It now makes the reigning F1 champion a red-hot favourite to top the podium for the fifth time in the last seven races at the Red Bull Ring, taking into account the two Styrian Grands Prix run during the Covid-hit years of 2020 and '21.
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Austrian Grand Prix 2022 start time
SUNDAY - Grand Prix: 15:00 local time [14:00 BST, 09:00 ET]
How can I watch the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix on TV and live stream?
Every session of the weekend will be shown live on Sky Sports' dedicated F1 channel in the UK. Customers who subscribe to Sky Sports F1 can also watch all the action on the move thanks to the Sky Go app.
Alternatively, you can purchase a NOW TV Day Pass for just £9.99 to watch all of Sky Sports' coverage on your smart TV, mobile device, tablet or computer.
On Channel 4, only the British and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix are being shown in full on free-to-air television in the UK this year. Highlights of all other races will be shown in a 'prime-time' slot on C4.
In the US, ESPN will carry live coverage of every session to subscribing fans Stateside. Sunday will be broadcast on ESPN2.
Live streaming is available via the ESPN App.
ABC will show free-to-air coverage of the US and Mexico Grands Prix, although this coverage only covers the races.
In Australia, all sessions from each weekend of the year will be broadcast live on subscription service Fox Sports or through its Kayo streaming service.
Nine Network offers a free alternative, showing highlights of all 22 races as well as the Australian Grand Prix live.
In Canada, qualifying and the race will be aired live in English on subscription channel TSN, which pulls in coverage from Sky Sports in the UK. The TSN GO app allows fans in Canada to watch F1 on the move.
French-language coverage is available on RDS to subscribers, which will air qualifying and the race live. You can download RDS GO if you are out and about.
How can I watch the Austrian Grand Prix on F1 TV Pro?
Check F1's official website to see if F1 TV Pro is available in your location. You will need to pay a fee to subscribe, rates vary depending on locations.
As with any other event on the F1 schedule, the roll of honour at the Austrian GP makes for spectacular reading.
Alain Prost and Verstappen are the most successful drivers in the country with three wins each, although the latter's success in the 2019 Styrian Grand Prix takes him to four wins at the Red Bull Ring.
Ronnie Peterson, Alan Jones, Mika Hakkinen, Michael Schumacher and Valtteri Bottas each have two wins with Hamilton, remarkably, only successful once.
As with Verstappen, however, Hamilton did also win at the venue in the Styrian GP.
The winners of the Austrian Grand Prix since it returned in to the F1 calendar in 2014 are:
2021: Max Verstappen [Red Bull]
2020: Valtteri Bottas [Mercedes]
2019: Max Verstappen [Red Bull]
2018: Max Verstappen [Red Bull]
2017: Valtteri Bottas [Mercedes]
2016: Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes]
2015: Nico Rosberg [Mercedes]
2014: Nico Rosberg [Mercedes]
GP CANADA
7 - 9 Jun
GP SPAIN
21 - 23 Jun
GP AUSTRIA
28 - 30 Jun
GP GREAT BRITAIN
5 - 7 Jul
GP HUNGARY
19 - 21 Jul
GP BELGIUM
26 - 28 Jul
GP NETHERLANDS
23 - 25 Aug
GP ITALY
30 Aug - 1 Sep
GP AZERBAIJAN
13 - 15 Sep
GP SINGAPORE
20 - 22 Sep
GP USA
18 - 20 Oct
GP MEXICO
25 - 27 Oct
GP BRAZIL
1 - 3 Nov
GP QATAR
29 Nov - 1 Dec
GP ABU DHABI
6 - 8 Dec
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