NBCSN, CNBC, and NBC Sports Live Extra will combine to present comprehensive coverage of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix this weekend, culminating with race coverage this Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on CNBC. Pre-race coverage starts at 7 a.m. ET on CNBC with F1 Countdown.
NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will provide comprehensive streaming coverage of practice, qualifying, and the Russian Grand Prix. F1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX - SUNDAY AT 7:30 A.M. ET ON CNBC Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) looks for his fourth consecutive win to begin the 2016 F1 season this weekend, and his seventh straight dating back to the 2015 season. This marks the third running of the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi - teammate Lewis Hamilton has won both iterations of the race, but Rosberg captured last year's pole. Rosberg's three wins have given him an early lead in the drivers' standings (75 points) ahead of Hamilton (39 points) and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo (36 points), who has finished in fourth place in all three races this season. Live coverage begins exclusively on NBC Sports Live Extra on Friday morning at 3 a.m. ET with Practice 1, followed by NBCSN's live coverage of Practice 2 at 7 a.m. ET. Live Extra's coverage continues Saturday at 5 a.m. ET with Practice 3, followed by live qualifying at 8 a.m. ET on CNBC. Live Russian Grand Prix coverage begins Sunday morning at 7 a.m. ET on CNBC. NBCSN will air an encore presentation of the race on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET.Following is this week's motorsports coverage schedule on NBCSN:
Date | Program | Network | Time (ET) |
Thurs., April 28 | Mecum Auctions (Encore) | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. |
Fri., April 29 | F1 Russian Grand Prix - Practice 1 | NBC Sports LiveExtra | 3 a.m. |
F1 Russian Grand Prix - Practice 2 | NBCSN | 7 a.m. | |
Sat., April 30 | F1 Russian Grand Prix - Practice 3 | NBC Sports Live Extra | 5 a.m. |
F1 Russian Grand Prix - Qualifying | CNBC | 8 a.m. | |
F1 Russian Grand Prix - Qualifying (Encore) | NBCSN | 11 p.m. | |
Sun., May 1 | F1 Countdown | CNBC | 7 a.m. |
F1 Russian Grand Prix | CNBC | 7:30 a.m. | |
F1 Extra | CNBC | 10 a.m. | |
F1 Russian Grand Prix (Encore) | NBCSN | 4 p.m. |
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