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Belgian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel
After a lengthy mid-season break Formula 1 is back in action at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit this weekend. Find out how and when to watch the Belgian Grand Prix qualifying.
Rachit Thukral
Published: Aug 28, 2021, 5:28 AM
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen led Friday practice in Belgium with a 1m44.472s, but finished less than a tenth of a second ahead of Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.
Sergio Perez set his fastest time on medium tyre and was classified 10th, hours after securing a new contract extension with Red Bull for 2022.
The title fight is finely poised heading to Spa, with Hamilton holding a narrow eight-point advantage over Verstappen in the drivers' standings and Mercedes just 12 points ahead of Red Bull in the constructors' battle.
What time does qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix start?
Qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix will begin at 15:00 local time (+2 GMT) at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps Circuit. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.
- Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021
- Start time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 15:00 SAT / 16:00 EAT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 23:00 AEST / 22:00 JST / 18:30 IST
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
2021 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
Session
GMT
BST
CEST
ET
PT
AEST
JST
IST
FP1
09:30
10:30
11:30
05:30
02:30
19:30
18:30
15:00
FP2
13:00
14:00
15:00
09:00
06:00
23:00
22:00
18:30
FP3
10:00
11:00
12:00
06:00
03:00
20:00
19:00
15:30
Qualifying
13:00
14:00
15:00
09:00
06:00
23:00
22:00
18:30
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
- Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viasat
- Finland - MTV
- France - Canal+
- Germany - Sky
- Hungary - M4
- Italy - Sky
- Netherlands - Ziggo
- Poland - Eleven Sports
- Portugal - Eleven Sports
- Spain - Movistar / DAZN
- Sweden - Viasat
- Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
- UK - Sky Sports F1
Americas:
- USA - ESPN
- Canada - RDS / TSN / Discovery Velocity
- Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN
Asia:
- China - CCTV / Tencent / Guangdong TV
- India - Star Sports
- Japan - Fuji Television
- Russia - Match TV
- Turkey - S Sport
- Rest of Asia - Fox Sports
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), Movistar (Spain), Disney+ Hotstar (India) also offer their own on-demand service.
Live commentary
Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Spa-Francorchamps throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
Belgian GP - FP1 results:
Cla # Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1'45.199 2 33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'45.363 0.164 3 10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'45.699 0.500 4 16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'45.818 0.619 5 55 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 1'45.935 0.736 6 11 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'46.127 0.928 7 5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'46.177 0.978 8 4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'46.336 1.137 9 31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'46.497 1.298 10 14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'46.612 1.413 11 18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'46.649 1.450 12 3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'46.683 1.484 13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1'46.755 1.556 14 63 George Russell
Williams 1'46.772 1.573 15 22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'46.928 1.729 16 6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'47.101 1.902 17 7 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo 1'48.125 2.926 18 44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'48.224 3.025 19 9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 1'48.705 3.506 20 47 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'49.059 3.860 View full results
Belgian GP - FP2 results:
Cla # Driver Chassis Time Gap 1 33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'44.472 2 77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1'44.513 0.041 3 44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'44.544 0.072 4 14 Fernando Alonso B
Alpine 1'44.953 0.481 5 10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'44.965 0.493 6 18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'45.180 0.708 7 31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'45.302 0.830 8 5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'45.336 0.864 9 4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'45.386 0.914 10 11 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'45.404 0.932 11 55 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 1'45.517 1.045 12 22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'45.758 1.286 13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1'45.789 1.317 14 7 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo 1'45.967 1.495 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'46.118 1.646 16 6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'46.198 1.726 17 63 George Russell
Williams 1'46.665 2.193 18 16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'46.836 2.364 19 9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 1'47.335 2.863 20 47 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'47.529 3.057 View full results
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