F1 Belgian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Red Bull's Max Verstappen led the way in second practice on Friday, heading the Ferrari of title rival Charles Leclerc by almost nine tenths of a second.

Both drivers, however, will have to start the race near the back of the grid for exceeding their power unit allocation for this year.

McLaren's Lando Norris finished third-fastest in practice, albeit a second down on Verstappen, while Lance Stroll was an excellent fourth in the Aston Martin.

Fifth place went to Carlos Sainz in the second of the two Ferraris.

What time does qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Belgian GP will begin at 4pm local time (+2 GMT) at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022
Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAST / 17:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 00:00 AEST (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2022 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	12:00	13:00	14:00	08:00	05:00	22:00	21:00	17:30
FP2	15:00	16:00	17:00	11:00	09:00	01:00¹	00:00¹	20:30
FP3	11:00	12:00	13:00	07:00	04:00	21:00	20:00	16:30
Q	14:00	15:00	16:00	10:00	07:00	00:00¹	23:00	19:30
Race	13:00	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	23:00	22:00	18:30

How can I watch qualifying?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.

Europe:

Austria - Servus TV / ORF
Belgium - RTBF / Telenet / Play Sport Open
Czech Republic - AMC
Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
Finland - Viaplay
France - Canal+
Germany - Sky / RTL
Greece - ERT / Cosmote TV
Hungary - M4
Italy - Sky
Netherlands - Viaplay
Poland - Eleven Sports
Portugal - Sport TV
Spain - Movistar / DAZN
Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas:

USA - ESPN2
Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia:

China - Great Sports TV / Guangdong TV
India - Star Sports
Japan - Fuji Television
Malaysia - Astro Sports
Indonesia- 0 Channel / Champions TV / Vidio
Singapore - Singtel / Starhub
Thailand - True Visions
Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
Vietnam - K+

Oceania:

Australia - Fox Sports / Network 10
New Zealand - Spark Sports

Africa:

Africa - SuperSport

Can I stream qualifying?

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. Some local broadcasters such as Sky TV (UK) and Movistar (Spain) also offer their own on-demand service.

Live commentary

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Spa throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Belgian GP - FP1 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'46.538
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'46.607	0.069
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'46.755	0.217
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1'47.396	0.858
5	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'47.437	0.899
6	Alex Albon	Williams	1'47.835	1.297
7	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'48.081	1.543
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'48.310	1.772
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'48.420	1.882
10	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'48.474	1.936
11	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'48.485	1.947
12	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'48.672	2.134
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'49.470	2.932
14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'49.664	3.126
15	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'49.813	3.275
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'50.315	3.777
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'50.982	4.444
18	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'51.259	4.721
19	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	1'52.065	5.527
20	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
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Belgian GP - FP2 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'45.507
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'46.369	0.862
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'46.589	1.082
4	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'46.635	1.128
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'46.649	1.142
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'46.893	1.386
7	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'46.975	1.468
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1'47.042	1.535
9	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'47.255	1.748
10	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'47.346	1.839
11	Alex Albon	Williams	1'47.520	2.013
12	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'47.617	2.110
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'47.658	2.151
14	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'47.782	2.275
15	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'47.867	2.360
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'47.944	2.437
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'48.208	2.701
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'48.419	2.912
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'48.612	3.105
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'49.941	4.434
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