F1 French Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel
Circuit Paul Ricard hosts the 12th round of the 2022 Formula 1 season this weekend on July 22-24. Here's how and when you can watch qualifying for the French Grand Prix.
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Ferrari led the way in Friday practice ahead of qualifying, with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc enjoying a sizeable advantage over the top Red Bull of Max Verstappen in the more representative FP2.
Mercedes cemented its status as the third team, while McLaren, AlphaTauri and Haas also finished inside the top 10.
What time does qualifying for the French Grand Prix start?
Qualifying for the French GP will begin at 4pm local time (+2 GMT) at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.
- Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022
- Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAST / 17:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 00:00 AEST (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
2022 Formula 1 French Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
12:00 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
08:00 |
05:00 |
22:00 |
21:00 |
17:30 |
|
FP2 |
15:00 | 16:00 |
17:00 |
11:00 |
09:00 |
01:00¹ |
00:00¹ |
20:30 |
|
FP3 |
11:00 |
12:00 |
13:00 |
07:00 |
04:00 |
21:00 |
20:00 |
16:30 |
|
Q |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00:00¹ |
23:00 |
19:30 |
|
Race |
13:00 |
14:00 |
15:00 |
09:00 |
06:00 |
23:00 |
22:00 |
18:30 |
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 Sport Open
- Czech Republic - AMC
- Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
- Finland - Viaplay
- France - Canal+
- Germany - Sky / RTL
- Greece - ERT / Cosmote TV
- Hungary - M4
- Italy - Sky
- Netherlands - Viaplay
- Poland - Eleven Sports
- Portugal - Sport TV
- Spain - Movistar / 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 - Fox Sports / ESPN
Asia:
- China - Great Sports TV / Guangdong TV
- India - Star Sports
- Japan - Fuji Television
- Malaysia - Astro Sports
- Indonesia- 0 Channel / Champions TV / Vidio
- Singapore - Singtel / Starhub
- Thailand - True Visions
- Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
- Vietnam - K+
Oceania:
- Australia - Fox Sports / Network 10
- New Zealand - Spark Sports
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 Paul Ricard throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
French GP - FP1 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Charles Leclerc |
 |
Ferrari | 1'33.930 | |
| 2 |  Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | 1'34.021 | 0.091 |
| 3 |  Carlos Sainz |
 |
Ferrari | 1'34.268 | 0.338 |
| 4 |  George Russell |
 |
Mercedes | 1'34.881 | 0.951 |
| 5 |  Pierre Gasly |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'34.979 | 1.049 |
| 6 |  Sergio Perez |
 |
Red Bull | 1'35.174 | 1.244 |
| 7 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | 1'35.232 | 1.302 |
| 8 |  Alex Albon |
 |
Williams | 1'35.414 | 1.484 |
| 9 | Nyck de Vries |
|
Mercedes | 1'35.426 | 1.496 |
| 10 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
 |
McLaren | 1'35.660 | 1.730 |
| 11 |  Zhou Guanyu |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'35.676 | 1.746 |
| 12 |  Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'35.810 | 1.880 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon |
 |
Alpine | 1'35.828 | 1.898 |
| 14 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'35.851 | 1.921 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso |
|
Alpine | 1'35.875 | 1.945 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher |
 |
Haas | 1'36.022 | 2.092 |
| 17 |  Kevin Magnussen |
 |
Haas | 1'36.104 | 2.174 |
| 18 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'36.127 | 2.197 |
| 19 |  Robert Kubica |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'36.332 | 2.402 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi |
 |
Williams | 1'37.043 | 3.113 |
| View full results | |||||
French GP - FP2 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz |
 |
Ferrari | 1'32.527 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc |
 |
Ferrari | 1'32.628 | 0.101 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | 1'33.077 | 0.550 |
| 4 | George Russell |
 |
Mercedes | 1'33.291 | 0.764 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton |
 |
Mercedes | 1'33.517 | 0.990 |
| 6 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | 1'33.607 | 1.080 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'33.906 | 1.379 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen |
|
Haas | 1'33.928 | 1.401 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo |
 |
McLaren | 1'33.984 | 1.457 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez |
 |
Red Bull | 1'34.060 | 1.533 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso |
 |
Alpine | 1'34.259 | 1.732 |
| 12 |  Valtteri Bottas |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'34.264 | 1.737 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'34.420 | 1.893 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda |
|
AlphaTauri | 1'34.540 | 2.013 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'34.595 | 2.068 |
| 16 | Alex Albon |
 |
Williams | 1'34.653 | 2.126 |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'34.654 | 2.127 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon |
 |
Alpine | 1'34.660 | 2.133 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher |
|
Haas | 1'35.195 | 2.668 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi |
 |
Williams | 1'35.412 | 2.885 |
| View full results | |||||
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