Formula 1 United States Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel
Austin plays host to the 17th round of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Here's how you can watch qualifying for the United States Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas set the overall pace on Friday, leading his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton with a time of 1m34.874s.
Red Bull's Sergio Perez topped the second practice of the day, but his best lap was only third-quickest on the overall timesheets.
Perez's teammate Max Verstappen ended some way off the pace in both sessions after a run-in with Hamilton's Mercedes in FP2.
What time does qualifying for the United States Grand Prix start?
Qualifying for the United States Grand Prix will begin at 16:00 local time (-5 GMT) at Circuit of the Americas. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.
- Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021
- Start time: 21:00 GMT / 22:00 BST / 23:00 CEST / 23:00 SAT / 00:00 EAT (Sunday) / 17:00 ET / 14:00 PT / 07:00 AEST (Sunday) / 06:00 JST (Sunday) / 02:30 IST (Sunday)
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 United States Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
16:30 |
17:30 |
18:30 |
12:30 |
09:30 |
02:30¹ |
01:30¹ |
22:00 |
|
FP2 |
20:00 |
21:00 |
22:00 |
16:00 |
13:00 |
06:00¹ |
05:00¹ |
01:30¹ |
|
FP3 |
18:00 |
19:00 |
20:00 |
14:00 |
11:00 |
04:00¹ |
03:00¹ |
23:30 |
|
Qualifying |
21:00 |
22:00 |
23:00 |
17:00 |
14:00 |
07:00¹ |
06:00¹ |
02:30¹ |
|
Race |
19:00 |
20:00 |
21:00 |
15:00 |
12:00 |
05:00¹ |
04:00¹ |
00:30¹ |
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 - ESPNEWS
- 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 Austin throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
United States Grand Prix - FP1 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valtteri Bottas |
 |
Mercedes | 1'34.874 | |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
 |
Mercedes | 1'34.919 | 0.045 |
| 3 |  Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | 1'35.806 | 0.932 |
| 4 |  Charles Leclerc |
 |
Ferrari | 1'36.334 | 1.460 |
| 5 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
 |
Ferrari | 1'36.508 | 1.634 |
| 6 |  Pierre Gasly |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'36.611 | 1.737 |
| 7 |  Sergio Perez |
 |
Red Bull | 1'36.798 | 1.924 |
| 8 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | 1'36.855 | 1.981 |
| 9 |  Antonio Giovinazzi |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'36.874 | 2.000 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen |
 |
Alfa Romeo | 1'36.876 | 2.002 |
| 11 | George Russell |
 |
Williams | 1'36.966 | 2.092 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon |
 |
Alpine | 1'36.970 | 2.096 |
| 13 |  Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'36.972 | 2.098 |
| 14 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'36.982 | 2.108 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso |
 |
Alpine | 1'37.068 | 2.194 |
| 16 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
 |
McLaren | 1'37.458 | 2.584 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi |
 |
Williams | 1'37.463 | 2.589 |
| 18 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'37.954 | 3.080 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher |
 |
Haas | 1'38.866 | 3.992 |
| 20 |  Nikita Mazepin |
|
Haas | 1'42.239 | 7.365 |
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United States Grand Prix - FP2 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Perez |
 |
Red Bull | 1'34.946 | |
| 2 | Lando Norris |
 |
McLaren | 1'35.203 | 0.257 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
 |
Mercedes | 1'35.310 | 0.364 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas |
 |
Mercedes | 1'35.360 | 0.414 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo |
|
McLaren | 1'35.457 | 0.511 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll |
 |
Aston Martin | 1'35.561 | 0.615 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc |
 |
Ferrari | 1'35.572 | 0.626 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen |
 |
Red Bull | 1'35.824 | 0.878 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
 |
Ferrari | 1'35.919 | 0.973 |
| 10 | Antonio Giovinazzi |
|
Alfa Romeo | 1'36.138 | 1.192 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon |
 |
Alpine | 1'36.158 | 1.212 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'36.242 | 1.296 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso |
|
Alpine | 1'36.376 | 1.430 |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen |
|
Alfa Romeo | 1'36.558 | 1.612 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel |
|
Aston Martin | 1'36.718 | 1.772 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda |
 |
AlphaTauri | 1'36.983 | 2.037 |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher |
 |
Haas | 1'37.041 | 2.095 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi |
 |
Williams | 1'37.254 | 2.308 |
| 19 | George Russell |
 |
Williams | 1'37.490 | 2.544 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin |
 |
Haas | 1'38.026 | 3.080 |
| View full results | |||||
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