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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
Published: Oct 9, 2021, 5:59 AM
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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.
- 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 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:
- 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 Istanbul throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
Turkish Grand Prix - FP1 results:
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'24.178 2 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'24.603 0.425 3 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'24.654 0.476 4 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1'24.842 0.664 5 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 1'24.860 0.682 6 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'24.909 0.731 7 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'25.347 1.169 8 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'25.382 1.204 9 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'25.383 1.205 10 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'25.459 1.281 11 George Russell
Williams 1'25.685 1.507 12 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'25.750 1.572 13 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'25.810 1.632 14 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1'25.813 1.635 15 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'25.863 1.685 16 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo 1'25.933 1.755 17 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'26.361 2.183 18 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'26.424 2.246 19 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'26.636 2.458 20 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 1'27.019 2.841 View full results
Turkish Grand Prix - FP2 results:
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'23.804 2 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'23.970 0.166 3 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1'24.214 0.410 4 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'24.373 0.569 5 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'24.439 0.635 6 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'24.525 0.721 7 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'24.660 0.856 8 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'24.672 0.868 9 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'24.756 0.952 10 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1'24.796 0.992 11 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'24.882 1.078 12 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 1'24.903 1.099 13 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'25.020 1.216 14 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'25.060 1.256 15 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo 1'25.143 1.339 16 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'25.229 1.425 17 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'25.307 1.503 18 George Russell
Williams 1'25.358 1.554 19 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'25.480 1.676 20 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 1'25.698 1.894 View full results
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