Formula 1’s Miami return is still weeks away, but Sky Sports F1 will carry plenty of live motorsport throughout April. With F1 on a forced break, the channel and its YouTube feed will show racing from other categories across the next three weekends.
This weekend (April 11-12) opens with the GT World Challenge Europe season at Paul Ricard, where Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll makes his GT debut, plus coverage of the Nurburgring Endurance Series (NLS). Stroll will share an Aston Martin Vantage with former F1 driver Roberto Merhi and F2 driver Mari Boya in the six-hour day‑to‑night race featuring 60 cars. Although Max Verstappen is not driving this weekend, his Verstappen Racing team is competing and Stroll said he’d discussed endurance racing briefly with Verstappen in Suzuka: “We talked about who to contact, and since he’s already involved in GT racing, we discussed it a bit. Everyone enjoys driving GT3 cars – they’re fun.”
Paul Ricard’s weekend also includes support races: GT3, GT4 and Lamborghini series. On Sky Sports F1’s YouTube channel you can stream the latest NLS race from the Nurburgring on Saturday morning.
Saturday April 11
10.15am: NLS 3 – on Sky Sports F1 YouTube
10.50am: GT World Challenge Qualifying
1.30pm: Lamborghini Trophy Race One
2.50pm: GT4 European Series Qualifying
3.40pm: GT3 Revival Qualifying
4.30pm: GT World Challenge Race
Sunday April 12
8.15am: GT3 Revival Race
9.45am: GT4 European Series Race
11.15am: Lamborghini Trophy Race Two
April 17-19 sees IndyCar’s round at Long Beach, California, continuing Sky Sports F1’s IndyCar coverage with practice, qualifying, warm‑up and the race at the famous street circuit. The IndyCar season has produced four different polesitters and three different winners in its first four events.
As preparations build for the 24‑hour race in May, the Nurburgring will host an NLS double‑header, both streamed on YouTube. Max Verstappen returns to NLS alongside Lucas Auer in a Red Bull‑liveried Mercedes GT3 car. Also on the bill is the 83rd Goodwood Members’ Meeting, with 13 races for historic machines, demonstration laps including Jenson Button in his 2009 Brawn, and a tribute marking 50 years since James Hunt’s 1976 title.
Friday April 17
11pm: IndyCar Long Beach Practice One
Saturday April 18
9am: Goodwood Members’ Meeting Day One
10.15am: NLS 4 – on Sky Sports F1 YouTube
6.30pm: IndyCar Long Beach Practice Two
11.30pm: IndyCar Long Beach Qualifying
Sunday April 19
9am: Goodwood Members’ Meeting Day Two
10.15am: NLS 5 – on Sky Sports F1 YouTube
6pm: IndyCar Long Beach Warm-up
10.30pm: IndyCar Long Beach Race
April 25-26 features the Monaco Historique, offering historic racing from the pre‑war Grand Prix era through the mid‑1980s on the iconic Monaco street circuit.
Saturday April 25
7.10am (TBC): Monaco Historique Day One
Sunday April 26
6.55am (TBC): Monaco Historique Day Two
Formula 1 returns May 1-3 with the Miami Grand Prix, the season’s second Sprint weekend, live on Sky Sports F1.