPTV.
 Spain Antena 3 Spanish Free on DVB-T in Spain
Encrypted on DVB-S, (19.2ºE)(EU)
No No Live Live Live HDTV.
Nitro Spanish Free on DVB-T in Spain Live Live Highlights Highlights Highlights
TV3, Esport3 Catalan Free on catalan regional DVB-T Live Live Live Live Live HDTV. Emits jointly with Antena 3 in Catalonia.
 Sweden Viasat Motor Swedish Pay Live Live Live Live Live HDTV on Viasat Motor HD.[20]
 Switzerland RSI La 2 Italian DVB-T Free in Switzerland (Canton Ticino), DVB-S Encrypted on Hot Bird (13°E)(EU) No No No Live Live
RTS Deux French DVB-T Free in Switzerland, DVB-S Encrypted on Hot Bird (13°E)(EU) No No No Live Live
SRF zwei German DVB-T Free in Switzerland, DVB-S Encrypted on Hot Bird (13°E)(EU) No No No Live Live
 Turkey Smart Spor Turkish Pay No No Live Live Live HDTV; broadcaster has the right to publish, but not running practice 1-2.
 Ukraine Mega Ukrainian FTA in Ukraine, Encrypted on Astra (31.5°E) No No No Live Live
 United Kingdom BBC English DVB-T Free in UK, DVB-S FTA on Astra 28.2°E(EU) Live Live Live Live Live HDTV, only selected 9 races.[21]
No No No Highlights Highlights HDTV, other races, cutted version of Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports English Pay Live Live Live Live Live With BBC F1 commentary team
Sky Sports F1 English Pay Live Live Live Live Live Choice of different perspectives. - HDTV 1080i feed confirmed.
 United States NBC Sports English Most races and all practice/qualifying to be broadcast by NBC Sports Network. 4 races will be broadcast by the FTA NBC network, and two races will be shown on CNBC due to conflicts. Live Live Live Live Live HDTV, mobile streaming available through NBC Sports Live Extra app.[22][23][24]
Univision Deportes Spanish Qualifying sessions will be broadcast by Univision Deportes Network and races by UniMas No No No Live Live [25]
 Uruguay Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
 Venezuela Fox Sports Spanish Pay No No No Live Live
Fox Sports HD Spanish Pay Live* Live* Live* Live Live 16:9 HDTV. *Subject to other live events.
Fox Sports 3 Spanish Pay Live Live Live Delayed Delayed 16:9 SD feed.
TVes Spanish Free No No Live Live Live

Radio broadcasters [edit]

Country Network Language
Brazil Brazil Jovem Pan Portuguese
Bandeirantes-BandNews FM Portuguese
Rádio Globo-CBN Portuguese
Rádio Estadão ESPN Portuguese
Denmark Denmark Danmarks Radio Danish
France France RMC French
Hungary Hungary MR1-Kossuth Rádió Hungarian
MR2-Petőfi Rádió Hungarian
Italy Italy RTL 102.5 Italian
Netherlands Netherlands Radio 1 Dutch
Spain Spain Radio Marca Spanish
Cadena SER Spanish
Cadena COPE Spanish
United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC Radio 5 Live English
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra English
United States United States
Canada Canada
SiriusXM[26] English

Official internet broadcasters [edit]

Country Website
United Kingdom United Kingdom BBC Sport [3]
Sky Sports [4]
United States United States NBC Sports Network
Univision Deportes
Australia Australia Network Ten [5]
Germany Germany RTL [6]
Sky Sport [7]
Spain Spain Antena 3 [8]
Esport 3 [9]
Finland Finland MTV3 [10]
Sweden Sweden Viasat [11]

World Feed producers [edit]

Current producers [edit]

For the 2012 season, only the Monaco Grand Prix is not produced by FOM.

