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

Ferrari set the pace in Friday practice, with Bahrain winner Charles Leclerc leading Red Bull's Max Verstappen with a best time of 1m30.074s.

Qualifying will proceed as planned despite an attack on a nearby oil facility on Friday.

What time does qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will begin at 20:00 local time (+3 GMT) at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Saturday. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.

Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022
Start time: 20:00 local time / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET / 19:00 SAST / 20:00 EAT / 13:00 ET / 10:00 PT / 04:00 AEDT (Sunday) / 02:00 JST (Sunday) / 22:30 IST

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2022 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	CET/CEST	ET	PT	AEDT	JST	IST
FP1	14:00	15:00	10:00	07:00	01:00¹	23:00	19:30
FP2	17:00	18:00	13:00	10:00	04:00¹	02:00¹	22:30
FP3	14:00	15:00	10:00	07:00	01:00¹	23:00	19:30
Qualifying	17:00	18:00	13:00	10:00	04:00¹	02:00¹	22:30
Race	17:00	19:00	13:00	10:00	04:00¹	02:00¹	22:30

How can I watch qualifying?

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

Europe:

Austria - Servus TV / ORF
Belgium - RTBF / 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 - ESPN2
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 Jeddah throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - FP1 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'30.772
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'30.888	0.116
3	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'31.084	0.312
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'31.139	0.367
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'31.317	0.545
6	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'31.505	0.733
7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'31.563	0.791
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'32.026	1.254
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'32.364	1.592
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'32.381	1.609
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'32.506	1.734
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'32.582	1.810
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'32.594	1.822
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'32.608	1.836
15	George Russell	Mercedes	1'32.839	2.067
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Aston Martin	1'33.034	2.262
17	Alex Albon	Williams	1'33.087	2.315
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'33.529	2.757
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'34.429	3.657
20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - FP2 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'30.074
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'30.214	0.140
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'30.320	0.246
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'30.360	0.286
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'30.513	0.439
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'30.664	0.590
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'30.735	0.661
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'30.760	0.686
9	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'30.832	0.758
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'30.886	0.812
11	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'30.944	0.870
12	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'30.963	0.889
13	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'31.169	1.095
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'31.372	1.298
15	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'31.527	1.453
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Aston Martin	1'31.615	1.541
17	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'31.615	1.541
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'31.814	1.740
19	Alex Albon	Williams	1'31.866	1.792
20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'32.344	2.270
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