Monaco Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel
Formula 1 travels to Monte Carlo this weekend for the Monaco Grand Prix, widely considered as the jewel in the championship's crown. Here's how can you watch the all-important qualifying session in your country.
The Monaco GP qualifying is one of the highlights of the season, as 20 cars navigate their way around the tight and twisty streets of Monte Carlo.
Red Bull was expected to be favourite for F1's most prestigious race based on data from Spain's third sector, which is similar in characteristics to Monaco, but Ferrari sprung a surprise in practice by finishing at the top of the timesheets.
Will Ferrari stay on top come Saturday? Or will Red Bull and Mercedes reinstate the usual order? Only one way to find out....
What time does qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix start?
Qualifying will begin at Monaco at 15:00 local time (+2 GMT). The three-part session will last approximately one hour.
- Date: Saturday, May 22, 2021
- Start time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 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 Monaco 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 Monaco throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
FP1 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Sergio Perez |
 |
Red Bull | Honda | 1'12.487 | |
| 2 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
 |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1'12.606 | 0.119 |
| 3 | 33 |  Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | Honda | 1'12.648 | 0.161 |
| 4 | 10 |  Pierre Gasly |
 |
AlphaTauri | Honda | 1'12.929 | 0.442 |
| 5 | 44 |  Lewis Hamilton |
 |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 1'12.995 | 0.508 |
| 6 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas |
 |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 1'13.131 | 0.644 |
| 7 | 4 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | Mercedes | 1'13.236 | 0.749 |
| 8 | 5 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 |
Aston Martin | Mercedes | 1'13.732 | 1.245 |
| 9 | 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
 |
AlphaTauri | Honda | 1'13.746 | 1.259 |
| 10 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen |
 |
Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 1'14.081 | 1.594 |
| 11 | 18 |  Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | Mercedes | 1'14.090 | 1.603 |
| 12 | 99 |  Antonio Giovinazzi |
 |
Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 1'14.106 | 1.619 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso |
 |
Alpine | Renault | 1'14.205 | 1.718 |
| 14 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi |
 |
Williams | Mercedes | 1'14.268 | 1.781 |
| 15 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
 |
McLaren | Mercedes | 1'14.281 | 1.794 |
| 16 | 31 | Esteban Ocon |
 |
Alpine | Renault | 1'14.320 | 1.833 |
| 17 | 9 |  Nikita Mazepin |
 |
Haas | Ferrari | 1'14.616 | 2.129 |
| 18 | 47 | Mick Schumacher |
 |
Haas | Ferrari | 1'14.801 | 2.314 |
| 19 | 63 | George Russell |
 |
Williams | Mercedes | 1'14.840 | 2.353 |
| 20 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc |
 |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1'19.618 | 7.131 |
| View full results | |||||||
FP2 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc |
|
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1'11.684 | |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
 |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1'11.796 | 0.112 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton |
 |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 1'12.074 | 0.390 |
| 4 | 33 | Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | Honda | 1'12.081 | 0.397 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas |
 |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 1'12.107 | 0.423 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | Mercedes | 1'12.379 | 0.695 |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly |
|
AlphaTauri | Honda | 1'12.498 | 0.814 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Perez |
|
Red Bull | Honda | 1'12.708 | 1.024 |
| 9 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi |
 |
Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 1'12.746 | 1.062 |
| 10 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel |
|
Aston Martin | Mercedes | 1'12.982 | 1.298 |
| 11 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen |
 |
Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 1'13.065 | 1.381 |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso |
 |
Alpine | Renault | 1'13.175 | 1.491 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | Mercedes | 1'13.195 | 1.511 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon |
 |
Alpine | Renault | 1'13.199 | 1.515 |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo |
 |
McLaren | Mercedes | 1'13.257 | 1.573 |
| 16 | 63 | George Russell |
 |
Williams | Mercedes | 1'13.509 | 1.825 |
| 17 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi |
 |
Williams | Mercedes | 1'13.593 | 1.909 |
| 18 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin |
 |
Haas | Ferrari | 1'14.407 | 2.723 |
| 19 | 47 | Mick Schumacher |
 |
Haas | Ferrari | 1'14.416 | 2.732 |
| 20 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda |
|
AlphaTauri | Honda | 1'14.829 | 3.145 |
| View full results | |||||||
FP3 results:
| Cla | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | Honda | 1'11.294 | |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
|
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1'11.341 | 0.047 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc |
 |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1'11.552 | 0.258 |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas |
 |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 1'11.765 | 0.471 |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Perez |
 |
Red Bull | Honda | 1'11.817 | 0.523 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | Mercedes | 1'11.988 | 0.694 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton |
|
Mercedes | Mercedes | 1'12.020 | 0.726 |
| 8 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen |
 |
Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 1'12.298 | 1.004 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly |
 |
AlphaTauri | Honda | 1'12.357 | 1.063 |
| 10 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel |
 |
Aston Martin | Mercedes | 1'12.537 | 1.243 |
| 11 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi |
|
Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 1'12.539 | 1.245 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | Mercedes | 1'12.700 | 1.406 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo |
|
McLaren | Mercedes | 1'12.959 | 1.665 |
| 14 | 47 | Mick Schumacher |
|
Haas | Ferrari | 1'13.139 | 1.845 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso |
|
Alpine | Renault | 1'13.329 | 2.035 |
| 16 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin |
|
Haas | Ferrari | 1'13.390 | 2.096 |
| 17 | 63 | George Russell |
|
Williams | Mercedes | 1'13.447 | 2.153 |
| 18 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi |
 |
Williams | Mercedes | 1'13.475 | 2.181 |
| 19 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda |
|
AlphaTauri | Honda | 1'13.522 | 2.228 |
| 20 | 31 | Esteban Ocon |
 |
Alpine | Renault | 1'13.614 | 2.320 |
| View full results | |||||||
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