F1 British GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Silverstone plays host to the 10th round of the 2023 Formula 1 season on July 7-9. Here's how and when you can watch qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday.

Red Bull led the way on Friday, with Max Verstappen topping both practice sessions in the utterly-dominant RB19.

Alex Albon showed rapid pace on Friday for Williams, which is celebrating 800th grands prix with a special livery at Silverstone, finishing third-fastest in both sessions.

What time does qualifying for the British Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the British GP will begin at 3pm local time (+1 GMT) at Silverstone

Date: Friday, July 08, 2023
Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAT / 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.

2023 Formula 1 British Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	11:30	12:30	13:30	07:30	04:30	21:30	20:30	17:00
FP2	15:00	16:00	17:00	11:00	08:00	01:00¹	00:30¹	20:30
FP3	10:30	11:30	12:30	06:30	03:30	20:30	19:30	16:00
Q	14:00	15:00	16:00	10:00	07:00	00:00¹	23:00	19:30
Race	14:00	15:00	16:00	10:00	07:00	00:00¹	23:00	19:30

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
Finland - Viaplay / V sport + / V sport 1
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/ Great Sports TV / Guangdong Television Channel
India - F1 TV only
Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
Singapore - beIN SPORTS
Thailand - beIN SPORTS
Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
Vietnam - K+

Oceania:

Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo
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 Silverstone throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

British GP - FP1 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'28.600
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'29.048	0.448
3	Alex Albon	Williams	1'29.089	0.489
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1'29.268	0.668
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'29.280	0.680
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'29.319	0.719
7	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'29.357	0.757
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'29.441	0.841
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'29.471	0.871
10	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1'29.658	1.058
11	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	1'29.691	1.091
12	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'29.768	1.168
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1'29.828	1.228
14	George Russell	Mercedes	1'29.874	1.274
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'30.090	1.490
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'30.092	1.492
17	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1'30.124	1.524
18	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'30.321	1.721
19	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'30.385	1.785
20	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1'30.591	1.991
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British GP - FP2 results:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'28.078
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'28.100	0.022
3	Alex Albon	Williams	1'28.296	0.218
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'28.342	0.264
5	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1'28.766	0.688
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'28.866	0.788
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1'28.880	0.802
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1'28.889	0.811
9	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1'28.926	0.848
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1'29.134	1.056
11	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'29.225	1.147
12	George Russell	Mercedes	1'29.238	1.160
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'29.242	1.164
14	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'29.260	1.182
15	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'29.283	1.205
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'29.378	1.300
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'29.439	1.361
18	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'29.483	1.405
19	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	1'29.571	1.493
20	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
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