Qatar F1 GP qualification – start time, viewing, channel

Lando Norris and McLaren led the sprint shootout in Qatar on Friday and are therefore also the favorites for the main qualifying.

Event	Date
	7:00 p.m
Qatar GP FP1
Qatar GP SPRINT QU
Qatar GP SPRINT
Qatar GP QU
Qatar GP race

What time does qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix begins at 9:00 p.m. local time (+3 GMT) on Saturday at the Losail International Circuit.

• Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024
• Start time: 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET / 20:00 SAT / 21:00 EAT / 13:00 ET / 10:00 PT / 05:00 AEDT (Saturday) / 03:00 JST (Saturday) / 23:30 IS

Session times of the 2024 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix in different time zones

How can I watch qualifying?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in almost every country in the world.

Europe:

• Austria – Hello TV / ORF
• Belgium – RTBF / Telenet / Play Sports
• Croatia – sports club
• Czech Republic – AMC
• Denmark – TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
• Estonia: Viaplay
• Finland – Viaplay
• France – Canal+
• Germany – heaven
• Greece – ANT1 / ANT1+
• Hungary – M4
• Italy – heaven
• Netherlands – Viaplay / Viaplay Xtra
• Norway – V Sport 1 / V Sport + / Viaplay
• Poland – Viaplay
• Portugal – Sports TV
• Spain – F1 DAZN
• Sweden – Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
• Switzerland – SRF / RSI / RTS
• UK – Sky Sports F1

America:

• USA – ESPN Network
• Canada – RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
• Latin America – ESPN

Asia:

• China – CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / Tencent
• India – FanCode
• Japan – Fuji TV / DAZN
• Malaysia – beIN SPORTS
• Indonesia – beIN SPORTS
• Singapore – beIN SPORTS
• Thailand – beIN SPORTS
• Vietnam – K+

Oceania:

• Australia – Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network Ten
• New Zealand – heaven

Africa:

Can I stream qualifying?

Viewers from select 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 be bringing you the latest updates from Losail throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Qatar GP – FP1 results: