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2023 F1 Spanish Grand Prix session timings and preview

Formula 1 travels to Barcelona this weekend for the sixth round of the new season. Here's how you can watch the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren MCL36

Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren MCL36

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen leads the drivers' standings by an extended margin of 39 points following his fourth victory of 2023 in Monaco last week.

Verstappen's team-mate Sergio Perez remains second despite his non-score in Monte Carlo, while Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso holds third place in the standings, 51 points off the lead.

2023 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

00:30¹

20:30

FP3

10:30

11:30

12:30

06:30

03:30

20:30

19:30

16:00

Q

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

2023 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in the UK/Portugal 

Friday 16th June 2023

  • Free Practice 1: 12:30 - 13:30 BST
  • Free Practice 2: 16:00 - 17:00 BST

Saturday 17th June 2023

  • Free Practice 3: 11:30 - 12:30 BST
  • Qualifying: 15:00 - 16:00 BST

Sunday 18th June 2023

  • Race: 14:00 BST

2023 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in Europe

Friday 16th June 2023

  • Free Practice 1: 13:30 - 14:30 CEST
  • Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 CEST

Saturday 17th June 2023

  • Free Practice 3: 12:30 - 13:30 CEST
  • Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 CEST

Sunday 18th June 2023

  • Race: 15:00 CEST

2023 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in the US 

Friday 16th June 2023

  • Free Practice 1: 07:30 - 08:30 ET / 04:30 - 05:30 PT
  • Free Practice 2: 11:000 -12:00 ET / 08:00 - 09:00 PT

Saturday 17th June 2023

  • Free Practice 3: 06:30 - 07:30 ET / 03:30 - 04:30 PT
  • Qualifying: 10:00 - 11:00 ET / 07:00 - 08:00 PT 

Sunday 18th June 2023

  • Race: 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT

2023 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in Australia

Friday 26th 16th June 2023

  • Free Practice 1: 21:30 - 22:30 AEST

Saturday 17th June 2023

  • Free Practice 2: 01:00 - 02:00 AEST
  • Free Practice 3: 20:30 - 21:30 AEST

Sunday 18th June 2023

  • Qualifying: 00:00 - 01:00 AEST
  • Race: 23:00 AEST

2023 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in Japan

Friday 16th June 2023

  • Free Practice 1: 20:30 - 21:30 JST

Saturday 17th June 2023

  • Free Practice 2: 00:30 - 01:30 JST 
  • Free Practice 3: 19:30 - 20:30 JST
  • Qualifying: 23:00 - 00:00 JST

Sunday 18th June 2023

  • Race: 22:00 JST

2023 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in Africa

Friday 16th June 2023

  • Free Practice 1: 13:30 - 14:30 SAT / 14:30 - 15:30 EAT
  • Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 SAT / 18:00 - 19:00 EAT

Saturday 17th June 2023

  • Free Practice 3: 12:30 - 13:30 SAT / 13:30 - 14:30 EAT
  • Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 SAT / 17:00 - 18:00 EAT

Sunday 18th June 2023

  • Race: 15:00 SAT / 16:00 EAT

2023 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in India

Friday 16th June 2023

  • Free Practice 1: 17:00 - 18:00 IST
  • Free Practice 2: 20:30 - 21:30 IST 

Saturday 17th June 2023

  • Free Practice 3: 16:00 - 17:00 IST
  • Qualifying: 19:30 - 20:30

Sunday 18th June 2023

  • Race: 18:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

Pirelli tyre allocation for the Spanish Grand Prix

Pirelli has nominated C3 (hard), C4 (medium) and C5 (soft) tyres for the Spanish GP, which are the three softest compounds in its range.

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