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Mo Harber-Lamond

Austrian Grand Prix live stream: how to watch F1 online from anywhere

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Max Verstappen taking a corner with Lewis Hamilton following closely behind

Austrian Grand Prix live stream

The 2023 Austrian Grand Prix is available to watch for free on Servus TV in Austria. Use a VPN to watch your local stream from anywhere. A complete breakdown of free Austria GP live streams is listed below.

Austrian GP: race preview

After a week off, we're heading into the second F1 Sprint weekend of the season at Austria's Red Bull Ring. Home circuit of quite possibly the most dominant team F1 has ever seen, we may well find yet again that the fight for third is where the action is. However, this is still F1, and absolutely anything can happen.

Last year's Austrian Grand Prix saw Charles Leclerc's third and final win of the season, and he hasn't topped the podium since. Although matching Max Verstappen is unlikely, Ferrari will have a ton of data to optimise their race, and will certainly be gunning for the bronze position at least.

However, with podiums in the last two races, Mercedes have proven that their most recent upgrades have had a genuinely positive effect. Leclerc will have to put in some serious graft to get past both Hamilton and Russell, as well as veteran Alonso.

F1 Sprint also has the potential to put a spanner in the works. The 100km race on Saturday sees the drivers run at full chat for around half an hour without pit stops. With a potential return of 8 points, it's well worth every team giving it their all

Off the track, Alpine have made the news by securing a huge $700m investment, including some capital from Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny. The Hollywood stars appear to be focusing a lot of investment in sports, and this cash injection may well prove to be pivotal for the French team in future seasons.

Read on for how to watch an Austrian Grand Prix live stream from start to finish and from anywhere in the world, including ways to watch an F1 live stream for FREE.

2023 Austrian Grand Prix schedule

The 2023 Austrian Grand Prix schedule is as follows:

FRIDAY

Practice 1: 12.30pm BST / 7.30am ET / 9.30pm AEDT / 11.30pm NZDT

Qualifying: 4pm BST / 11am ET / 1am AEDT / 3am NZDT

SATURDAY

Sprint Shootout: 11am BST / 6am ET / 8pm AEDT / 10pm NZDT

F1 Sprint: 3.30pm BST / 10.30pm ET / 12.30am AEDT / 2.30am NZDT

SUNDAY

Austrian GP: 2pm BST / 9am ET / 11pm AEDT / 1am NZDT

Watch a free Austrian Grand Prix live stream

There are a number of ways to watch the Austrian Grand Prix for free this weekend. Like every other weekend, in Austria all the races are shared between free-to-air broadcasters Servus TV and ORF (this weekend it's Servus). Take a look and find out what's available where you are:

Albania: every race on RTSH
Australia: highlights on Network 10
Austria: every race on ORF Eins or Servus TV
Brazil: every race on Band
Belgium: every race on RBTF
China: every race on Great Sports, CCTV or Guangdong Sports
France: Bahrain GP on C8
Iran: every race on MBC Persia or IRIB Varzesh
Luxembourg: every race on RTL Zwee
Middle East and North Africa: select races on MBC Action
Pakistan: every race on A Sports
Tajikistan: every race on Varzish TV

If you're out of the country you'll need to use a VPN to access your preferred Austrian Grand Prix free live stream, as explained below. We rate ExpressVPN as the best provider out there, as it has a great track record for unblocking geo-restricted streams.

How to watch the Austrian Grand Prix live stream from outside your country

If you're abroad for this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, you'll likely find you're unable to access your usual Formula 1 coverage like you would at home. This isn't necessarily cause for alarm, but rather the result of geo-blocking – best understood as digital borders that restrict certain services and content to certain parts of the world.

Fortunately, there's a convenient way around this in the form of a VPN. This is a nifty bit of software that lets you whizz around these digital borders, thereby allowing you to globe trot and still access your preferred F1 live stream. It's a completely legal workaround, very affordable, and super easy to use – allow us to explain more.

Use a VPN to watch an Austrian Grand Prix live stream from anywhere: