Austrian GP F1 Sprint race: Start time, how to watch, channel

Formula 1 will stage a Sprint race on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring to determine the grid for the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch it.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start from pole position after topping the qualifying session on Friday. Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will line up second and third respectively, while Sergio Perez (Red Bull) will have to start all the way down in 13th after losing several laps to track limits infringement.

What time does the Sprint race for the Austrian Grand Prix start?

The Sprint for the Austrian GP will begin at 16:30 local time (+2 GMT) at the Red Bull Ring. The race will run to a distance of 24 laps or roughly 100km.

Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022
Start time: 14:30 GMT / 15:30 BST / 16:30 CEST / 16:30 SAST / 17:30 EAT / 10:30 ET / 07:30 PT / 00:30 AEST (Sunday) / 23:30 JST / 20:00 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 Austrian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	11:30	12:30	13:30	07:30	04:30	21:30	20:30	17:00
Q	15:00	16:00	17:00	11:00	08:00	01:00¹	00:00¹	20:30
FP2	10:30	11:30	12:30	06:30	03:30	20:30	19:30	16:00
Sprint	14:30	15:30	16:30	10:30	07:30	00:30¹	23:30	20:00
Race	13:00	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	23:00	22:00	18:30

How can I watch the Austria Sprint race?

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

Europe:

Austria - Servus TV / ORF
Belgium - RTBF / Telent / 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 the Sprint race?

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream the Austria Sprint race 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 the Red Bull Ring throughout the weekend, including live commentary during the Sprint race on Saturday.

Austrian GP Sprint - Starting grid:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'04.984
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'05.013	0.029
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'05.066	0.082
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1'05.431	0.447
5	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'05.726	0.742
6	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'05.879	0.895
7	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'06.011	1.027
8	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'06.103	1.119
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'13.151	8.167
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'06.160	1.176
11	Alex Albon	Williams	1'06.230	1.246
12	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'06.319	1.335
13	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'06.458	1.474
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'06.851	1.867
15	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'25.847	20.863
16	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'06.613	1.629
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'06.847	1.863
18	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'06.901	1.917
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'07.003	2.019
20	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'07.083	2.099
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