F1 SPANISH GP QUALIFYING - START TIME, HOW TO WATCH, CHANNEL

Lewis Hamilton set the pace for Mercedes in Friday practice, narrowly beating the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz by 0.022s.

Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly put McLaren and Alpine third and fourth respectively, while pre-round favourite Max Verstappen was fourth in the lead Red Bull.

What time does qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix start?

The qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix will begin at 4pm local time (+2  GMT) on Saturday at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 

Date: Saturday, 22 June, 2024Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / --:00 AEST (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST  

2024 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1	11:30	12:30	13:30	07:30	04:30	21:30	20:30	17:00
FP2	15:00	16:00	17:00	11:00	08:00	01:00¹	00:00¹	20:30
FP3	10:30	11:30	12:30	06:30	03:30	20:30¹	19:30	16:00
Quali	14:00	15:00	16:00	10:00	07:00	00:00¹	23:00	19:30
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 / ORFBelgium - RTBF / Telenet / Play SportsCroatia - Sport KlubCzech Republic - AMCDenmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / ViaplayEstonia: ViaplayFinland - Viaplay France - Canal+Germany - Sky Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+Hungary - M4Italy - SkyNetherlands - Viaplay / Viaplay XtraNorway - V sport 1 / V sport + / ViaplayPoland - ViaplayPortugal - Sport TVSpain - F1 DAZNSweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTSUK - Sky Sports F1

Americas: 

USA - ESPN NetworkCanada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / NoovoLatin America - ESPN

Asia: 

China - CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / TencentIndia - FanCodeJapan - Fuji TV / DAZNMalaysia - beIN SPORTSIndonesia- beIN SPORTSSingapore - beIN SPORTSThailand - beIN SPORTSVietnam - K+

Oceania: 

Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network TenNew Zealand - Sky

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) and Movistar (Spain) 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.

Spanish GP - FP1 results:

Spanish GP - FP2 results:

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