Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more

The Istanbul Park plays host to the 16th round of the Formula 1 season on October 10. Here's how you can watch the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton topped qualifying on Saturday with a new lap record of 1m22.868s, but will start 11th on the grid after exceeding his engine allocation for the season.

This will put his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas on pole position for the race, ahead of championship contender Max Verstappen in the lead Red Bull.

Charles Leclerc put in an impressive display to qualify third for Ferrari, ahead of a rapid Pierre Gasly in the AlphaTauri.

Sergio Perez was only sixth fastest in the second Red Bull, behind the Alpine of two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso.

When is the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2021 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix will beginat 15:00 local time (+3 GMT) in Istanbul.

Date: Sunday, October 10, 2021
Start time: 12:00 GMT / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 14:00 SAT / 15:00 EAT / 15:00 local time / 08:00 ET / 05:00 PT / 22:00 AEST / 21:00 JST / 17:30 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 Turkish Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	08:30	09:30	10:30	04:30	01:30	18:30	17:30	14:00
FP2	12:00	13:00	14:00	08:00	05:00	22:00	21:00	17:30
FP3	09:00	10:00	11:00	05:00	02:00	19:00	18:00	14:30
Qualifying	12:00	13:00	14:00	08:00	05:00	22:00	21:00	17:30
Race	12:00	13:00	14:00	08:00	05:00	22:00	21:00	17:30

How can I watch the Turkish 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 Turkish 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.

Turkish Grand Prix - Starting grid:

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1'22.998
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'23.196	0.198
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'23.265	0.267
4	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'23.326	0.328
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'23.477	0.479
6	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'23.706	0.708
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'23.954	0.956
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'24.305	1.307
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'24.368	1.370
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'24.795	1.797
11	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'22.868
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'24.842	1.844
13	George Russell	Williams	1'25.007	2.009
14	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'25.200	2.202
15	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'25.881	2.883
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'26.086	3.088
17	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1'26.430	3.432
18	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	1'27.525	4.527
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1'28.449	5.451
20	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari
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