2022 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix session timings and preview
Formula 1 travels to the United Arab Emirates this weekend for the final round of the season. Here's the full schedule for 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Abu Dhabi will be a special race for four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel as he prepares to bow out of the sport.
Both titles are already decided, which means drivers will be free to go out and battle for individual race glory.
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
|
Session |
GMT |
CET |
ET |
PT |
AEDT |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
10:00 |
11:00 |
05:00 |
02:00 |
21:00 |
19:00 |
15:30 |
|
FP2 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
08:00 |
05:00 |
00:00¹ |
22:00 |
18:30 |
|
FP3 |
10:30 |
11:30 |
05:30 |
02:30 |
21:30¹ |
19:30 |
16:00 |
|
Q |
14:00 |
15:00 |
09:00 |
06:00 |
01:00¹ |
23:00 |
19:30 |
|
Race |
13:00 |
14:00 |
08:00 |
05:00 |
00:00¹ |
22:00 |
18:30 |
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in the UAE
Friday 18th November 2022
- Free Practice 1: 14:00 - 15:00 local time
- Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 local time
Saturday 19th November 2022
- Free Practice 3: 14:30 - 15:30 local time
- Qualifying: 18:00 - 19:00 local time
Sunday 20th November 2022
- Race: 17:00 local time
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in the UK/Portugal
Friday 18th November 2022
- Free Practice 1: 10:00 - 11:00 GMT
- Free Practice 2: 13:00 - 14:00 GMT
Saturday 19th November 2022
- Free Practice 3: 10:30 - 11:30 GMT
- Qualifying: 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
Sunday 20th November 2022
- Race: 13:00 GMT
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in Europe
Friday 18th November 2022
- Free Practice 1: 11:00 - 12:00 CET
- Free Practice 2: 14:00 - 15:00 CET
Saturday 19th November 2022
- Free Practice 3: 11:30 - 12:30 CET
- Qualifying: 15:00 - 16:00 CET
Sunday 20th November 2022
- Race: 14:00 CET
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in the US
Friday 18th November 2022
- Free Practice 1: 05:00 - 06:00 ET / 02:00 - 03:00 PT
- Free Practice 2: 08:00 - 09:00 ET / 05:00 - 06:00 PT
Saturday 19th November 2022
- Free Practice 3: 05:30 - 06:30 ET / 02:30 - 03:30 PT
- Qualifying: 09:00 - 10:00 ET / 06:00 - 07:00 PT
Sunday 20th November 2022
- Race: 08:00 ET / 05:00 PT
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in Australia
Friday 18th November 2022
- Free Practice 1: 21:00 - 22:00 AEDT
Saturday 19th November 2022
- Free Practice 2: 00:00 - 01:00 AEDT
- Free Practice 3: 21:30 - 22:30 AEDT
Sunday 20th November 2022
- Qualifying: 01:00 - 08:00 AEDT
Monday 21st November 2022
- Race: 00:00 AEDT
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in Japan
Friday 18th November 2022
- Free Practice 1: 19:00 - 20:00 JST
- Free Practice 2: 22:00 - 23:00 JST
Saturday 19th November 2022
- Free Practice 3: 19:30 - 20:30 JST
- Qualifying: 23:00 - 00:00 JST
Sunday 20th November 2022
- Race: 22:00 JST
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in Africa
Friday 18th November 2022
- Free Practice 1: 12:00 - 13:00 SAT / 13:00 - 14:00 EAT
- Free Practice 2: 15:00 - 16:00 SAT / 16:00 - 17:00 EAT
Saturday 19th November 2022
- Free Practice 3: 12:30 - 13:30 SAT / 13:30 - 14:30 EAT
- Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 SAT / 17:00 - 18:00 EAT
Sunday 20th November 2022
- Race: 15:00 SAT / 16:00 EAT
2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in India
Friday 18th November 2022
- Free Practice 1: 15:30 - 16:30 IST
- Free Practice 2: 18:30 - 19:30 IST
Saturday 19th November 2022
- Free Practice 3: 16:00 - 17:00 IST
- Qualifying: 19:30 - 20:30
Sunday 20th November 2022
- Race: 18:30 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.
Most Abu Dhabi GP wins
Lewis Hamilton: 5 wins (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Sebastian Vettel: 3 wins (2009, 2010, 2013)
Max Verstappen: 2 wins (2020, 2021)
Pirelli tyre allocation for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Pirelli has nominated the three softest tyres from its range for Abu Dhabi, namely C3 (hard), C4 (medium) and C5 (soft).
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