F1 Qatar Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more

The two championship protagonists will line up on the front row, with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on pole position ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Hamilton will have the added advantage of his teammate Valtteri Bottas starting right behind in third position, with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez only 11th after failing to make it into Q3.

Pierre Gasly will join Bottas on the second row of the grid despite breaking his front wing - and suffering a puncture on the front-right tyre - in a kerb strike on his final qualifying lap.

Update: Verstappen and Bottas have been handed five- and three-place grid penalties respectively for not obeying yellow flags in qualifying.

This promotes Gasly to second on the grid alongside Hamilton, with Fernando Alonso now set to start in third place.

When is the F1 Qatar Grand Prix

The 2021 F1 Qatar Grand Prix will begin at 14:00 local time (+3 GMT) at the Losail International Circuit.

Date: Sunday, November 21, 2021
Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CEST / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 01:00 AEDT (Monday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST

2021 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	CET	ET	PT	AEDT	JST	IST
FP1	10:30	11:30	05:30	02:30	21:30	19:30	16:00
FP2	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	01:00¹	23:00	19:30
FP3	11:00	12:00	06:00	03:00	22:00	20:00	16:30
Qualifying	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	01:00¹	23:00	19:30
Race	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	01:00¹	23:00	19:30

How can I watch the F1 Qatar Grand Prix?

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 - ESPN2
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 the F1 Qatar Grand Prix?

Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.

Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.

F1 Qatar Grand Prix - Starting grid (before penalties):

Cla	#	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'20.827
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'21.282	0.455
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1'21.478	0.651
4	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'21.640	0.813
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'21.670	0.843
6	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'21.731	0.904
7	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'21.840	1.013
8	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'21.881	1.054
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'22.028	1.201
10	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'22.785	1.958
11	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'22.346	1.519
12	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'22.460	1.633
13	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'22.463	1.636
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'22.597	1.770
15	63	George Russell	Williams	1'22.756	1.929
16	7	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	1'23.156	2.329
17	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'23.213	2.386
18	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1'23.262	2.435
19	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'23.407	2.580
20	9	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1'25.859	5.032
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