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

Championship leader Max Verstappen both practice sessions on Friday for Red Bull, with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso emerging as his nearest rival in FP2.

What time does qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Spanish GP will begin at 4pm local time (+1 GMT) at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

• Date: Saturday, June 03, 2023
• Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 00:00 AEST (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST

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

2023 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

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
• Finland - Viaplay / V sport + / V sport 1
• 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
• Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
• Latin America - ESPN

Asia: 

• China - CCTV/ Great Sports TV / Guangdong Television Channel
• India - F1 TV only
• Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
• Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
• Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
• Singapore - beIN SPORTS
• Thailand - beIN SPORTS
• Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
• Vietnam - K+

Oceania: 

• Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo
• New Zealand - Sky

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 Barcelona throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Spanish GP - FP1 results:

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1'14.606
2	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	1'15.374	0.768
3	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1'15.418	0.812
4	Nyck de Vries		AlphaTauri	1'15.504	0.898
5	Pierre Gasly		Alpine	1'15.545	0.939
6	Fernando Alonso		Aston Martin	1'15.547	0.941
7	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	1'15.689	1.083
8	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1'15.694	1.088
9	Carlos Sainz		Ferrari	1'15.726	1.120
10	George Russell		Mercedes	1'15.753	1.147
11	Lando Norris		McLaren	1'15.783	1.177
12	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1'15.845	1.239
13	Zhou Guanyu		Alfa Romeo	1'15.906	1.300
14	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1'15.915	1.309
15	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	1'15.939	1.333
16	Valtteri Bottas		Alfa Romeo	1'15.978	1.372
17	Oscar Piastri		McLaren	1'16.353	1.747
18	Nico Hulkenberg		Haas	1'16.461	1.855
19	Logan Sargeant		Williams	1'16.506	1.900
20	Alex Albon		Williams	1'16.630	2.024
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Spanish GP - FP2 results:

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1'13.907
2	Fernando Alonso		Aston Martin	1'14.077	0.170
3	Nico Hulkenberg		Haas	1'14.177	0.270
4	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	1'14.219	0.312
5	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1'14.242	0.335
6	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1'14.246	0.339
7	Carlos Sainz		Ferrari	1'14.274	0.367
8	George Russell		Mercedes	1'14.392	0.485
9	Valtteri Bottas		Alfa Romeo	1'14.448	0.541
10	Pierre Gasly		Alpine	1'14.457	0.550
11	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1'14.549	0.642
12	Oscar Piastri		McLaren	1'14.583	0.676
13	Zhou Guanyu		Alfa Romeo	1'14.585	0.678
14	Lando Norris		McLaren	1'14.694	0.787
15	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	1'14.713	0.806
16	Nyck de Vries		AlphaTauri	1'14.785	0.878
17	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1'14.840	0.933
18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	1'15.010	1.103
19	Alex Albon		Williams	1'15.056	1.149
20	Logan Sargeant		Williams	1'15.415	1.508
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