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Spanish Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel
Barcelona is hosting the fourth round of the 2021 Formula 1 season this weekend. Here's how you can watch the Spanish Grand Prix qualifying from your country.
Rachit Thukral
Edited: May 8, 2021, 7:34 AM
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Mercedes has so far enjoyed an upper hand over Red Bull in qualifying, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas scoring two poles between them compared to just one for Max Verstappen - although it must be noted that the Dutchman's first flyer that was deleted for track limits would have been good enough for pole at Portimao.
Mercedes has also been unbeaten in qualifying at Barcelona since the start of the V6 hybrid era in 2014, making the German marque the favourite for the top spot once again.
What time does qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix start?
Qualifying will begin at Barcelona at 15:00 local time (+2 GMT). The three-part session will last approximately one hour.
- Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021
- Start time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 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 Spanish 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 Barcelona throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
FP1 results:
Cla # Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1'18.504 2 33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'18.537 0.033 3 44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'18.627 0.123 4 4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'18.944 0.440 5 16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'18.996 0.492 6 55 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 1'19.020 0.516 7 10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'19.062 0.558 8 5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'19.234 0.730 9 11 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'19.349 0.845 10 18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'19.429 0.925 11 22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'19.669 1.165 12 31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'19.681 1.177 13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1'19.694 1.190 14 3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'19.732 1.228 15 14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'19.950 1.446 16 6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'20.270 1.766 17 45 Roy Nissany
Williams 1'20.700 2.196 18 47 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'20.766 2.262 19 88 Robert Kubica
Alfa Romeo 1'21.887 3.383 20 9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 1'21.976 3.472 View full results
FP2 results:
Cla # Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'18.170 2 77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1'18.309 0.139 3 16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'18.335 0.165 4 31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'18.466 0.296 5 14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'18.518 0.348 6 10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'18.593 0.423 7 22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'18.619 0.449 8 55 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 1'18.674 0.504 9 33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'18.785 0.615 10 11 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'18.918 0.748 11 5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'18.947 0.777 12 4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'19.092 0.922 13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1'19.122 0.952 14 18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'19.134 0.964 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'19.195 1.025 16 7 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo 1'19.213 1.043 17 63 George Russell
Williams 1'19.957 1.787 18 6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'20.046 1.876 19 47 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'20.326 2.156 20 9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 1'20.753 2.583 View full results
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