F1 Miami Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Mercedes driver George Russell set the pace in Friday practice for the Miami Grand Prix, leading the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc by just over a tenth of a second.

Sergio Perez was Red Bull's best representative in third, while Lewis Hamilton ended up fourth-quickest in the Mercedes.

Reigning champion Max Verstappen couldn't even log a single flying lap in second practice due to reliability issues, having also completed limited running in FP1.

What time does qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix will begin at 16:00 local time (-4 GMT) at the Miami International Autodrome. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022
Start time: 20:00 GMT / 21:00 BST / 22:00 CEST / 22:00 SAST / 23:00 EAT / 16:00 ET / 13:00 PT / 06:00 AEST (Sunday) / 05:00 JST (Sunday) / 01:30 IST (Sunday)

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2022 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	18:30	19:30	20:30	14:30	11:30	04:30¹	03:30¹	00:00¹
FP2	21:30	22:30	23:30	17:30	14:30	07:30¹	06:30¹	03:00¹
FP3	17:00	18:00	19:00	13:00	10:00	03:00¹	02:00¹	22:30
Q	20:00	21:00	22:00	16:00	13:00	06:00¹	05:00¹	01:30¹
Race	19:30	20:30	21:30	15:30	12:30	05:30¹	04:30¹	01:00¹

How can I watch qualifying?

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

Europe:

Austria - Servus TV / ORF
Belgium - RTBF / Telent / Play Sport Open
Czech Republic - AMC
Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
Finland - Viaplay
France - Canal+
Germany - Sky / RTL
Greece - ERT / Cosmote TV
Hungary - M4
Italy - Sky
Netherlands - Viaplay
Poland - Eleven Sports
Portugal - Sport TV
Spain - Movistar / DAZN
Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas:

USA - ESPN
Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia:

China - Great Sports TV / Guangdong TV
India - Star Sports
Japan - Fuji Television
Malaysia - Astro Sports
Indonesia- 0 Channel / Champions TV / Vidio
Singapore - Singtel / Starhub
Thailand - True Visions
Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
Vietnam - K+

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

Live commentary

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Miami throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Miami Grand Prix - FP1 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'31.098
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1'31.169	0.071
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'31.277	0.179
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'31.301	0.203
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'31.498	0.400
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'31.528	0.430
7	Alex Albon	Williams	1'31.854	0.756
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'31.956	0.858
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'32.559	1.461
10	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'32.592	1.494
11	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'32.615	1.517
12	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'32.884	1.786
13	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'33.020	1.922
14	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'33.024	1.926
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'33.417	2.319
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'33.576	2.478
17	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'33.773	2.675
18	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'34.043	2.945
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'34.945	3.847
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'35.637	4.539
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Miami GP - FP2 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1'29.938
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'30.044	0.106
3	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'30.150	0.212
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'30.179	0.241
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'30.372	0.434
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'30.535	0.597
7	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'30.547	0.609
8	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'30.860	0.922
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'30.861	0.923
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'30.921	0.983
11	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'30.964	1.026
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'31.208	1.270
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'31.260	1.322
14	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'31.393	1.455
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'31.587	1.649
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'31.631	1.693
17	Alex Albon	Williams	1'31.710	1.772
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'32.913	2.975
19	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
20	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
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