Eifel Grand Prix live stream: How to watch F1 online and on TV today

Valtteri Bottas starts the Eifel Grand Prix from pole position ahead of championship rival Lewis Hamilton, but the Mercedes duo are unlikely to have it all their own way as the threat of Max Verstappen looms right behind them.

An unpredictable afternoon is expected at the Nurburgring, with the German track hosting Formula One racing for the first time since 2013 as it returns for the 11th round of the disrupted 2020 calendar.

The weekend has already delivered the unexpected, with Friday’s running washed out completely and Saturday’s qualifying seeing Nico Hulkenburg return once again to replace the ill Lance Stroll at Racing Point.

But once the action got underway, the session quickly played out into a battle between Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen, with the Red Bull man initially setting the pace in final qualifying in the shootout for pole position. However, Hamilton was able to respond to hit the top of the timesheets, only for Bottas to go an impressive 0.4s faster and take pole position, fresh off the back of his victory in Russia two weeks ago.

The track is only back on the calendar courtesy of the rejigged schedule following the coronavirus pandemic, with the Nurburgring kicking off a run of four unfamiliar tracks for the grid as Portomao, Imola and Istanbul Park follow.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Eifel Grand Prix.

When is the Eifel Grand Prix?

The race is due to take place from Friday 9 October to Sunday 11 October.

What time does it start?

The race gets underway at 1:10pm BST, an hour earlier than the rest of the calendar so far this season, due to the fading light in the afternoon.

Full schedule

FRIDAY

Free practice 1: 10am-11:30am BST

Free practice 2: 2pm-3:30pm BST

SATURDAY

Free practice 3: 11am-12pm BST

Qualifying: 2pm-3pm BST

SUNDAY

Race: 1:10pm-3:10pm BST

How to watch it

The entire 2020 Formula One season will be shown exclusively live by Sky Sports, apart from the British Grand Prix in August which will be shown live entirely on Channel 4 too.

If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

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TV schedule

FRIDAY

Free practice 1: 10am-11:50am BST (Sky Sports Main Event + Sky Sports F1)

Free practice 2: 1:45pm-3:45pm BST (Sky Sports F1)

SATURDAY

Free practice 3: 10:15am-12:10pm BST (Sky Sports F1)

Qualifying: 1pm-3:35pm BST (Sky Sports F1)

SUNDAY

Race: 11:30pm-4pm BST (Sky Sports F1)

Starting grid

1 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1min 25.269secs

2 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:25.525

3 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:25.562

4 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1:26.035

5 Alexander Albon (Tha) Red Bull 1:26.047

6 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Renault 1:26.223

7 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Renault 1:26.242

8 Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren 1:26.458

9 Sergio Perez (Mex) Racing Point 1:26.704

10 Carlos Sainz (Spa) McLaren 1:26.709

11 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:26.738

12 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia AlphaTauri 1:26.776

13 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia AlphaTauri 1:26.848

14 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:26.936

15 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:27.125

16 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:27.552

17 George Russell (Gbr) Williams 1:27.564

18 Nicholas Latifi (Can) Williams 1:27.812

19 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:27.817

20 Nico Hulkenburg (Ger) Racing Point 1:28.021