This article will take you through where you can watch & stream the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama 2023!
The Indycar season is well underway for 2023 now, with the most recent rounds taking place at the Texas Motor Speedway and the Long Beach Grand Prix Street Circuit.
Next up we head to a true road course in the form of the Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Alabama. The IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama has been a very popular addition to the calendar since it joined in 2010.
This is a high-speed circuit with little to no run-off, so mistakes are always punished. Tyre strategy is key, as the heat in the Deep South chews up the cars' Firestone rubber.
As the race takes place during the day on the East Coast, the session times aren't too bad for Europeans to tune in. Here's all the info you need to watch and stream the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama 2023.
Where to watch & stream the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama 2023
The Grand Prix of Alabama has been on the IndyCar calendar every year since 2010. The Barber Motorsports Park was opened in the early 2000s and the aim was always to bring IndyCar to the circuit.
There's never a dull race here, as the cars look spectacular flying around in all directions thanks to the layout twisting out and back in on itself multiple times throughout a lap.
This weekend will also see the IndyCar NXT series return for the second round of their season, also taking place at Barber Motorsports Park.
When it comes to the most successful drivers in Alabama, there are a few familiar names that have won the most races. Josef Newgarden has the most wins here with three, but the American hasn't won at this venue since 2018.
Ryan Hunter-Raey and Will Power are the only other drivers who have won multiple Grands Prix of Alabama.
On the current grid, Alex Palou, Pato O-Ward, Takuma Sato, Simon Pagenaud and Helio Castroneves have all claimed the winner's trophy here. So, with four different winners in the previous four years, this is a very unpredictable race.
But where can you watch & stream the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama? Let's find out!
UK
We'll begin with the UK, where all sessions will be shown live on Sky Sports F1. Sky Sports F1 will be the only channel to see all sessions of the 2023 season live in the UK.
With Alabama being in the Central time zone, they're six hours behind the UK, so the sessions will take place in the evening:
- Practice 1: 20:40 - 21:55, Friday 28 April
- Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 Saturday 29 April
- Qualifying: 20:00 - 21:15, 29 April
- Warmup: 17:00 - 17:30 Sunday 30 April
- Race: 20:20 - 22:25, 30 April
USA
IndyCar coverage in the United States is on NBC. NBC has IndyCar coverage via its streaming service Peacock as well as the USA Network. Additionally, IndyCar's streaming service also has live coverage for subscribers.
The session times will be quite sociable wherever you are in the USA. The sessions will take place in the morning and early afternoon. All times are in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5):
- Practice 1: 15:40 - 16:55, Friday 28 April
- Practice 2: 12:00 - 13:00 Saturday 29 April
- Qualifying: 15:00 - 16:15, 29 April
- Warmup: 12:00 - 12:30 Sunday 30 April
- Race: 15:20 - 17:25, 30 April
Australia
Australian IndyCar fans never have it easy and this weekend is a particularly tough one. Depending on how you look at it, these sessions are either very late at night or early in the morning.
The race, for example, starts at just after 5 am on Monday morning for those on the East Coast. Viewers on the West Coast have it even harder, it's a 3:20 am start for them.
Stan Sport is the broadcaster of IndyCar this season in Australia. All times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10).
- Practice 1: 5:40 - 6:55, Saturday 29 April
- Practice 2: 2:00 - 3:00 Sunday 30 April
- Qualifying: 5:00 - 6:15, 30 April
- Warmup: 2:00 - 2:30 Monday 1 May
- Race: 5:20 - 7:25, 1 May
Germany
In Germany, Sky Sports will show all sessions live as usual for the IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix. Like in the UK, the sessions will take place in the evening and nighttime. All showtimes are in CET (Central European Time, UTC+1):
- Practice 1: 21:40 - 22:55, Friday 28 April
- Practice 2: 18:00 - 19:00 Saturday 29 April
- Qualifying: 21:00 - 22:15, 29 April
- Warmup: 18:00 - 18:30 Sunday 30 April
- Race: 21:20 - 23:25, 30 April
France
Like most sports in France, Canal+ have the rights to IndyCar coverage. The French coverage of the 2023 Long Beach Grand Prix includes practice, qualifying and the race itself.
All showtimes are in CET (Central European Time, UTC+1):
- Practice 1: 21:40 - 22:55, Friday 28 April
- Practice 2: 18:00 - 19:00 Saturday 29 April
- Qualifying: 21:00 - 22:15, 29 April
- Warmup: 18:00 - 18:30 Sunday 30 April
- Race: 21:20 - 23:25, 30 April
Netherlands
Coverage of the 2023 Indyar season in the Netherlands will continue to be on Ziggo Sport. Practice isn't live, but the qualifying and race are. All showtimes are in CET (Central European Time, UTC+1):
- Practice 1: 21:40 - 22:55, Friday 28 April
- Practice 2: 18:00 - 19:00 Saturday 29 April
- Qualifying: 21:00 - 22:15, 29 April
- Warmup: 18:00 - 18:30 Sunday 30 April
- Race: 21:20 - 23:25, 30 April
Canada
Finally, Canada's live coverage of IndyCar races in 2023 is on TSN and TSN+. All sessions will be shown live on TSN+, The Sports Network's streaming service. All session times are for Eastern time (UTC -5):
- Practice 1: 15:40 - 16:55, Friday 28 April
- Practice 2: 12:00 - 13:00 Saturday 29 April
- Qualifying: 15:00 - 16:15, 29 April
- Warmup: 12:00 - 12:30 Sunday 30 April
- Race: 15:20 - 17:25, 30 April
No French language coverage of IndyCar will be shown in Canada.