Grand Prix Circuit Broadcaster Year
Australia Australian Grand Prix Albert Park, Melbourne FOM 2004 -
Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit FOM 2004 -
China Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit FOM 2004 -
Bahrain Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit FOM 2004 -
Spain Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Catalunya FOM 2007 -
Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco Télé Monte Carlo 1990 -
Canada Canadian Grand Prix Montreal FOM 2010 -
United Kingdom British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit FOM 2007 -
Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring FOM 2007 -
Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring FOM 2007 -
Europe European Grand Prix Valencia Street Circuit FOM 2008 -
Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps FOM 2007 -
Italy Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza FOM 2007 -
Singapore Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit FOM 2008 -
Japan Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka FOM 2012 -
South Korea Korean Grand Prix Yeongam FOM 2010 -
Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos FOM 2008 -
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit FOM 2009 -
United States United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas FOM 2012 -
India Indian Grand Prix Buddh International Circuit FOM 2011 -

Former producers (1990–2011) [edit]

  • Below are the previous World Feed Producers for Grands Prix from 1990 until 2011.
  • Between 1997 and 1999 the Brazilian GP World Feed was produced by FOM. What was shown was a reduced version of the F1 Digital+ main feed, mainly lacking onboard angles and without the pay per view graphics. GloboTV continued to produce an alternative National Feed for Brazilian viewers.
  • In 2001 and 2002 the US Grand Prix was broadcast locally by ABC. However, they did not ever produce the World Feed.
  • In 1991, the French GP was broadcast in France by La Cinq, which held rights for F1.
Grand Prix Circuit Broadcaster Year
Australia Australian Grand Prix Adelaide Street Circuit
Albert Park, Melbourne
Nine Network 1985 - 2002
Australia Australian Grand Prix Albert Park, Melbourne Network Ten 2003
Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Telefe 1995 - 1998
Austria Austrian Grand Prix A1-Ring ORF / WIGE 1997 - 2003
Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps RTBF 1990 - 2002, 2004 - 2005
Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos Rede Globo 1990 - 1996, 2000 - 2007
Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos F1 Digital+ / FOM 1997 - 1999
United Kingdom British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit BBC Sport 1990 - 1996
United Kingdom British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit ITV Sport 1997 - 2006
Canada Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve CBC 1990 - 2004
Canada Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve FOM 2005 - 2008
Europe European Grand Prix Donington Park BBC Sport 1993
Europe European Grand Prix Jerez Telecinco 1990, 1994, 1997
Europe European Grand Prix Nürburgring RTL Television / WIGE 1995, 1996, 1999 - 2006
France French Grand Prix Paul Ricard
Circuit de Nevers
TF1 1990 - 2006
France French Grand Prix Circuit de Nevers FOM 2007 - 2008
Germany German Grand Prix Hockenheimring RTL Television / WIGE 1990 - 2006
Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring Magyar Televízió 1990 - 1999
Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring RTL Television / WIGE 2000 - 2006
Italy Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza RAI 1990 - 2006
Japan Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit
Fuji Speedway
Fuji Television 1990 - 2011
Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Nürburgring RTL Television / WIGE 1997 - 1998
Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit TV3 / RTM 1999 - 2003
Mexico Mexican Grand Prix Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Imevisión 1986 - 1992
Japan Pacific Grand Prix Tanaka International Circuit Fuji Television 1994 - 1995
Portugal Portuguese Grand Prix Estoril RTP 1990 - 1996
San Marino San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari RAI 1990 - 2006
South Africa South African Grand Prix Kyalami DStv 1992 - 1993
Spain Spanish Grand Prix Jerez
Circuit de Catalunya
TV3 1990 - 2006
Turkey Turkish Grand Prix Istanbul Park FOM 2005 - 2011
United States United States Grand Prix Phoenix ESPN 1989 - 1991
United States United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway Fox Sports Net 2000
United States United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway ESPN 2001
United States United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway F1 Digital+ / FOM 2002
United States United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speed Channel 2003 - 2004
United States United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway FOM 2005 - 2007

Current announcers [edit]

