2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship
Commentators for the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season. Commentators are for all sessions a particular broadcaster covered unless otherwise noted. In general, BBC commentators are for Saturday qualifying and Sunday races while Speed/Fox commentators are for Friday 2nd practices, Saturday qualifying, and Sunday races. Sky Sports takes over as broadcaster of all live races in the UK with the BBC retaining rights to coverage of 10 live grands prix. This is the final year of Speed/Fox coverage after 17 years as NBC Sports takes over in 2013.
Round 1: Qantas Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
Sky Sports
Friday 3/16, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 3/16, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 3/17, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 3/17, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 3/18, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 2: Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix (Kuala Lumpur)
Sky Sports
Friday 3/23, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 3/23, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 3/24, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 3/24, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 3/25, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 3: UBS Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
Sky Sports
Friday 4/13, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 4/13, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 4/14, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 4/14, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 4/15, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 4/14, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Lee McKenzie, Gary Anderson
Sunday 4/15, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Lee McKenzie, Gary Anderson
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 4: Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
Sky Sports
Friday 4/20, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 4/20, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 4/21, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 4/21, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 4/22, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed
Friday 4/20, Practice 2: Leigh Diffey, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Saturday 4/21, Qualifying: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Sunday 4/22, Race: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 5: Gran Premio de España Santander (Barcelona)
Sky Sports
Friday 5/11, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 5/11, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 5/12, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 5/12, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 5/13, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 5/12, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Sunday 5/13, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie, Eddie Jordan
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 6: Grand Prix de Monaco (Monte-Carlo)
Sky Sports
Thursday 5/24, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Thursday 5/24, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 5/26, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 5/26, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 5/27, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 5/26, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Sunday 5/27, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 7: Grand Prix du Canada (Montréal)
Sky Sports
Friday 6/8, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 6/8, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 6/9, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 6/9, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 6/10, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed (Fri/Sat), Fox (Sun)
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 8: Grand Prix of Europe (Valencia)
Sky Sports
Friday 6/22, Practice 1: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 6/22, Practice 2: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 6/23, Practice 3: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 6/23, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 6/24, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 6/23, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson
Sunday 6/24, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Speed (Fri/Sat), Fox (Sun)
All televised sessions: Leigh Diffey, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 9: Santander British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
Sky Sports
Friday 7/6, Practice 1: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 7/6, Practice 2: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 7/7, Practice 3: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 7/7, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 7/8, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 7/7, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Murray Walker, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Sunday 7/8, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Speed (Fri/Sat), Fox (Sun)
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 10: Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland (Hockenheim)
Sky Sports
Friday 7/20, Practice 1: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz
Friday 7/20, Practice 2: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle
Saturday 7/21, Practice 3: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz
Saturday 7/21, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz
Sunday 7/22, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz
Speed (Fri/Sat), Fox (Sun)
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 11: Eni Magyar Nagydíj (Budapest)
Sky Sports
Friday 7/27, Practice 1: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 7/27, Practice 2: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 7/28, Practice 3: David Croft, Allan McNish, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 7/28, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 7/29, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 12: Shell Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
Sky Sports
Friday 8/31, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 8/31, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 9/1, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 9/1, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 9/2, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 9/1, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Sunday 9/2, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 13: Gran Premio Santander d'Italia (Monza)
Sky Sports
Friday 9/7, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 9/7, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 9/8, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 9/8, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 9/9, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 14: SingTel Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)
Sky Sports
Friday 9/21, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 9/21, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 9/22, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 9/22, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 9/23, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 9/22, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson
Sunday 9/23, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Speed
All televised sessions: Leigh Diffey, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 15: Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
Sky Sports
Friday 10/5, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 10/5, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 10/6, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 10/6, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 10/7, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 16: Korean Grand Prix (Yeongam)
Sky Sports
Friday 10/12, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 10/12, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 10/13, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 10/13, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 10/14, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 10/13, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson
Saturday 10/13, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 17: Airtel Indian Grand Prix (New Delhi)
Sky Sports
Friday 10/26, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 10/26, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 10/27, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 10/27, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 10/28, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 18: Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Island)
Sky Sports
Friday 11/2, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 11/2, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 11/3, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 11/3, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 11/4, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 11/3, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson
Sunday 11/4, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Speed
All televised sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 19: United States Grand Prix (Austin)
Sky Sports
Friday 11/16, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 11/16, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 11/17, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 11/17, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 11/18, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Speed
All sessions: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Round 20: Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil (São Paulo)
Sky Sports
Friday 11/23, Practice 1: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Friday 11/23, Practice 2: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 11/24, Practice 3: David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Saturday 11/24, Qualifying: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
Sunday 11/25, Race: David Croft, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham
BBC
Saturday 11/24, Qualifying: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Sunday 11/25, Race: Ben Edwards, David Coulthard, Gary Anderson, Lee McKenzie
Speed
Friday 11/23, Practice 2: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Saturday 11/24, Qualifying: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton
Sunday 11/25, Race: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Sam Posey, Will Buxton