Brazilian GP F1 Sprint race: Start time, how to watch, channel

Formula 1 will stage a Sprint race on Saturday at Interlagos to determine the grid for the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch it.

Kevin Magnussen will start the Sprint from pole position following a shock result for the Haas driver in Friday's qualifying.

Newly-crowned double F1 champion Max Verstappen will join Magnussen on the front row, while George Russell will be third on the grid for Mercedes ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris.

What time does the Sprint race for the Brazilian Grand Prix start?

The Sprint for the Brazilian GP will begin at 4:30pm local time (-3 GMT) at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo. The race will run to a distance of 24 laps or roughly 100km.

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022
Start time: 16:30 local time / 19:30 GMT / 20:30 CET / 21:30 SAST / 22:30 EAT / 14:30 ET / 11:30 PT / 06:30 AEST (Sunday) / 04:30 JST (Sunday) / 01:00 IST (Sunday)

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

How can I watch the Brazil Sprint race?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.

Europe:

Austria - Servus TV / ORF
Belgium - RTBF / Telent / 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 the Sprint race?

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream the Brazil Sprint race 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 Interlagos throughout the weekend, including live commentary during the Sprint race on Saturday.

Brazilian GP Sprint - Starting grid:

Cla	#	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'11.674
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'11.877	0.203
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'12.059	0.385
4	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'12.263	0.589
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'12.357	0.683
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'12.425	0.751
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'12.504	0.830
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'12.611	0.937
9	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'15.601	3.927
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
11	23	Alex Albon	Williams	1'11.631
12	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'11.675	0.001
13	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'11.678	0.004
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'12.140	0.466
15	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'12.210	0.536
16	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'15.095	3.421
17	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'15.197	3.523
18	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'15.486	3.812
19	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'16.264	4.590
20	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'16.361	4.687
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