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F1 Qatar GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, channel
Losail plays host to the penultimate round of the 2024 Formula 1 season on 29 November - 1 December. Here's how and when you can watch qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix on TV.
Rachit Thukral
Edited: Nov 30, 2024, 6:53 AM
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Lando Norris and McLaren topped the sprint shootout in Qatar on Friday, making them the favourites for the main qualifying as well.
Local time Your time
Event Date
Qatar GP
01 Dec
19:00
Qatar GP - FP1
29 Nov
16:30
Qatar GP - SPRINT QU
29 Nov
20:30
Qatar GP - SPRINT
30 Nov
17:00
Qatar GP - QU
30 Nov
21:00
Qatar GP - Race
01 Dec
19:00
What time does qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix start?
The qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix will begin at 9:00pm local time (+3 GMT) on Saturday at the Losail International Circuit.
- Date: Saturday, 30 November 2024
- Start time: 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET / 20:00 SAT / 21:00 EAT / 13:00 ET / 10:00 PT / 05:00 AEDT (Saturday) / 03:00 JST (Saturday) / 23:30 IST
2024 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
Session
GMT
CET
ET
PT
AEDT
JST
IST
FP1
13:30
14:30
08:30
05:30
00:30¹
22:30
19:00
Sprint Q
17:30
18:30
12:30
09:30
04:30¹
02:30¹
23:00
Sprint
14:00
15:00
09:00
06:00
01:00¹
23:00
19:30
Quali
18:00
19:00
13:00
10:00
05:00¹
03:00¹
23:30
Race
16:00
17:00
11:00
08:00
03:00¹
01:00¹
21:30
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 Sports
- Croatia - Sport Klub
- Czech Republic - AMC
- Denmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
- Estonia: Viaplay
- Finland - Viaplay
- France - Canal+
- Germany - Sky
- Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+
- Hungary - M4
- Italy - Sky
- Netherlands - Viaplay / Viaplay Xtra
- Norway - V sport 1 / V sport + / Viaplay
- Poland - Viaplay
- Portugal - Sport TV
- Spain - F1 DAZN
- Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
- Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
- UK - Sky Sports F1
Americas:
- USA - ESPN Network
- Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
- Latin America - ESPN
Asia:
- China - CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / Tencent
- India - FanCode
- Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
- Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
- Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
- Singapore - beIN SPORTS
- Thailand - beIN SPORTS
- Vietnam - K+
Oceania:
- Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network Ten
- New Zealand - Sky
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 Losail throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
Qatar GP - FP1 results:
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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4
Main Information Additional Data
1
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2
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 30
1'21.953
238.043 2 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 24
+0.425
1'22.378
0.425 236.815 3 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 26
+0.472
1'22.425
0.047 236.680 4 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 30
+0.582
1'22.535
0.110 236.365 5 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 27
+1.092
1'23.045
0.510 234.913 6 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 29
+1.111
1'23.064
0.019 234.859 7 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 24
+1.146
1'23.099
0.035 234.760 8 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 27
+1.207
1'23.160
0.061 234.588 9 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 29
+1.208
1'23.161
0.001 234.585 10 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 26
+1.235
1'23.188
0.027 234.509 11 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 26
+1.260
1'23.213
0.025 234.439 12 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 24
+1.274
1'23.227
0.014 234.399 13 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 27
+1.292
1'23.245
0.018 234.349 14 L. Lawson RB 30
RB Red Bull 29
+1.609
1'23.562
0.317 233.460 15 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 28
+1.667
1'23.620
0.058 233.298 16 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 27
+1.762
1'23.715
0.095 233.033 17 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 27
+1.927
1'23.880
0.165 232.575 18 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 26
+2.086
1'24.039
0.159 232.135 19 F. Colapinto Williams 43
Williams Mercedes 29
+2.247
1'24.200
0.161 231.691 20 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 21
+2.327
1'24.280
0.080 231.471 View full results
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