NBC Sports Continues Formula One Coverage with AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX, 7/3

By: Jun. 29, 2016
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NBC Sports Group's presentation of the 2016 Formula One Championship continues this week with live coverage of the Austrian Grand Prix Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on CNBC.

In addition to this weekend's F1 Austrian Grand Prix, coverage includes RED BULL GLOBAL RALLYCROSS action from MCAS New River on Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on NBC, the LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP Red Bull National event on Saturday on NBCSN, and NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY series races Friday and Saturday on NBC and NBCSN.

The Formula One season rolls on this weekend with live coverage of the Austrian Grand Prix on CNBC, as Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) looks for his third consecutive Austrian GP victory. Rosberg began the 2016 season with four consecutive wins, and earned his fifth victory at the European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan on June 13, besting Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by nearly 17 seconds. Rosberg now leads the F1 driver standings with 141 points, followed by Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton (117 points) and Vettel (96 points).

Coverage begins Friday on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app at 4 a.m. ET with Practice 1, followed by NBCSN's coverage of Practice 2 at 8 a.m. ET. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream coverage of Practice 3 on Saturday at 5 a.m. ET, prior to CNBC's live coverage of qualifying at 8 a.m. ET. Live race coverage from Red Bull Ring begins Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on CNBC. NBCSN will air an encore presentation of the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday at noon ET.

NBC Sports Group's lead F1 broadcast team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, and analyst and former race mechanic for the Benetton F1 team Steve Matchett will call the action. F1 insider Will Buxton will report on-site from Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.

NBC Sports Group's coverage of the 2016 RED BULL GLOBAL RALLYCROSS series continues this weekend on NBC with a doubleheader from Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, N.C. Tanner Foust (Volkswagen Andretti) earned his fourth race win of the season last week, at the second race of the Daytona doubleheader, and currently leads the driver championship standings with 265 points. Steve Arpin, who earned his first win of the season for Chip Ganassi Racing in the first race at Daytona, currently sits in second place (233 points).

Toby Moody handles the play-by-play for this weekend's event alongside analyst Townsend Bell and reporter Kristen Kenney.

The LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP continues with the RedBud National in Buchanan, Mich., this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Ken Roczen continues to dominate the 450 Class standings early in the 2016 campaign, following his third sweep of the season in the class in Tennessee last weekend. Cooper Webb earned his first win of the season in the 250 Class at last weekend's event, but still trails Joey Savatgy who leads the points standings in the class.

Veteran play-by-play voice Jason Weigandt, analyst and two-time AMA Pro MOTOCROSS Champion Grant Langston, and pit reporter Georgia Lindsay will call this weekend's action.

NBC Sports Group launches its NASCAR racing season this week with over 45 hours of NASCAR programing, highlighted by Saturday's presentation of the Coke Zero 400 at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. Following up a successful 2015 campaign that fueled NBCSN to viewership milestones, NBC Sports Group shifts into high gear, super serving fans with 19 hours of trackside coverage from Daytona International Speedway, and 13 hours of NASCAR news, highlights and interviews with NASCAR America. Click here for more information on NBC Sports Group's NASCAR coverage this weekend.



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