Max Verstappen, Lance Stroll in April racing action on Sky Sports F1 schedule featuring GT, IndyCar, Nurburgring and more
Find out what live motorsport action is airing on Sky Sports F1's TV and YouTube channels during April ahead of Formula 1's return at the start of May; Lance Stroll making debut in GT World Challenge Europe this weekend at Paul Ricard
Friday 10 April 2026 15:56, UK
Formula 1's return in Miami may still be weeks away but there's plenty of live motorsport to watch on Sky Sports F1 during the rest of April.
With the F1 season on its enforced break, check out racing action from other categories and events with a busy schedule of live track action over the next three weekends on both our TV and YouTube channels.
First up this weekend - April 11 and 12 - sees action from the opening weekend of the GT World Challenge Europe season, in which Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll makes his debut, and the latest round from the Nurburgring Endurance Series.
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Plus, later in the month, watch out for the latest round of the IndyCar season, plus historic racing action from Goodwood and Monaco.
This weekend - April 11-12: GT World Challenge, NLS
Aston Martin's Stroll follows in the footsteps of Max Verstappen by making his GT racing debut at the season-opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe at Paul Ricard.
In a plan put together during the Japanese GP weekend, Stroll will team up with former F1 driver Roberto Merhi and 21-year-old F2 driver Mari Boya in an Aston Martin Vantage for the six-hour day-night race featuring 60 cars in France.
And while he is not racing himself this weekend, Verstappen's own Verstappen Racing team is in action, with Stroll revealing he tapped into the Dutchman's recent experience of endurance racing.
"[I spoke with Max] briefly in Suzuka when I had the idea," said Stroll.
"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."
The weekend also includes live coverage of the support events at Paul Ricard with GT3, GT4 and Lamborghini series.
Meanwhile, over on the Sky Sports F1 YouTube channel, you can stream the latest race from the Nurburgring Endurance Series in NLS 3 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: IndyCar, Goodwood and Verstappen back in Nurburgring action
Coverage of the 2026 IndyCar Series continues on Sky Sports F1 with round five from Long Beach in California.
Watch practice, qualifying, the warm-up and then the race itself from across the weekend at the famous street track amid an exciting start to the season which has seen four different polesitters and three different winners across the opening quartet of events.
As preparations ramp up for the showpiece 24-hour race in May, there's an NLS double header from the Nurburgring - both streaming on YouTube - with Verstappen to return alongside Lucas Auer - the nephew of former Ferrari and McLaren driver Gerhard Berger - in their Red Bull-liveried Mercedes GT3 car.
And don't miss coverage from both days of the 83rd Goodwood Members' Meeting featuring 13 races in historic machinery from across the decades. Also see the sight of demonstration laps from Jenson Button back in the cockpit of his 2009 title-winning Brawn car and a tribute to James Hunt 50 years after his 1976 title win.
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: Monaco Historique
Get set for F1 2026's return the following week by taking a trip down memory lane with historic racing from the most-famous street circuit of them all - Monaco - with action from both days of the popular Historique event featuring cars from the pre-war Grand Prix era right up to the mid-1980s.
Saturday April 25
7.10am (TBC): Monaco Monaco Historique Day One
Sunday April 26
6.55am (TBC): Monaco Monaco Historique Day Two
Formula 1 returns on May 1-3 with the Miami Grand Prix, the season's second Sprint weekend, live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - no contract, cancel anytime
