F1 Qatar GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Lando Norris and McLaren topped the sprint shootout in Qatar on Friday, making them the favourites for the main qualifying as well.

Event	Date
	19:00
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?

The qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix will begin at 9:00pm local time (+3 GMT) on Saturday at the Losail International Circuit.

Date: Saturday, 30 November 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 IST

2024 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	CET	ET	PT	AEDT	JST	IST
FP1	13:30	14:30	08:30	05:30	00:30¹	22:30	19:00
Sprint Q	17:30	18:30	12:30	09:30	04:30¹	02:30¹	23:00
Sprint	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	01:00¹	23:00	19:30
Quali	18:00	19:00	13:00	10:00	05:00¹	03:00¹	23:30
Race	16:00	17:00	11:00	08:00	03:00¹	01:00¹	21:30

How can I watch qualifying?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.

Europe:

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

Americas:

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 – Sky

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) and Movistar (Spain) also offer their own on-demand service.