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.

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
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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
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