F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more

Formula 1 travels to Jeddah this weekend for the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch the penultimate race of a thrilling 2021 season.

Lewis Hamilton will start the race from pole position ahead of Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes front row lock out.

Max Verstappen was on a lap that would have allowed him to leapfrog both Mercedes in qualifying, but the championship leader locked up his front-left tyre under braking for the final corner and crashed his Red Bull at the exit.

Charles Leclerc will line up fourth on the grid in the Ferrari, with Sergio Perez starting fifth in the Red Bull.

When is the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

The 2021 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will begin at 20:30 local time (+3 GMT) at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Date: Sunday, December 5, 2021
Start time: 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET / 19:30 SAT / 20:30 EAT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT / 04:30 AEDT (Monday) / 02:30 JST (Monday) / 23:00 IST

2021 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix session timings

Session	GMT	CET	ET	PT	AEDT	JST	IST
FP1	13:30	14:30	08:30	05:30	00:30¹	22:30	19:00
FP2	17:00	18:00	12:00	09:00	04:00¹	02:00¹	22:30
FP3	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	01:00¹	23:00	19:30
Qualifying	17:00	18:00	12:00	09:00	04:00¹	02:00¹	22:30
Race	17:30	18:30	12:30	09:30	04:30¹	02:30¹	23:00

How can I watch the F1 Saudi Arabian 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 - ESPN2/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 F1 Saudi Arabian 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.

F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Starting grid

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'27.511
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1'27.622	0.111
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'27.653	0.142
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'28.054	0.543
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'28.123	0.612
6	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'28.125	0.614
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'28.180	0.669
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'28.442	0.931
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'28.647	1.136
10	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1'28.754	1.243
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'28.668	1.157
12	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	1'28.885	1.374
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'28.920	1.409
14	George Russell	Williams	1'29.054	1.543
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'53.652	26.141
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'29.177	1.666
17	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'29.198	1.687
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'29.368	1.857
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'29.464	1.953
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1'30.473	2.962
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