By alley - Oct 30, 2013, 6:10 AM ET

NBC to offer live qualifying for final three F1 races on CNBC

NBC Sports Group will air qualifying for the final three Formula 1 Grands Prix of the season live on the CNBC network.

Live qualifying coverage begins this Saturday, Nov. 2 at 9 a.m. ET on CNBC from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Qualifying coverage continues on CNBC on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. ET for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Live F1 coverage on CNBC concludes Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m. ET with the Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Sat., November 2	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix " Qualifying	CNBC	9 a.m.
Sat., November 16	United States Grand Prix " Qualifying	CNBC	1 p.m.
Sat., November 23	Brazilian Grand Prix " Qualifying	CNBC	11 a.m.

NBC Sports Group's F1 broadcast team of Leigh Diffey (announcer), David Hobbs (analyst), and Steve Matchett (analyst) will provide live commentary for all F1 qualifying sessions on CNBC. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team's on-site reporter. Diffey, Hobbs, and Matchett will also be on-site for the United States Grand Prix qualifying.Live coverage of the Abu Dhabi, United States, and Brazilian Grand Prixes can be seen on NBCSN. Coverage will also stream live exclusively via NBC Sports Live Extra " NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets.