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

Ferrari set the pace in both practice sessions on Friday, but with FP2 having been effectively restricted to tyre testings, a true pecking order for Austin is yet to emerge.

Mercedes and Red Bull are only teams to have taken pole at the Texas-based track that first joined the calendar shortly after its completed in 2012. Mercedes, in fact, took six consecutive poles at COTA at the beginning of the V6 hybrid era, with its streak only ending last year when Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton in qualifying.

What time does qualifying for the United States Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the US GP will begin at 5pm local time (-5 GMT) at the Circuit of the Americas.

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
Start time: 22:00 GMT / 23:00 BST / 00:00 CEST (Sunday) / 00:00 SAST (Sunday) / 01:00 EAT (Sunday) / 18:00 ET / 15:00 PT / 09:00 AEST (Sunday) / 07:00 JST (Sunday) / 03:30 IST (Sunday)

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 United Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEDT	JST	IST
FP1	19:00	20:00	21:00	15:00	12:00	06:00¹	04:00¹	00:30¹
FP2	22:00	23:00	00:00¹	18:00	15:00	09:00¹	07:00¹	03:30¹
FP3	19:00	20:00	21:00	15:00	12:00	06:00¹	04:00¹	00:30¹
Q	22:00	23:00	00:00¹	18:00	15:00	09:00¹	07:00¹	03:30¹
Race	19:00	20:00	21:00	15:00	12:00	06:00¹	04:00¹	00:30¹

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 - ESPNEWS/ESPN3
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 Austin throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

United States GP - FP1 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'36.857
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'37.081	0.224
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'37.332	0.475
4	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'37.460	0.603
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'37.515	0.658
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'37.713	0.856
7	George Russell	Mercedes	1'37.802	0.945
8	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'37.810	0.953
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'37.856	0.999
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'38.041	1.184
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'38.102	1.245
12	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'38.276	1.419
13	Alex Albon	Williams	1'38.422	1.565
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'38.898	2.041
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'38.922	2.065
16	Robert Shwartzman	Ferrari	1'38.951	2.094
17	Alex Palou	McLaren	1'39.911	3.054
18	Theo Pourchaire	Alfa Romeo	1'40.175	3.318
19	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1'40.325	3.468
20	Antonio Giovinazzi	Haas	1'43.063	6.206
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United States GP - FP2 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'36.810
2	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'37.525	0.715
3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'37.627	0.817
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'38.232	1.422
5	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'39.507	2.697
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'39.547	2.737
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'39.575	2.765
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'39.698	2.888
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'39.840	3.030
10	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'39.852	3.042
11	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'40.084	3.274
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'40.178	3.368
13	George Russell	Mercedes	1'40.562	3.752
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'40.664	3.854
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'40.806	3.996
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'41.310	4.500
17	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'41.334	4.524
18	Alex Albon	Williams	1'41.853	5.043
19	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'41.857	5.047
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'42.317	5.507
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