Formula 1 Emilia Romagna GP
Emilia Romagna GP F1 Sprint race: Start time, how to watch, channel
Imola plays host to the first F1 Sprint race of the 2022 season. Here's how you can watch the session that decides the starting grid for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Rachit Thukral
Edited: Apr 23, 2022, 6:33 AM
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start the Sprint from the front of the grid after topping a stop/go qualifying session on Friday, with championship leader and Charles Leclerc starting alongside him on the front row.
Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz crashed in qualifying and will start down in 10th, while the Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will have even more ground to make from 11th and 13th on the grid.
What time does the Sprint race for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix start?
The Sprint for the Emilia Romagna will begin at 16:30 local time (+2 GMT) at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The race will run to a distance of 21 laps or roughly 100km.
- Date: Saturday, April 23, 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 Emilia Romagna 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
Qualifying
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 Imola 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 - ESPN
- 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 Imola 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 Imola throughout the weekend, including live commentary during the Sprint race on Saturday.
Emilia Romagna GP Sprint - Starting grid:
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'27.999 2 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'28.778 0.779 3 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'29.131 1.132 4 Kevin Magnussen
Haas 1'29.164 1.165 5 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'29.202 1.203 6 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'29.742 1.743 7 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'29.808 1.809 8 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 1'30.439 2.440 9 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'31.062 3.063 10 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 11 George Russell
Mercedes 1'20.757 12 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'20.916 13 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'21.138 14 Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo 1'21.434 15 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'28.119 0.120 16 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'20.474 17 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'20.732 18 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'21.971 19 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'22.338 20 Alex Albon
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