F1 SAUDI ARABIAN GP QUALIFYING - START TIME, HOW TO WATCH, TV CHANNEL

By Dash Racegear

F1 SAUDI ARABIAN GP QUALIFYING - START TIME, HOW TO WATCH, TV CHANNEL

Jeddah plays host to the second round of the 2024 Formula 1 season on 7-9 March. Here's how and when you can watch qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Friday.

The F1 race in Saudi runs to a similar schedule to Bahrain, which means qualifying will take place a day earlier than usual on Friday.

What time does qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix start?

The qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP will begin at 8pm local time (+3 GMT) on Friday.

  • Date: Friday, 8 March 2024
  • Start time: 20:00 local time / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET / 19:00 SAT / 20:00 EAT / 12:00 ET / 09:00 PT / 04:00 AEDT (Saturday) / 02:00 JST (Saturday) / 22:30 IST 

2024 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

SESSION

LOCAL TIME

GMT

CET

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

16:30

13:30

14:30

08:30

05:30

00:30¹

22:30

19:00

FP2

20:00

17:00

18:00

 12:00

09:00

 04:00¹

02:00¹

 22:30

FP3

16:30

13:30

14:30

08:30

 05:30

00:30¹

 22:30

19:00
Quali 20:00

17:00

18:00

12:00

09:00

 04:00¹

02:00¹

22:30

Race 

20:00

17:00

18:00

12:00

09:00

04:00¹

02:00¹

 22:30

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
  • Estonia: Viaplay
  • Finland - Viaplay 
  • 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 - ESPN2
  • Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
  • Latin America - ESPN

Asia: 

  • China - CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / Tencent
  • India - FanCode
  • Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
  • Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
  • Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
  • Singapore - beIN SPORTS
  • Thailand - beIN SPORTS
  • Vietnam - K+

Oceania: 

  • Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network Ten
  • 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 Jeddah throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Friday.

Saudi Arabian GP - FP1 results:

1
 - 
2
CLA DRIVER # LAPS TIME INTERVAL KM/H
1 M. VerstappenRED BULL RACING 1 24

1'29.659

   247.899
2 F. AlonsoASTON MARTIN RACING 14 24

+0.186

1'29.845

 0.186 247.386
3 S. PerezRED BULL RACING 11 23

+0.209

1'29.868

 0.023 247.322
4 G. RussellMERCEDES 63 23

+0.280

1'29.939

 0.071 247.127
5 C. LeclercFERRARI 16 24

+0.371

1'30.030

 0.091 246.877
6 C. SainzFERRARI 55 24

+0.505

1'30.164

 0.134 246.510
7 L. NorrisMCLAREN 4 26

+0.572

1'30.231

 0.067 246.327
8 L. HamiltonMERCEDES 44 21

+0.577

1'30.236

 0.005 246.314
9 L. StrollASTON MARTIN RACING 18 18

+0.921

1'30.580

 0.344 245.378
10 A. AlbonWILLIAMS 23 26

+1.088

1'30.747

 0.167 244.927
11 V. BottasSAUBER 77 26

+1.124

1'30.783

 0.036 244.829
12 D. RicciardoRB 3 25

+1.258

1'30.917

 0.134 244.469
13 E. OconALPINE 31 27

+1.286

1'30.945

 0.028 244.393
14 L. SargeantWILLIAMS 2 27

+1.307

1'30.966

 0.021 244.337
15 O. PiastriMCLAREN 81 22

+1.318

1'30.977

 0.011 244.307
16 Y. TsunodaRB 22 25

+1.377

1'31.036

 0.059 244.149
17 P. GaslyALPINE 10 25

+1.387

1'31.046

 0.010 244.122
18 Z. GuanyuSAUBER 24 24

+1.472

1'31.131

 0.085 243.895
19 N. HulkenbergHAAS F1 TEAM 27 19

+1.752

1'31.411

 0.280 243.147
20 K. MagnussenHAAS F1 TEAM 20 18

+1.918

1'31.577

 0.166 242.707
VIEW FULL RESULTS

Saudi Arabian GP - FP2 results:

1
 - 
2
CLA DRIVER # LAPS TIME INTERVAL KM/H
1 F. AlonsoASTON MARTIN RACING 14 28

1'28.827

   250.221
2 G. RussellMERCEDES 63 24

+0.230

1'29.057

 0.230 249.574
3 M. VerstappenRED BULL RACING 1 27

+0.331

1'29.158

 0.101 249.292
4 C. LeclercFERRARI 16 25

+0.353

1'29.180

 0.022 249.230
5 S. PerezRED BULL RACING 11 27

+0.473

1'29.300

 0.120 248.895
6 L. StrollASTON MARTIN RACING 18 27

+0.509

1'29.336

 0.036 248.795
7 C. SainzFERRARI 55 26

+0.628

1'29.455

 0.119 248.464
8 L. HamiltonMERCEDES 44 22

+0.677

1'29.504

 0.049 248.328
9 P. GaslyALPINE 10 29

+0.701

1'29.528

 0.024 248.261
10 O. PiastriMCLAREN 81 27

+0.767

1'29.594

 0.066 248.079
11 Y. TsunodaRB 22 28

+0.839

1'29.666

 0.072 247.879
12 L. NorrisMCLAREN 4 23

+0.931

1'29.758

 0.092 247.625
13 Z. GuanyuSAUBER 24 27

+0.950

1'29.777

 0.019 247.573
14 A. AlbonWILLIAMS 23 28

+0.962

1'29.789

 0.012 247.540
15 E. OconALPINE 31 27

+1.074

1'29.901

 0.112 247.231
16 L. SargeantWILLIAMS 2 27

+1.107

1'29.934

 0.033 247.141
17 K. MagnussenHAAS F1 TEAM 20 24

+1.158

1'29.985

 0.051 247.001
18 N. HulkenbergHAAS F1 TEAM 27 26

+1.250

1'30.077

 0.092 246.748
19 D. RicciardoRB 3 29

+1.261

1'30.088

 0.011 246.718
20 V. BottasSAUBER 77 27

+1.326

1'30.153

 0.065 246.540

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