Where to watch & stream IndyCar Indy 500 2023: Channels, countries, start time, sessions & more

By George HowsonSenior Writer

This article will take you through where you can watch & stream the IndyCar Indy 500 2023!

The Indycar season is well underway for 2023 now, with previous events including the Texas Motor Speedway, the Long Beach Grand Prix Street Circuit, the Alabama Grand Prix and the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

Next up we head to the home of the IndyCar Series for the 107th running of the world-famous Indy 500. The 500 miles around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are some of the fastest on the planet.

This race takes place during the day in the Midwest, so 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 Indy 500 2023!

Where to watch & stream the IndyCar Indy 500 2023

The Indy 500 is one of the oldest and most prestigious motorsport events in the world. Aside from brief breaks for the World Wars, the Indy 500 has run every year since 1911.

The Indy 500 concludes the Month of May motorsport celebrations with a spectacular crescendo. The famous banks of Indianapolis allow modern IncyCars to average over 230 mph throughout a lap.

There have been five different winners in the first five races of the IndyCar season in 2023, so will Indy make it six from six this weekend?

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When it comes to the most successful drivers at the Indy 500, there are so many legends to mention. Helio Castroneves, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears all have the most wins at the brickyard with four each.

On the current grid, Takuma Sato joins Castroneves as a multi-time winner with a pair of victories in 2017 and 2020. Marcus Ericsson won here last year and is one of the favourites for this year's event.

Alex Rossi, Will Power and Simon Pagenaud are the other former winners of the Indy 500 on the current grid. But where can you watch & stream the IndyCar Indy 500? 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.

The part of Indiana where Indianapolis is located is in the Eastern time zone. So, they're five hours behind the UK and the sessions will take place in the afternoon and evening.

The Indy 500 event lasts for almost two weeks, with it beginning on Tuesday and finishing a week on Sunday:

  • Practice 1: 14:00 - 16:15, Tuesday 16th May
  • Practice 2: 18:00 - 23:00 16 May
  • Practice 3: 17:00 - 23:00 Wednesday 17th May
  • Practice 4: 17:00 - 23:00 Thursday 18th May
  • Practice 5: 17:00 - 23:00 Friday 19th May
  • Practice 6: 13:30 - 14:30 Saturday 20th May
  • Qualifying 1: 16:00 - 23:00, 20 May
  • Qualifying (Top 12): 19:00 - 20:00, Sunday 21st May
  • Final Qualifying: 21:00 - 23:00, 21 May
  • Practice 8: 18:00 - 20:00, Monday 22nd May
  • Final Practice: 16:00 - 18:00, Friday 26th May
  • Race: 16:00 - 21:00 Sunday 28th May
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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.

NBC will show the qualifying and race sessions live, but the rest will all only be covered by Peacock. 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: 9:00 - 11:15, Tuesday 16 May
  • Practice 2: 13:00 - 18:00 16 May
  • Practice 3: 12:00 - 18:00 Wednesday 17 May
  • Practice 4: 12:00 - 18:00 Thursday 18 May
  • Practice 5: 12:00 - 18:00 Friday 19 May
  • Practice 6: 8:30 - 9:30 Saturday 20 May
  • Qualifying 1: 11:00 - 18:00, 20 May
  • Qualifying (Top 12): 14:00 - 15:00, Sunday 21 May
  • Final Qualifying: 16:00 - 18:00, 21 May
  • Practice 8: 13:00 - 15:00, Monday 22 May
  • Final Practice: 11:00 - 13:00, Friday 26 May
  • Race: 11:00 - 16:00 Sunday 28 May
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Australia

Australian IndyCar fans never have it easy and this weekend is another tough one. However, because of the sheer amount of sessions available, you're bound to be up for at least a few of them.

Stan Sport is the broadcaster of IndyCar this season in Australia. Not all sessions will be shown in Australia though, with the first being Practice 6 on Saturday 20th May.

