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Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel
Formula 1 travels to Sochi this weekend for the Russian Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch the qualifying on Saturday.
Rachit Thukral
Published: Sep 25, 2021, 6:06 AM
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Championship leader Max Verstappen will start the race from the back of the pack after Red Bull elected to fit a new Honda power train on his car.
This means the fight for pole position will be down to Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, and the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
Although Mercedes has won all seven races at Sochi since the circuit joined the F1 calendar in 2014, the German manufacturer doesn't have a perfect record when it comes to qualifying. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took pole position in the 2017 edition of the race, while his teammate Charles Leclerc topped qualifying at Sochi two years later.
What time does qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix start?
Qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix will begin at 15:00 local time (+3 GMT) at Sochi Autodrom. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.
- Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021
- Start time: 12:00 GMT / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 14:00 SAT / 15:00 EAT / 15:00 local time / 08:00 ET / 05:00 PT / 22:00 AEST / 21:00 JST / 17:30 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 Russian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
Session
GMT
BST
CEST
ET
PT
AEST
JST
IST
FP1
08:30
09:30
10:30
04:30
01:30
18:30
17:30
14:00
FP2
12:00
13:00
14:00
08:00
05:00
22:00
21:00
17:30
FP3
09:00
10:00
11:00
05:00
02:00
19:00
18:00
14:30
Qualifying
12:00
13:00
14:00
08:00
05:00
22:00
21:00
17:30
Race
12:00
13:00
14:00
08:00
05:00
22:00
21:00
17:30
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 Sochi throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
Russian Grand Prix - FP1 results:
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1'34.427 2 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'34.638 0.211 3 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'34.654 0.227 4 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'35.117 0.690 5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'35.781 1.354 6 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'35.794 1.367 7 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 1'35.811 1.384 8 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'35.959 1.532 9 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'36.188 1.761 10 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'36.225 1.798 11 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'36.236 1.809 12 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'36.522 2.095 13 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1'36.795 2.368 14 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'36.877 2.450 15 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo 1'36.952 2.525 16 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'37.794 3.367 17 George Russell
Williams 1'38.013 3.586 18 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'38.155 3.728 19 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 1'38.586 4.159 20 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'38.977 4.550 View full results
Russian Grand Prix - FP2 results:
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1'33.593 2 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'33.637 0.044 3 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'33.845 0.252 4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'34.154 0.561 5 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'34.402 0.809 6 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'34.621 1.028 7 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 1'34.678 1.085 8 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'34.762 1.169 9 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'34.837 1.244 10 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'34.925 1.332 11 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'34.938 1.345 12 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo 1'35.052 1.459 13 George Russell
Williams 1'35.094 1.501 14 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1'35.178 1.585 15 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'35.334 1.741 16 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'35.411 1.818 17 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'35.630 2.037 18 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'35.954 2.361 19 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 1'36.099 2.506 20 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'36.230 2.637 View full results
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