Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more
Red Bull and Mercedes will again go head-to-head in the fourth round of the 2021 Formula 1 season at Barcelona this weekend. Here's how and when can you watch the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Ever since the start of the V6 hybrid era in 2014, Mercedes has held a comfortable advantage over the rest of the field at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. In fact, if it wasn't for the collision between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the start of the 2016 race, Mercedes would have likely enjoyed a run of seven consecutive victories in the Spanish GP.
Hamilton starts the 2021 edition of the race from pole position, having narrowly outpaced Max Verstappen in qualifying. Their teammates Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will line up third and eighth respectively.
When is the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix
The 2021 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix will be held at Barcelona on May 9 at 15:00 local time (+2 GMT).
- Date: Sunday, May 9, 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 Formula 1 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 the Spanish Grand Prix?
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 the Spanish Grand Prix?
Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.
Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.
Starting grid for the Spanish Grand Prix
| Cla | # | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 |
 Lewis Hamilton
|
|
Mercedes | 1'16.741 | |
| 2 | 33 |
 Max Verstappen
|
|
Red Bull | 1'16.777 | 0.036 |
| 3 | 77 |
 Valtteri Bottas
|
|
Mercedes | 1'16.873 | 0.132 |
| 4 | 16 |
 Charles Leclerc
|
|
Ferrari | 1'17.510 | 0.769 |
| 5 | 31 |
 Esteban Ocon
|
|
Alpine | 1'17.580 | 0.839 |
| 6 | 55 |
 Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
|
Ferrari | 1'17.620 | 0.879 |
| 7 | 3 |
 Daniel Ricciardo
|
|
McLaren | 1'17.622 | 0.881 |
| 8 | 11 |
 Sergio Perez
|
|
Red Bull | 1'17.701 | 0.960 |
| 9 | 4 |
Lando Norris
|
|
McLaren | 1'18.010 | 1.269 |
| 10 | 14 |
Fernando Alonso
|
|
Alpine | 1'18.147 | 1.406 |
| 11 | 18 |
 Lance Stroll
|
|
Aston Martin | 1'17.974 | 1.233 |
| 12 | 10 |
Pierre Gasly
|
|
AlphaTauri | 1'17.982 | 1.241 |
| 13 | 5 |
 Sebastian Vettel
|
|
Aston Martin | 1'18.079 | 1.338 |
| 14 | 99 |
 Antonio Giovinazzi
|
|
Alfa Romeo | 1'18.356 | 1.615 |
| 15 | 63 |
George Russell
|
|
Williams | 1'19.154 | 2.413 |
| 16 | 22 |
 Yuki Tsunoda
|
|
AlphaTauri | 1'18.556 | 1.815 |
| 17 | 7 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
|
Alfa Romeo | 1'18.917 | 2.176 |
| 18 | 47 |
Mick Schumacher
|
|
Haas | 1'19.117 | 2.376 |
| 19 | 6 |
Nicholas Latifi
|
|
Williams | 1'19.219 | 2.478 |
| 20 | 9 |
 Nikita Mazepin
|
|
Haas | 1'19.807 | 3.066 |
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