On pay-TV and via livestream: Here’s how you can watch Max Verstappen’s race

The season finale of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup gets underway in Portimão at 6.00 pm German time (5.00 pm local time in Portugal). A staggering 61 cars will compete in the world’s largest and most prestigious GT racing series. Alongside nine-time Motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi, who is competing in all ten race weekends, four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen will be making his debut in the SRO-organised series.

Fans have several ways to follow the race. As with every race weekend, the SRO will broadcast the race on its GT World YouTube channel in several languages. The broadcast will be available in German and English, amongst others. Fans will also be able to follow the race via the on-board camera of the Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing car with start number #3. Click here to go directly to the YouTube channel. The races in the GT2 European Series, the GT4 European Series and the McLaren Trophy Europe – which are taking place on the Algarve coast as part of the supporting programme – can also be watched there.

The German stream will be commentated on by the two up-and-coming commentators Sebastian Wauer and Luis Dolle. The English-language commentary by David Addison and Joe Osborne is particularly popular with fans. Addison is regarded as a linguistic genius and one of the world’s best motorsport commentators, whilst Osborne, as a long-standing McLaren works driver, brings a wealth of experience from GT3 racing and conveys it with a touch of humour.

The race broadcast begins at 5.30 pm German time, half an hour before the start of the race.

The race can also be watched on SKY Sport F1 on German pay-TV. The pay-TV channel will broadcast the German-language commentary from the SRO live stream. Here too, the broadcast begins at 5.30 pm German time.

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