Network 10 has geared up its coverage for the 2023 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
As the free-to-air home of Australia’s most significant international motorsport event, the network will provide viewers with on and off-track action. For the three days of Formula 1, 10’s team of stars, including 1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill, will deliver 23 hours of live and free coverage.
Celebrating 70 years since the first Formula 1 race in Melbourne, this year’s event is expected to be an epic three days of wheel-to-wheel action. With a faster track than ever before, including the inclusion of a fourth DRS zone, new cars, drivers, team line-ups, and the debut of Formula 2 and Formula 3 at Albert Park, multiple days have already been sold out.
On Network 10, viewers will not miss a moment of the action, making it the only place to watch it all live and free.
Five Aussies will take to the grid, including Hugh Barter, Tommy Smith, and Christian Mansell in Formula 2, Jack Doohan (son of MotoGP Champion Mick Doohan) in Formula 2, and hometown hero Oscar Piastri, who will race at Albert Park for the first time.
This year, Network 10 welcomes 1996 Formula 1 World Champion, and internationally renowned broadcaster Damon Hill to the on-air commentary team.
Hill brings a wealth of Formula 1 experience to the broadcast, with 42 podiums, 22 career wins – including taking the top step at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix twice – plus a World Championship. With over 20 years of broadcast experience, Hill is one of the most respected and well-known Formula 1 pundits in the world.
Hill joins Network 10’s stellar broadcast team, led by Tara Rushton and Scott MacKinnon, with Australian Formula 1 legend and 1980 World Champion Alan Jones, F1 expert Tom Clarkson, motorsport commentator Richard Craill, and F1 reporters Rosanna Tennant and Sam Power covering all the action on and off the track.
10 Sport’s Archie Thompson and Studio 10’s Natalie Hunter will be bringing viewers all the glamour and excitement from around the iconic Albert Park precinct.
Plus, making his racing broadcast debut in 2023 is self-proclaimed revhead and co-host of The Cheap Seats and the globally loved The Reserve Drivers, Tim McDonald, who will bring entertaining interviews and commentary throughout the three days of F1 action.
Special broadcasts will also be aired across Network 10. Studio 10 will broadcast live from the track on Friday, March 31, from 9.30 am to 11.30 am AEDT, bringing viewers the glamour, entertainment, and interviews from around the track. Furthermore, 10 News First will cover the event and provide all the news and color from around the Albert Park precinct and beyond, as the Formula 1 circus descends on Melbourne.
Throughout the Grand Prix week, The Project will feature special Formula 1 guests, so viewers can tune in for more F1 coverage.
2023 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
Friday, 31 March:
11.30am – 5.00pm AEDT. Live and Free on 10 and 10 Play.
5.00pm-6.00pm on 10 Bold and 10 Play. Formula 1 Practice.
Saturday, 1 April:
10.00am – 6.00pm AEDT. Live and Free on 10 and 10 Play. Formula 1 Qualifying.
Sunday, 2 April:
8.30am – 5.00pm AEST. Live and Free on 10 and 10 Play. Formula 1 Race.
