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When's the Chinese GP on Sky Sports and how can you watch it?

Qualy start at 8am UK Time; Race start on Sunday, April 9 at 7am

The 2017 Formula 1 season continues in Shanghai on April 7-9 and there are a host of ways you can watch the Chinese Grand Prix on Sky Sports.

After Sebastian Vettel's victory for Ferrari over the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton in the opening race of the season in Australia, the action from China is set to be unmissable.

Qualifying starts at 8am in the UK on Saturday, with the race underway an hour earlier at 7am on Sunday morning.

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How can you watch the Chinese GP on Sky Sports?
All of Sky Sports F1's coverage for the Formula 1 2017 season can be found on channel 408.

Race Control, offering multiple driver cams, the pitlane channel, driver tracker and an up-to-date timing page, will be available on the Red Button as well as our Sky Sports for iPad service for those of you on the move, or you can follow the race by signing into Sky Go.

Non-subscribers, meanwhile, will be able to watch the race on NOW TV from £6.99 - with no contract required.

And finally, our digital platforms - including the Sky Sports website and smartphone app - will have all the news and insights from Melbourne both before and after race day, with every session covered live in our live blog.

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Natalie Pinkham is joined by Sky F1's Marc Priestley, Sky Sports News' Craig Slater and former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde to review the Australian GP

Saturday April 8
12.40pm - Ted's Notebook: Qualifying

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We capture the best of the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix’s overtakes – and we had plenty to choose from...

Sunday April 9
5.30am - Chinese GP Track Parade - LIVE!

6am - Chinese GP Pitlane - LIVE!

6.30am - Chinese GP Race Build-up - LIVE!

7am - THE CHINESE GRAND PRIX - LIVE!

9.30am - Chinese GP: Paddock - LIVE!

10.15am - Chinese GP Highlights

12.15pm - Chinese GP Race replay

15.30pm - Ted's Race Notebook

5pm - Chinese GP Race replay

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Watch the Chinese GP live only on Sky Sports F1 and in incredible Ultra HD for the first time! The race begins at 7am on Sunday. Check out all the ways to watch F1 with Sky Sports - including a NOW TV day pass for £6.99!

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