Sirius XM Radio to Cover Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Live

Athens, GA (Mar 26, 2009) - SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it has expanded its coverage of Formula 1™ auto racing and will broadcast every race from the 2009 F1™ season live on both SIRIUS and XM. The races, which aired on SIRIUS last season, will now be available to SIRIUS and XM listeners nationwide.

The 2009 F1™ schedule kicks off this weekend with the ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday, March 29 (1:00 am ET). SIRIUS XM will carry the race live in its entirety on SIRIUS channel 126 and XM channel 242. Last season’s Australian race was won by McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, the British phenom who went on to become, at 23, the youngest world champion in Formula 1™ history with an impressive 2008 season that included five victories and five more podium finishes.

THUMBS UP FOR THE POLE: Lewis Hamilton, the 2008 ING Australian
Grand Prix winner,
flashes a thumbs up after winning pole position for that race.
Photograph Copyright 2008 by Andrew Barron. All Rights Reserved.
Used under Creative Commons Attribution-
Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic License



The ING Australian Grand Prix


Sunday, March 29



All coverage is on SIRIUS Sports Ch. 126

12: 01 am ET 5 Live Formula One Show

12:30 am ET SIRIUS XM Formula 1 Pre-Race Show
1 am ET ING Australian Grand Prix

7 am ET 5 Live Formula One (Rebroadcast)
7:30 am ET SIRIUS XM Formula 1 Pre-Race Show (Rebroadcast)
8 am ET ING Australian Grand Prix (Rebroadcast)
7 pm ET 5 Live Formula One (Rebroadcast)
7:30 pm ET SIRIUS XM Formula 1 Pre-Race Show (Rebroadcast)
8 pm ET ING Australian Grand Prix (Rebroadcast)






Monday, March 30



7 am ET 5 Live Formula One Show (Rebroadcast)
7:30 am ET SIRIUS XM Formula 1 Pre-Race Show (Rebroadcast)
8 am ET ING Australian Grand Prix (Rebroadcast)

In addition to live coverage, SIRIUS XM will offer multiple replays of the races. Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix will be rebroadcast Sunday, March 29 (7:00 am ET and 7:00 pm ET) and Monday, March 30 (7:00 am ET) on SIRIUS channel 126 and XM channel 242.

SIRIUS XM’s coverage will also feature an exclusive F1™ pre-race show hosted by veteran auto racing journalist Adam Cooper. The SIRIUS XM Formula 1 Pre-Race Show will lead in to every Grand Prix race, offering listeners the latest team news and information, a recap of qualifying results, driver interviews and an in-depth examination of that weekend’s circuit.

Sirius XM 2009 Formula 1 Schedule
Channel 126

Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:00 am et
2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne)

Sunday, April 5, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur)

Sunday, April 19, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai)

Sunday, April 26, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir)

Sunday, May 10, 2009 Time TBA
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2009 (Catalunya)

Sunday, May 24, 2009 Time TBA
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 (Monte Carlo)

Sunday, June 7, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul)

Sunday, June 21, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone)

Sunday, July 12, 2009 Time TBA
FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 (Nürburgring)

Sunday, July 26, 2009 Time TBA
FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2009 (Budapest)

Sunday, August 23, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia)

Sunday, August 30, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps)

Sunday, September 13, 2009 Time TBA
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2009 (Monza)

Sunday, September 27, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)

Sunday, October4, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka)

Sunday, October 18, 2009 Time TBA
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2009 (Sao Paulo)

Sunday, November 1, 2009 Time TBA
2009 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit)



The FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™ is the highest end of open wheeled motor racing. The 2009 season, consisting of a series of 17 races known as Grands Prix, runs from March to November on road course circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors (teams).

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