Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more
Formula 1 travels to Portimao this weekend for the third round of the 2021 season. Here's how you can watch the Portuguese Grand Prix in your country.
Mercedes drivers have locked out the front row of the grid at Portimao, with Valtteri Bottas lining up on pole position ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton.
Having lost his best lap in qualifying to a track limits infringement, Max Verstappen starts the race from third on the grid in the lead Red Bull, with teammate Sergio Perez alongside him in fourth.
When is the Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix
The 2021 Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix will be held at the Algarve Circuit in Portimao on May 2 at 15:00 local time (+1 GMT).
- Date: Sunday, May 2, 2021
- Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 00:00 AEST (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
2021 Formula 1 Portuguese session timings in different timezones
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
10:30 |
11:30 |
12:30 |
06:30 |
03:30 |
20:30 |
19:30 |
16:00 |
|
FP2 |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00:00* |
23:00 |
19:30 |
|
FP3 |
11:00 |
12:00 |
13:00 |
07:00 |
04:00 |
21:00 |
20:00 |
16:30 |
|
Qualifying |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00:00* |
23:00 |
19:30 |
|
Race |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00:00* |
23:00 |
19:30 |
*+1 day
How can I watch the Portuguese Grand Prix?
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 the Portuguese Grand Prix?
Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.
Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.
Starting grid:
| Cla | # | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas |
 |
Mercedes | 1'18.348 | |
| 2 | 44 |  Lewis Hamilton |
 |
Mercedes | 1'18.355 | 0.007 |
| 3 | 33 |  Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | 1'18.746 | 0.398 |
| 4 | 11 |  Sergio Perez |
 |
Red Bull | 1'18.890 | 0.542 |
| 5 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
 |
Ferrari | 1'19.039 | 0.691 |
| 6 | 31 |  Esteban Ocon |
 |
Alpine | 1'19.042 | 0.694 |
| 7 | 4 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | 1'19.116 | 0.768 |
| 8 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc |
 |
Ferrari | 1'19.306 | 0.958 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'19.475 | 1.127 |
| 10 | 5 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'19.659 | 1.311 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell |
 |
Williams | 1'19.109 | 0.761 |
| 12 | 99 |  Antonio Giovinazzi |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'19.216 | 0.868 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso |
 |
Alpine | 1'19.456 | 1.108 |
| 14 | 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'19.463 | 1.115 |
| 15 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'19.812 | 1.464 |
| 16 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
 |
McLaren | 1'19.839 | 1.491 |
| 17 | 18 |  Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'19.913 | 1.565 |
| 18 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi |
 |
Williams | 1'20.285 | 1.937 |
| 19 | 47 | Mick Schumacher |
 |
Haas | 1'20.452 | 2.104 |
| 20 | 9 |  Nikita Mazepin |
 |
Haas | 1'20.912 | 2.564 |
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