All times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10):

  • Practice 6: 22:30 - 23:30 Saturday 20 May
  • Qualifying 1: 1:00 - 8:00, Sunday 21 May
  • Qualifying (Top 12): 4:00 - 5:00, Monday 22 May
  • Final Qualifying: 6:00 - 8:00, 22 May
  • Final Practice: 1:00 - 3:00, Saturday 27 May
  • Race: 1:00 - 6:00 Monday 29 May
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Germany

In Germany, Sky Sports will show all sessions live as usual for the IndyCar Indy 500 2023. Like in the UK, the sessions will take place in the evening and night-time.

All showtimes are in CET (Central European Time, UTC+1):

  • Practice 1: 15:00 - 17:15, Tuesday 16 May
  • Practice 2: 19:00 - 0:00 16 May
  • Practice 3: 18:00 - 0:00 Wednesday 17 May
  • Practice 4: 18:00 - 0:00 Thursday 18 May
  • Practice 5: 18:00 - 0:00 Friday 19 May
  • Practice 6: 14:30 - 15:30 Saturday 20 May
  • Qualifying 1: 17:00 - 0:00, 20 May
  • Qualifying (Top 12): 20:00 - 21:00, Sunday 21 May
  • Final Qualifying: 22:00 - 0:00, 21 May
  • Practice 8: 19:00 - 21:00, Monday 22 May
  • Final Practice: 17:00 - 19:00, Friday 26 May
  • Race: 17:00 - 22:00 Sunday 28 May
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France

Like most sports in France, Canal+ have the rights to IndyCar coverage. The French coverage of the 2023 Indianapolis Grand Prix includes practice, qualifying and the race itself.

All showtimes are in CET (Central European Time, UTC+1):

  • Practice 1: 15:00 - 17:15, Tuesday 16 May
  • Practice 2: 19:00 - 0:00 16 May
  • Practice 3: 18:00 - 0:00 Wednesday 17 May
  • Practice 4: 18:00 - 0:00 Thursday 18 May
  • Practice 5: 18:00 - 0:00 Friday 19 May
  • Practice 6: 14:30 - 15:30 Saturday 20 May
  • Qualifying 1: 17:00 - 0:00, 20 May
  • Qualifying (Top 12): 20:00 - 21:00, Sunday 21 May
  • Final Qualifying: 22:00 - 0:00, 21 May
  • Practice 8: 19:00 - 21:00, Monday 22 May
  • Final Practice: 17:00 - 19:00, Friday 26 May
  • Race: 17:00 - 22:00 Sunday 28 May
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Netherlands

Coverage of the 2023 Indyar season in the Netherlands will continue to be on Ziggo Sport. Practice isn't live, but the qualifying sessions, final practice and the race are. All showtimes are in CET (Central European Time, UTC+1):

  • Qualifying 1: 17:00 - 0:00, 20 May
  • Qualifying (Top 12): 20:00 - 21:00, Sunday 21 May
  • Final Qualifying: 22:00 - 0:00, 21 May
  • Practice 8: 19:00 - 21:00, Monday 22 May
  • Final Practice: 17:00 - 19:00, Friday 26 May
  • Race: 17:00 - 22:00 Sunday 28 May
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Canada

Finally, Canada's live coverage of IndyCar races in 2023 is on TSN and TSN+. Like some countries, coverage begins with qualifying on 20th May.

Most sessions will be shown live on TSN+, The Sports Network's streaming service. All session times are for Eastern time (UTC -5):

  • Qualifying 1: 11:00 - 18:00, 20 May
  • Qualifying (Top 12): 14:00 - 15:00, Sunday 21 May
  • Final Qualifying: 16:00 - 18:00, 21 May
  • Practice 8: 13:00 - 15:00, Monday 22 May
  • Final Practice: 11:00 - 13:00, Friday 26 May
  • Race: 11:00 - 16:00 Sunday 28 May

No French language coverage of IndyCar will be shown in Canada.