Welcome to How To Watch, Jalopnik’s weekly lap, where we keep you updated with the racing world’s recent events and tell you how to watch all the big events of the upcoming weekend. With Monaco Grand Prize, Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, Memorial Day weekend is motorsport’s biggest occasion of the year.
Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix
This weekend is the Monaco Grand Prix, the key event of the Formula 1 season. It’s been an eventful week for F1 after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was cancelled. Honda has announced that it will continue to compete in the world championships as an engine manufacturer beyond 2025 and in partnership with Aston Martin’s F1 Team. In addition, rumors surfaced and denied that Lewis Hamilton was in talks to join Ferrari.
Friday, May 26
Free practice 1
7:30 a.m. ET on ESPN2 / F1 TV Pro
Free practice 2
11:00 a.m. ET on ESPN2 / F1 TV Pro
Saturday, May 27
Free practice 3
6:30 a.m. ET on ESPN2 / F1 TV Pro
eligible
10:00 a.m. ET on ESPN/F1 TV Pro
Sunday, May 28
Monaco Grand Prize
9:00 a.m. ET on ABC / F1 TV Pro
The 107th Indianapolis 500
The 107th Indianapolis 500 will feature a slightly different field from Sunday’s qualifying field. Stefan Wilson was involved in a collision while training with Katherine Legge during the week. Wilson fractured his T12 vertebra and is now out of the race. Legge’s comrades Graham Rahalwho did not qualify for the race, will place Wilson in the Cusick Motorsports/Dreyer & Reinbold Reinbold.
Friday, May 26
Practice carb days
11:00 a.m. ET on Peacock
Saturday, May 27
Indy Parade 500
12:00 p.m. ET on Peacock
Sunday, May 28
Ceremony before the race
11:00 a.m. ET on NBC / Peacock
107 Indianapolis 500
12:30 p.m. ET on NBC / Peacock
Coca-Cola 600 by NASCAR
The Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s longest race, will entertain fans after Monaco and Indianapolis. Kyle Larson wants to continue his dominance after running away with a $1 million check during last weekend’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Larson’s teammate, Alex Bowman, will also be competing in three weeks to recover from a fractured spine injury. Don’t be surprised, though, if last year’s winner Denny Hamlin returns to the winning lane in Charlotte.
Friday, May 26
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – North Carolina Education Lottery 200
8:30pm ET on FS1
Saturday, May 27
NASCAR Xfinity Series – Alsco Uniform 300
1:00pm ET on FS1
NASCAR Cup Qualifiers
7:00pm ET on FS1
Sunday, May 28
Coca-Cola 600
6:00 p.m. ET on Fox
There’s a big weekend of racing ahead. Is there anything we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments section!
