Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel & more
Bahrain is hosting the penultimate round of the 2020 Formula 1 season on its outer loop this weekend. Here's you can watch the Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying in your country.
What time does qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix start?
The Sakhir qualifying session will get underway at 8pm local time in Bahrain. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.
- Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
- Start time: 8pm local time / 6pm CET / 5pm GMT / 12pm ET / 9am PT / 2am JST (Sunday) / 3am AEST (Sunday) / 10:30pm IST
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
How can I watch qualifying?
Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.
Europe: Sky Sports F1 will broadcast the Sakhir GP qualifying in both the UK and Italy. RTL will show qualifying in Germany, Movistar will telecast it in Spain and Canal+ will carry the coverage in France.
North America: Qualifying will be broadcast in the US on ESPN, in Mexico on Tudn and in Canada on TSN/RDS.
Asia: Most of Asia is covered by Fox Sports, including India where qualifying will be broadcast on sister channel Star Sports Select 2. Fuji TV Next will carry live qualifying coverage in Japan.
Oceanica: Fox Sports 506 will bring live coverage of qualifying to viewers in Australia. Spark Sport will show qualifying in New Zealand.
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 Sakhir throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
FP1 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  George Russell |  | Mercedes | 54.546 | |
| 2 |  Max Verstappen |  | Red Bull | 54.722 | 0.176 |
| 3 |  Alex Albon | | Red Bull | 54.811 | 0.265 |
| 4 |  Valtteri Bottas |  | Mercedes | 54.868 | 0.322 |
| 5 |  Daniil Kvyat |  | AlphaTauri | 55.011 | 0.465 |
| 6 |  Pierre Gasly |  | AlphaTauri | 55.166 | 0.620 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon |  | Renault | 55.273 | 0.727 |
| 8 |  Sebastian Vettel |  | Ferrari | 55.281 | 0.735 |
| 9 |  Daniel Ricciardo |  | Renault | 55.379 | 0.833 |
| 10 |  Charles Leclerc |  | Ferrari | 55.449 | 0.903 |
| 11 |  Lance Stroll |  | Racing Point | 55.558 | 1.012 |
| 12 |  Sergio Perez |  | Racing Point | 55.716 | 1.170 |
| 13 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |  | McLaren | 55.757 | 1.211 |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen |  | Alfa Romeo | 55.783 | 1.237 |
| 15 |  Antonio Giovinazzi |  | Alfa Romeo | 55.858 | 1.312 |
| 16 | Lando Norris |  | McLaren | 56.078 | 1.532 |
| 17 |  Kevin Magnussen |  | Haas | 56.130 | 1.584 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi |  | Williams | 56.764 | 2.218 |
| 19 |  Pietro Fittipaldi |  | Haas | 57.077 | 2.531 |
| 20 | Jack Aitken |  | Williams | 57.187 | 2.641 |
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FP2 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell |  | Mercedes | 54.713 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | | Red Bull | 54.841 | 0.128 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez |  | Racing Point | 54.866 | 0.153 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon |  | Renault | 54.940 | 0.227 |
| 5 | Alex Albon |  | Red Bull | 55.036 | 0.323 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat |  | AlphaTauri | 55.068 | 0.355 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | | Racing Point | 55.104 | 0.391 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo |  | Renault | 55.124 | 0.411 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | | AlphaTauri | 55.133 | 0.420 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |  | McLaren | 55.258 | 0.545 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas |  | Mercedes | 55.321 | 0.608 |
| 12 | Kimi Raikkonen |  | Alfa Romeo | 55.484 | 0.771 |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi |  | Alfa Romeo | 55.533 | 0.820 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen |  | Haas | 55.738 | 1.025 |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi |  | Williams | 55.784 | 1.071 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel |  | Ferrari | 55.830 | 1.117 |
| 17 | Lando Norris |  | McLaren | 56.031 | 1.318 |
| 18 | Pietro Fittipaldi | | Haas | 56.110 | 1.397 |
| 19 | Jack Aitken |  | Williams | 56.260 | 1.547 |
| 20 | Charles Leclerc |  | Ferrari | ||
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