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Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Formula 1 travels to Istanbul this weekend for the Turkish Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch qualifying on Saturday.

Rachit Thukral

Rachit Thukral

Published: Oct 9, 2021, 5:59 AM

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B

Lewis Hamilton topped both practice sessions on Friday for Mercedes, setting a new lap record in the process. However, the championship leader will not be able to start the race from pole position after taking a 10-place grid penalty for a new engine.

That automatically makes Hamilton's title rival Max Verstappen the favourite, although the Red Bull driver was only fifth fastest in FP2 and more than six tenths off the outright pace.

What time does qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix will begin at 15:00 local time (+3 GMT) at Istanbul Park. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.

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 Turkish 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: 

Americas: 

Asia: 

Oceania: 

Africa: 

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 Istanbul throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Turkish Grand Prix - FP1 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes F1 W12 EQ Power+ Mercedes 1'24.178 2 Netherlands Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing-Honda RB16B Red Bull 1'24.603 0.425 3 Monaco Charles Leclerc
Ferrari SF21 Ferrari 1'24.654 0.476 4 Finland Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes F1 W12 EQ Power+ Mercedes 1'24.842 0.664 5 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari SF21 Ferrari 1'24.860 0.682 6 France Esteban Ocon
Alpine-Renault A521 Alpine 1'24.909 0.731 7 United Kingdom Lando Norris
McLaren-Mercedes MCL35M McLaren 1'25.347 1.169 8 France Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri-Honda AT02 AlphaTauri 1'25.382 1.204 9 Spain Fernando Alonso
Alpine-Renault A521 Alpine 1'25.383 1.205 10 Mexico Sergio Perez
Red Bull Racing-Honda RB16B Red Bull 1'25.459 1.281 11 United Kingdom George Russell
Williams-Mercedes FW43B Williams 1'25.685 1.507 12 Australia Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren-Mercedes MCL35M McLaren 1'25.750 1.572 13 Germany Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR21 Aston Martin 1'25.810 1.632 14 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari C41 Alfa Romeo 1'25.813 1.635 15 Canada Nicholas Latifi
Williams-Mercedes FW43B Williams 1'25.863 1.685 16 Finland Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari C41 Alfa Romeo 1'25.933 1.755 17 Canada Lance Stroll
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR21 Aston Martin 1'26.361 2.183 18 Japan Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri-Honda AT02 AlphaTauri 1'26.424 2.246 19 Germany Mick Schumacher
Haas-Ferrari VF-21 Haas 1'26.636 2.458 20 Russian Federation Nikita Mazepin
Haas-Ferrari VF-21 Haas 1'27.019 2.841 View full results

Turkish Grand Prix - FP2 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes F1 W12 EQ Power+ Mercedes 1'23.804 2 Monaco Charles Leclerc
Ferrari SF21 Ferrari 1'23.970 0.166 3 Finland Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes F1 W12 EQ Power+ Mercedes 1'24.214 0.410 4 Mexico Sergio Perez
Red Bull Racing-Honda RB16B Red Bull 1'24.373 0.569 5 Netherlands Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing-Honda RB16B Red Bull 1'24.439 0.635 6 United Kingdom Lando Norris
McLaren-Mercedes MCL35M McLaren 1'24.525 0.721 7 Spain Fernando Alonso
Alpine-Renault A521 Alpine 1'24.660 0.856 8 France Esteban Ocon
Alpine-Renault A521 Alpine 1'24.672 0.868 9 France Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri-Honda AT02 AlphaTauri 1'24.756 0.952 10 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari C41 Alfa Romeo 1'24.796 0.992 11 Japan Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri-Honda AT02 AlphaTauri 1'24.882 1.078 12 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari SF21 Ferrari 1'24.903 1.099 13 Canada Lance Stroll
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR21 Aston Martin 1'25.020 1.216 14 Australia Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren-Mercedes MCL35M McLaren 1'25.060 1.256 15 Finland Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari C41 Alfa Romeo 1'25.143 1.339 16 Germany Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR21 Aston Martin 1'25.229 1.425 17 Canada Nicholas Latifi
Williams-Mercedes FW43B Williams 1'25.307 1.503 18 United Kingdom George Russell
Williams-Mercedes FW43B Williams 1'25.358 1.554 19 Germany Mick Schumacher
Haas-Ferrari VF-21 Haas 1'25.480 1.676 20 Russian Federation Nikita Mazepin
Haas-Ferrari VF-21 Haas 1'25.698 1.894 View full results

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