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Rachit Thukral

Brazilian GP F1 Sprint race: Start time, how to watch, channel

Kevin Magnussen will start the Sprint from pole position following a shock result for the Haas driver in Friday's qualifying.

Newly-crowned double F1 champion Max Verstappen will join Magnussen on the front row, while George Russell will be third on the grid for Mercedes ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris.

What time does the Sprint race for the Brazilian Grand Prix start?

The Sprint for the Brazilian GP will begin at 4:30pm local time (-3 GMT) at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo. The race will run to a distance of 24 laps or roughly 100km.

  • Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022 
  • Start time: 16:30 local time / 19:30 GMT / 20:30 CET / 21:30 SAST / 22:30 EAT / 14:30 ET / 11:30 PT / 06:30 AEST (Sunday) / 04:30 JST (Sunday) / 01:00 IST (Sunday)

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

How can I watch the Brazil Sprint race?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world. 

Europe

  • Austria - Servus TV / ORF
  • Belgium - RTBF / Telent / Play Sport Open
  • Czech Republic - AMC
  • Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
  • Finland - Viaplay
  • France - Canal+
  • Germany - Sky / RTL
  • Greece - ERT / Cosmote TV
  • Hungary - M4
  • Italy - Sky
  • Netherlands - Viaplay
  • Poland - Eleven Sports
  • Portugal - Sport TV
  • Spain - Movistar / DAZN
  • Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
  • Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
  • UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas

  • USA - ESPN2
  • Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
  • Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia

  • China - Great Sports TV / Guangdong TV
  • India - Star Sports
  • Japan - Fuji Television
  • Malaysia - Astro Sports
  • Indonesia- 0 Channel / Champions TV / Vidio
  • Singapore - Singtel / Starhub
  • Thailand - True Visions
  • Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
  • Vietnam - K+

Oceania

  • Australia - Fox Sports / Network 10
  • New Zealand - Spark Sports

Africa

  • Africa - SuperSport

Can I stream the Sprint race?

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream the Brazil Sprint race on a device of their choice. Some local broadcasters such as Sky TV (UK) and Movistar (Spain) also offer their own on-demand service. 

Live commentary

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Interlagos throughout the weekend, including live commentary during the Sprint race on Saturday.

Brazilian GP Sprint - Starting grid:

Cla # Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'11.674  
2 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'11.877 0.203
3 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'12.059 0.385
4 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'12.263 0.589
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'12.357 0.683
6 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'12.425 0.751
7 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'12.504 0.830
8 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'12.611 0.937
9 11 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'15.601 3.927
10 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari    
11 23 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'11.631  
12 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'11.675 0.001
13 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'11.678 0.004
14 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'12.140 0.466
15 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'12.210 0.536
16 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'15.095 3.421
17 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'15.197 3.523
18 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'15.486 3.812
19 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'16.264 4.590
20 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'16.361 4.687
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