Country TV Network Commentator Colour commentator(s) Pit Reporter(s) Studio anchor Studio analysts
Albania Top Channel/ Endi Tufa
Elert Yzeiri
Australia Network Ten/One David Croft Martin Brundle Ted Kravitz
Natalie Pinkham
Greg Rust Alan Jones
Craig Baird
Austria ORF1 Ernst Hausleitner Alex Wurz
Sky Deutschland Sascha Roos Marc Surer Tanja Bauer Ursula Hoffmann
Belgium VIER Kris Wauters
Belgium La Deux Gaetan Vigneron Bas Leinders
Various F1 drivers
Gaetan Vigneron Jacky Eeckelaert
Bas Leinders
Brazil Rede Globo Galvão Bueno Reginaldo Leme
Luciano Burti
Mariana Becker
Marcelo Courrege
Rubens Barrichello
Bulgaria Film+ Momchil Manchev Borislav Petrov
Emilian Stoykov
Momchil Manchev Momchil Manchev
Canada RDS / RDS2 Pierre Houde
Frédéric Plante
Bertrand Houle
Christian Tortora
Pierre Houde
Frédéric Plante
Bertrand Houle
TSN / TSN2
(from the BBC)
James Allen
Ben Edwards
Allan McNish
David Coulthard
Gary Anderson
Jennie Gow
Lee McKenzie
Tom Clarkson
Gary Anderson
Croatia Kreator TV / SPTV Ivan Blažičko Neven Novak Ivan Blažičko Neven Novak
Cyprus
Czech Republic TV Nova Tomáš Richtr or Pavel Fabry Pavel Turek Martin Pouva
Estonia TV6/Viasat Sport Baltic Kalev Kruus Märt Elbre
TV3 Play Kalev Kruus (occasionally Märt Elbre)
East Asia and Southeast Asia ESPN Star Sports David Croft (Sky Sports F1) Martin Brundle/Anthony Davidson/Johnny Herbert (Sky Sports F1) Sanjeev Palar, Ted Kravitz and Natalie Pinkham (Sky Sports F1) Steve Dawson,
Finland MTV3 MAX/MTV3 Oskari Saari Erkki Mustakari
Mika Salo
Timo Pulkkinen
France Canal +
Canal + Sport (TV)
Julien Fébreau Jacques Villeneuve Franck Montagny
Laurie Delhostal
Thomas Sénécal
Thomas Thouroude
Margot Laffite
Alain Prost
Jean-Louis Moncet
RMC (Radio) Jean-Luc Roy Patrick Tambay Antoine Arlot Laurent-Frédéric Bollée Romain Grosjean
Germany RTL Television Heiko Waßer Christian Danner Kai Ebel Florian König Niki Lauda
Sky Deutschland Sascha Roos Marc Surer Tanja Bauer Ursula Hoffmann
Greece OTE Sport Kostas Psarras Yiannis-Marios Papadopoulos
Hungary m1 Zoltán Szujó Gábor Wéber Róbert Bobák Andrea Petrovics-Mérei Róbert Szabó
Zsolt Baumgartner
Norbert Michelisz
Tamás Illés
Aladár Laklóth
Italy Rai Sport Gianfranco Mazzoni Ivan Capelli
Giancarlo Bruno
Ettore Giovannelli
Stella Bruno
Giorgio Piola
Cesare Fiorio
Jean Alesi
Roberto Boccafogli
Sky Sport Carlo Vanzini Marc Gene
Luca Filippi
Antonio Boselli
Mara Sangiorgio
Fabiano Vandone
Marta Abiye
Japan Fuji TV Next Tsuneo Shiobara
Yohei Takeshita
Tetsushi Baba
Kazushige Fukunaga
Shingo Tatemoto
Kazuhito Kawai
Jun Imamiya
Shigenori Ogura
Tetsuo Tsugawa
Chikara Funada
Motoyasu Moriwaki
Shigenori Ogura
Tsugio Matsuda
BS Fuji Ukyo Katayama
Latin America Fox Sports/Fox Sports 3 Fernando Tornello Luis Manuel López
Adrián Puente******
Juan Fossaroli
Latvia TV6/Viasat Sport Baltic Aldis Putniņš
Jānis Janševics
Ģirts Timrots
Lithuania TV3/Viasat Sport Baltic Kristijonas Kaikaris
Arūnas Volungevičius
Vytautas Jasutis
Middle East and North Africa Abu Dhabi Sports 2 Ayman Abdel Wahed Firas Nimri Hamad Al-Ibrahim Hamed Al-Harthy Khalil Beschir
Ala Qubain
Netherlands Sport1 Ronald van Dam Jos Verstappen
Robert Doornbos
Christijan Albers
Olav Mol
Norway Viasat Motor/Viasat Sport Atle Gulbrandsen
Henning Isdal
Thomas Schie
Stein Pettersen
Stian Sørli
Harald Huysman
Poland Polsat/Polsat Sport Extra Andrzej Borowczyk Grzegorz Jędrzejewski Włodzimierz Zientarski Maurycy Kochański
Portugal Sport TV (1, 2 or 3) José Miguel Barros Tiago Monteiro
António Félix da Costa
Duarte Félix da Costa
Other Portuguese drivers ***
Various José Miguel Barros
Romania Digi Sport Florin Ion***Antal Putinica
Russia Russia 2 and Sport 1 Alexey Popov, Natalia Fabrichnova
Serbia Sport Klub Pavle Živković
Srdjan Erceg
Slovakia Markíza/Dajto Peter Čambor Jaroslav Homola Pavel Turek Štefan Eisele Jaroslav Homola
Slovenia RTV Slovenija Miran Ališič Leon Andrejka
Spain Antena 3 Antonio Lobato Pedro de la Rosa Nira Juanco
Jacobo Vega
TV3 / El 33 Josep Lluís Merlos Francesc Rosés
Joan Villadelprat
Francesc Latorre
Laia Ferrer
Sweden TV10 / Viasat Motor Janne Blomquist Eje Elgh Frida Nordstrand
Taiwan ESPN Star Sports Robin Kung Huai Chu
He Xin
Hanss Lin
Ibiza Wang
Robin Kung Huai Chu
He Xin
Robin Kung Huai Chu
Turkey Smart Spor Serhan Acar
Ukraine Mega Maksym Podzigun
United Kingdom BBC TV Ben Edwards David Coulthard
Murray Walker
Lee McKenzie
Tom Clarkson

