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Rachit Thukral

F1 French Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Ferrari led the way in Friday practice ahead of qualifying, with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc enjoying a sizeable advantage over the top Red Bull of Max Verstappen in the more representative FP2.

Mercedes cemented its status as the third team, while McLaren, AlphaTauri and Haas also finished inside the top 10.

What time does qualifying for the French Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the French GP will begin at 4pm local time (+2 GMT) at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet.

  • Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022 
  • Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAST / 17:00 EAT / 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 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2022 Formula 1 French Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

12:00

13:00

14:00

08:00

05:00

22:00

21:00

17:30

FP2

15:00 16:00

17:00

11:00

09:00

01:00¹

00:00¹

20:30

FP3

11:00

12:00

13:00

07:00

04:00

21:00

20:00

16:30

Q

14:00

15:00

16:00

10:00

07:00

00:00¹

23:00

19:30

Race 

13:00

14:00

15:00

09:00

06:00

23:00

22:00

18:30

How can I watch qualifying?

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

Europe

  • Austria - Servus TV / ORF
  • Belgium - RTBF / Telenet / 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 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) and Movistar (Spain) also offer their own on-demand service. 

Live commentary

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Paul Ricard throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

French GP - FP1 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'33.930  
2 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'34.021 0.091
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'34.268 0.338
4 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'34.881 0.951
5 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'34.979 1.049
6 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'35.174 1.244
7 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'35.232 1.302
8 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'35.414 1.484
9 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mercedes 1'35.426 1.496
10 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'35.660 1.730
11 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'35.676 1.746
12 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'35.810 1.880
13 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'35.828 1.898
14 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'35.851 1.921
15 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'35.875 1.945
16 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'36.022 2.092
17 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'36.104 2.174
18 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'36.127 2.197
19 Poland Robert Kubica Alfa Romeo 1'36.332 2.402
20 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'37.043 3.113

French GP - FP2 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'32.527  
2 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'32.628 0.101
3 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'33.077 0.550
4 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'33.291 0.764
5 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'33.517 0.990
6 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'33.607 1.080
7 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'33.906 1.379
8 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'33.928 1.401
9 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'33.984 1.457
10 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'34.060 1.533
11 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'34.259 1.732
12 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'34.264 1.737
13 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'34.420 1.893
14 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'34.540 2.013
15 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'34.595 2.068
16 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'34.653 2.126
17 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'34.654 2.127
18 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'34.660 2.133
19 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'35.195 2.668
20 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'35.412 2.885
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