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

Imola plays host to the first F1 Sprint race of the 2022 season. Here's how you can watch the session that decides the starting grid for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start the Sprint from the front of the grid after topping a stop/go qualifying session on Friday, with championship leader and Charles Leclerc starting alongside him on the front row.

Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz crashed in qualifying and will start down in 10th, while the Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will have even more ground to make from 11th and 13th on the grid.

What time does the Sprint race for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix start?

The Sprint for the Emilia Romagna will begin at 16:30 local time (+2 GMT) at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The race will run to a distance of 21 laps or roughly 100km.

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022
Start time: 14:30 GMT / 15:30 BST / 16:30 CEST / 16:30 SAST / 17:30 EAT / 10:30 ET / 07:30 PT / 00:30 AEST (Sunday) / 23:30 JST / 20:00 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 Emilia Romagna 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
Qualifying	15:00	16:00	17:00	11:00	08:00	01:00¹	00:00¹	20:30
FP2	10:30	11:30	12:30	06:30	03:30	20:30	19:30	16:00
Sprint	14:30	15:30	16:30	10:30	07:30	00:30¹	23:30	20:00
Race	13:00	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	23:00	22:00	18:30

How can I watch the Imola 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 - ESPN
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 Imola 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 Imola throughout the weekend, including live commentary during the Sprint race on Saturday.

Emilia Romagna GP Sprint - Starting grid:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'27.999
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'28.778	0.779
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'29.131	1.132
4	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'29.164	1.165
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'29.202	1.203
6	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'29.742	1.743
7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'29.808	1.809
8	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'30.439	2.440
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'31.062	3.063
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari
11	George Russell	Mercedes	1'20.757
12	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'20.916
13	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'21.138
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'21.434
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'28.119	0.120
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'20.474
17	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'20.732
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'21.971
19	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'22.338
20	Alex Albon	Williams
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