[[Jennie Gow] Gary Anderson
Suzi Perry
Lee McKenzie
Eddie Jordan
Gary Anderson
Murray Walker
David Coulthard
(Dan Rowland BBC News)
BBC Radio Jonathan Legard
Ben Edwards (FP1 Only Non Live FP2-FP3 Live)
James Allen
Allan McNish
Gary Anderson
David Coulthard (FP1-FP3 Live Races)
[[
Jennie Gow
Tom Clarkson
Lee McKenzie
Suzi Perry(Live Races only FP1-FP3) Eddie Jordan
Gary Anderson
David Coulthard (Live Races only FP1-FP3)
Sky Sports F1 David Croft Anthony Davidson (Free practice only)
[[Johnny Herbert] (Free practice only)]
Martin Brundle
Ted Kravitz
Natalie Pinkham
Craig Slater
Rachel Brookes
Martin Brundle
Simon Lazenby
Natalie Pinkham
Ted Kravitz (The F1 Show)
Anthony Davidson
Martin Brundle
Johnny Herbert
Damon Hill
United States NBC Sports Network/NBC Leigh Diffey
Bob Varsha**
David Hobbs
Steve Matchett
Will Buxton Sam Posey David Hobbs
* - Note, During qualifying and race Sky Deutschland offers a different commentary feed for Austria with Heinz Prüller and without a colour commentator. This feed is also available in Germany.
** - Note, Varsha will fill in for Diffey on three races
*** - Note, Sport TV has a colour commentator in almost all of Grand Prix qualifying sessions and races, but there are few rounds without a colour commentator.
****** - Note, Adrián Puente will be only in qualifying and races.
Note, BBC radio 5 Live is use for free practices on BBC TV for live races. David Coulthard only does Live TV Practice Commentary.

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