BBC & Sky To Share F1 Rights

BBC TV and Sky Sports have been awarded the live rights to Formula 1 between 2012 and 2018 – with every race shown in live High Definition on Sky Sports, and half the races and qualifying sessions remaining on BBC.??

All races, qualifying and practice sessions live on Sky Sports across TV, Online and Mobile and Tablet devices.??

Half the races and qualifying sessions remain live on BBC TV, Online and Mobile including key races such as the British Grand Prix, Monaco Grand Prix and the final race of the season. ?

There will be extensive BBC highlights on TV, Online and Mobile, of all races and qualifying sessions that BBC is not covering live.?

Build up coverage of each Grand Prix will be shown on BBC News, Sky Sports News and Sky News – with extensive multi platform coverage including red button, bbc.co.uk/sport and skysports.com.??

With combined audiences from Sky and BBC, Formula 1 could now reach the widest possible audience.

BBC Radio Five and Sports Extra will continue to cover every race live.??

Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, said: ‘We are absolutely delighted that F1 will remain on the BBC. The sport has never been more popular with TV audiences at a 10 year high and the BBC has always stated its commitment to the big national sporting moments’.

‘With this new deal not only have we delivered significant savings but we have also ensured that through our live and extended highlights coverage all the action continues to be available to licence fee payers’.

If there are an odd number of races in the season, the final selection will be screened exclusively live by Sky Sports.??

Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, added: ‘This is fantastic news for F1 fans and Sky Sports will be the only place to follow every race live and in HD. We will give F1 the full Sky Sports treatment with a commitment to each race never seen before on UK television’.  

‘As well as unrivalled build up to each race on Sky Sports News, we will broadcast in-depth live coverage of every session. Sky customers with Sky Sports will also be able to enjoy F1 across multiple platforms and devices, including Sky Go’.