Monaco Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

The Monaco GP qualifying is one of the highlights of the season, as 20 cars navigate their way around the tight and twisty streets of Monte Carlo.

Red Bull was expected to be favourite for F1's most prestigious race based on data from Spain's third sector, which is similar in characteristics to Monaco, but Ferrari sprung a surprise in practice by finishing at the top of the timesheets.

Will Ferrari stay on top come Saturday? Or will Red Bull and Mercedes reinstate the usual order? Only one way to find out....

What time does qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix start?

Qualifying will begin at Monaco at 15:00 local time (+2 GMT). The three-part session will last approximately one hour.

• Date: Saturday, May 22, 2021 
• Start time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 23:00 AEST / 22:00 JST / 18:30 IST

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

2021 Formula 1 Monaco 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
• Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viasat
• Finland - MTV
• France - Canal+
• Germany - Sky
• Hungary - M4
• Italy - Sky
• Netherlands - Ziggo
• Poland - Eleven Sports
• Portugal - Eleven Sports
• Spain - Movistar / DAZN
• Sweden - Viasat
• Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
• UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas: 

• USA - ESPN
• Canada - RDS / TSN / Discovery Velocity
• Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia: 

• China - CCTV / Tencent / Guangdong TV
• India - Star Sports
• Japan - Fuji Television
• Russia - Match TV
• Turkey - S Sport
• Rest of Asia - Fox Sports

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), Movistar (Spain), Disney+ Hotstar (India) also offer their own on-demand service. 

Live commentary

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

FP1 results:

Cla	#	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap
1	11	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	Honda	1'12.487
2	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'12.606	0.119
3	33	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	1'12.648	0.161
4	10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'12.929	0.442
5	44	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'12.995	0.508
6	77	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'13.131	0.644
7	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Mercedes	1'13.236	0.749
8	5	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	Mercedes	1'13.732	1.245
9	22	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'13.746	1.259
10	7	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'14.081	1.594
11	18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	Mercedes	1'14.090	1.603
12	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'14.106	1.619
13	14	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	Renault	1'14.205	1.718
14	6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	1'14.268	1.781
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	Mercedes	1'14.281	1.794
16	31	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	Renault	1'14.320	1.833
17	9	Nikita Mazepin		Haas	Ferrari	1'14.616	2.129
18	47	Mick Schumacher		Haas	Ferrari	1'14.801	2.314
19	63	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	1'14.840	2.353
20	16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'19.618	7.131
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FP2 results:

Cla	#	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap
1	16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'11.684
2	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'11.796	0.112
3	44	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'12.074	0.390
4	33	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	1'12.081	0.397
5	77	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'12.107	0.423
6	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Mercedes	1'12.379	0.695
7	10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'12.498	0.814
8	11	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	Honda	1'12.708	1.024
9	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'12.746	1.062
10	5	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	Mercedes	1'12.982	1.298
11	7	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'13.065	1.381
12	14	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	Renault	1'13.175	1.491
13	18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	Mercedes	1'13.195	1.511
14	31	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	Renault	1'13.199	1.515
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	Mercedes	1'13.257	1.573
16	63	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	1'13.509	1.825
17	6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	1'13.593	1.909
18	9	Nikita Mazepin		Haas	Ferrari	1'14.407	2.723
19	47	Mick Schumacher		Haas	Ferrari	1'14.416	2.732
20	22	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'14.829	3.145
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FP3 results:

Cla	#	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap
1	33	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	1'11.294
2	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'11.341	0.047
3	16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'11.552	0.258
4	77	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'11.765	0.471
5	11	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	Honda	1'11.817	0.523
6	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Mercedes	1'11.988	0.694
7	44	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'12.020	0.726
8	7	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'12.298	1.004
9	10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'12.357	1.063
10	5	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	Mercedes	1'12.537	1.243
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'12.539	1.245
12	18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	Mercedes	1'12.700	1.406
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	Mercedes	1'12.959	1.665
14	47	Mick Schumacher		Haas	Ferrari	1'13.139	1.845
15	14	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	Renault	1'13.329	2.035
16	9	Nikita Mazepin		Haas	Ferrari	1'13.390	2.096
17	63	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	1'13.447	2.153
18	6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	1'13.475	2.181
19	22	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'13.522	2.228
20	31	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	Renault	1'13.614	2.320
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