French Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel
Formula 1 travels to Paul Ricard this weekend for the French Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch Saturday's all-important qualifying session.
Red Bull driver and championship leader Max Verstappen topped the times in Friday practice, leading the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas by just 0.008s, as Fernando Alonso finished a promising fourth behind Lewis Hamilton on Alpine's home turf.
Charles Leclerc made it four different manufacturers in the top five.
What time does qualifying for the French Grand Prix start?
Qualifying will begin at Paul Ricard at 15:00 local time (+2 GMT). The three-part session will last approximately one hour.
- Date: Saturday, June 19, 2021
- Start time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 15:00 SAT / 16:00 EAT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 23:00 AEST / 22:00 JST / 18:30 IST
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
2021 Formula 1 French Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
09:30 |
10:30 |
11:30 |
05:30 |
02:30 |
19:30 |
18:30 |
15:00 |
|
FP2 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
15:00 |
09:00 |
06:00 |
23:00 |
22:00 |
18:30 |
|
FP3 |
10:00 |
11:00 |
12:00 |
06:00 |
03:00 |
20:00 |
19:00 |
15:30 |
|
Qualifying |
13:00 |
14:00 |
15:00 |
09:00 |
06:00 |
23:00 |
22:00 |
18:30 |
|
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
- Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viasat
- Finland - MTV
- France - Canal+
- Germany - Sky
- Hungary - M4
- Italy - Sky
- Netherlands - Ziggo
- Poland - Eleven Sports
- Portugal - Eleven Sports
- Spain - Movistar / DAZN
- Sweden - Viasat
- Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
- UK - Sky Sports F1
Americas:
- USA - ESPN
- Canada - RDS / TSN / Discovery Velocity
- Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN
Asia:
- China - CCTV / Tencent / Guangdong TV
- India - Star Sports
- Japan - Fuji Television
- Russia - Match TV
- Turkey - S Sport
- Rest of Asia - Fox Sports
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), Movistar (Spain), Disney+ Hotstar (India) also offer their own on-demand service.
Live commentary
Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Paul Ricard throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
FP1 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Valtteri Bottas
|
|
Mercedes | 1'33.448 | |
| 2 |
 Lewis Hamilton
|
|
Mercedes | 1'33.783 | 0.335 |
| 3 |
 Max Verstappen
|
|
Red Bull | 1'33.880 | 0.432 |
| 4 |
 Sergio Perez
|
|
Red Bull | 1'34.193 | 0.745 |
| 5 |
 Esteban Ocon
|
|
Alpine | 1'34.329 | 0.881 |
| 6 |
 Daniel Ricciardo
|
|
McLaren | 1'34.644 | 1.196 |
| 7 |
 Fernando Alonso
|
|
Alpine | 1'34.693 | 1.245 |
| 8 |
Pierre Gasly
|
|
AlphaTauri | 1'34.699 | 1.251 |
| 9 |
Lando Norris
|
|
McLaren | 1'34.707 | 1.259 |
| 10 |
 Yuki Tsunoda
|
|
AlphaTauri | 1'34.847 | 1.399 |
| 11 |
 Charles Leclerc
|
|
Ferrari | 1'34.950 | 1.502 |
| 12 |
 Antonio Giovinazzi
|
|
Alfa Romeo | 1'35.116 | 1.668 |
| 13 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
|
Alfa Romeo | 1'35.135 | 1.687 |
| 14 |
 Lance Stroll
|
|
Aston Martin | 1'35.275 | 1.827 |
| 15 |
 Sebastian Vettel
|
|
Aston Martin | 1'35.289 | 1.841 |
| 16 |
Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
|
Ferrari | 1'35.342 | 1.894 |
| 17 |
Nicholas Latifi
|
|
Williams | 1'35.612 | 2.164 |
| 18 |
 Nikita Mazepin
|
|
Haas | 1'36.651 | 3.203 |
| 19 |
Mick Schumacher
|
|
Haas | 1'37.329 | 3.881 |
| 20 |
 Roy Nissany
|
|
Williams | 1'37.881 | 4.433 |
| View full results | |||||
FP2 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Max Verstappen
|
|
Red Bull | 1'32.872 | |
| 2 |
Valtteri Bottas
|
|
Mercedes | 1'32.880 | 0.008 |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
|
Mercedes | 1'33.125 | 0.253 |
| 4 |
Fernando Alonso
|
|
Alpine | 1'33.340 | 0.468 |
| 5 |
Charles Leclerc
|
|
Ferrari | 1'33.550 | 0.678 |
| 6 |
Esteban Ocon
|
|
Alpine | 1'33.685 | 0.813 |
| 7 |
Pierre Gasly
|
|
AlphaTauri | 1'33.696 | 0.824 |
| 8 |
Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
|
Ferrari | 1'33.698 | 0.826 |
| 9 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
|
Alfa Romeo | 1'33.786 | 0.914 |
| 10 |
Lando Norris
|
|
McLaren | 1'33.822 | 0.950 |
| 11 |
Antonio Giovinazzi
|
|
Alfa Romeo | 1'33.831 | 0.959 |
| 12 |
Sergio Perez
|
|
Red Bull | 1'33.921 | 1.049 |
| 13 |
Yuki Tsunoda
|
|
AlphaTauri | 1'33.955 | 1.083 |
| 14 |
Daniel Ricciardo
|
|
McLaren | 1'34.079 | 1.207 |
| 15 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
|
Aston Martin | 1'34.447 | 1.575 |
| 16 |
Lance Stroll
|
|
Aston Martin | 1'34.632 | 1.760 |
| 17 |
George Russell
|
|
Williams | 1'35.266 | 2.394 |
| 18 |
Nicholas Latifi
|
|
Williams | 1'35.331 | 2.459 |
| 19 |
Mick Schumacher
|
|
Haas | 1'35.512 | 2.640 |
| 20 |
Nikita Mazepin
|
|
Haas | 1'35.551 | 2.679 |
| View full results | |||||
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