2021 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix session timings and preview
Formula 1 travels to Sao Paulo this weekend for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch the 19th round of the 2021 F1 season.
Max Verstappen heads to Brazil with an extended lead of 19 points over Lewis Hamilton following his impressive victory in Mexico last weekend. In the constructors' championship, Red Bull has closed within one point of Mercedes following a tough race for Valtteri Bottas last time out.
The Interlagos circuit could play into the strengths of the Red Bull/Honda package and the Austrian team would be keen to maximise its chance before F1 heads to the unknows of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
But it won't be a straightforward weekend for either Red Bull or Mercedes, with the sprint qualifying race making its third and final appearance of the year.
2021 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
| Session | GMT | CET | ET | PT | AEDT | JST | IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 10:30 | 07:30 | 02:30¹ | 00:30¹ | 21:00 |
| Qualifying | 19:00 | 20:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | 06:00¹ | 04:00¹ | 00:30¹ |
| Practice 2 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 10:00 | 07:00 | 02:00¹ | 00:00¹ | 20:30 |
| Sprint | 19:30 | 20:30 | 14:30 | 11:30 | 06:30¹ | 04:30¹ | 01:00¹ |
| Race | 17:00 | 18:00 | 12:00 | 09:00 | 04:00¹ | 02:00¹ | 22:30 |
2021 Formula 1 Brazilian GP session timings in Brazil
Friday 12th November 2021
- Free Practice 1: 12:30 - 13:30 local time
- Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 local time
Saturday 13th November 2021
- Free Practice 2: 12:00 - 13:00 local time
- Sprint: 16:30 - 17:00 local time
Sunday 14th November 2021
- Race: 14:00 - 16:00 local time
2021 Formula 1 Brazilian GP session timings in the UK/Portugal
Friday 12th November 2021
- Free Practice 1: 15:30 - 16:30 GMT
- Qualifying: 19:00 - 20:00 GMT
Saturday 13th November 2021
- Free Practice 2: 15:00 - 16:00 GMT
- Sprint: 19:30 - 20:00 GMT
Sunday 14th November 2021
- Race: 17:00 - 19:00 GMT
2021 Formula 1 French GP session timings in Europe
Friday 12th November 2021
- Free Practice 16:30 - 17:30 CET
- Qualifying: 20:00 - 21:00 CET
Saturday 13th November 2021
- Free Practice 2: 16:00 - 17:00 CET
- Sprint: 20:30 - 21:00 CET
Sunday 14th November 2021
- Race: 18:00 - 20:00 CET
2021 Formula 1 Brazilian GP session timings in the US
Friday 12th November 2021
- Free Practice 1: 10:30 - 11:30 ET / 07:30 - 08:30 PT
- Qualifying: 14:00 - 15:00 ET / 11:00 - 12:00 PT
Saturday 13th November 2021
- Free Practice 2: 10:00 - 11:00 ET / 07:00 - 08:00 PT
- Sprint: 14:30 - 15:00 ET / 11:30 - 12:00 PT
Sunday 14th November 2021
- Race: 12:00 - 14:00 PT / 09:00 - 11:00 PT
2021 Formula 1 Brazilian GP session timings in Australia
Saturday 13th November 2021
- Free Practice 1: 02:30 - 03:30 AEDT
- Qualifying: 06:00 - 07:00 AEDT
Sunday 14th November 2021
- Free Practice 2: 02:00 - 03:00 AEDT
- Sprint: 06:30 - 07:00 AEDT
Monday 15th November 2021
- Race: 04:00 - 06:00 AEDT
2021 Formula 1 Brazilian GP session timings in Japan
Saturday 13th November 2021
- Free Practice 1: 00:30 - 01:30 JST
- Qualifying: 04:00 - 05:00 JST
Sunday 13th November 2021
- Free Practice 2: 00:00 - 01:00 JST
- Sprint: 04:30 - 05:00 JST
Monday 15th November 2021
- Race: 02:00 - 04:00 JST
2021 Formula 1 Brazilian GP session timings in Africa
Friday 12th November 2021
- Free Practice 1: 17:30 - 18:30 SAT / 18:30 - 19:30 EAT
- Qualifying: 21:00 - 22:00 SAT / 22:00 - 23:00 EAT
Saturday 13th November 2021
- Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 SAT / 18:00 - 19:00 EAT
- Sprint: 21:30 - 22:00 SAT / 22:30 - 23:00 EAT
Sunday 14th November 2021
- Race: 19:00 - 21:00 SAT / 20:00 - 22:00 EAT
2021 Formula 1 Brazilian GP session timings in India
Friday 12th November 2021
- Free Practice 1: 21:00 - 22:00 IST
Saturday 13th November 2021
- Qualifying: 00:30 - 01:30 IST
- Free Practice 2: 20:30 - 21:30 IST
Sunday 14th November 2021
- Sprint: 01:00 - 01:30 IST
- Race: 22:30 - 00:30¹ IST
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
Pirelli tyre allocation for the Brazilian Grand Prix
Pirelli will bring the C2 hard tyre, C3 medium tyre and C4 soft tyre to Brazil.
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