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F1 Italian GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, channel

Lewis Hamilton set the pace for Mercedes in Friday practice for the Italian Grand Prix, but he was only 0.003s faster than Lando Norris in the McLaren.

Championship leader and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen ended up an unrepresentative 14th.

What time does qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix start?

The qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix will begin at 3pm local time (+2  GMT) on Saturday at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

  • Date: Saturday, 31 August 2024
  • Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 00:00 AEST (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST  

2024 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

11:30

12:30

13:30

07:30

04:30

21:30

20:30

17:00

FP2

15:00

16:00

17:00

11:00

08:00

01:00¹

00:00¹

20:30

FP3

10:30

11:30

12:30

06:30

03:30

20:30

19:30

16:00

Quali

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 Sports
  • Croatia - Sport Klub
  • Czech Republic - AMC
  • Denmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
  • Estonia: Viaplay
  • Finland - Viaplay 
  • France - Canal+
  • Germany - Sky 
  • Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+
  • Hungary - M4
  • Italy - Sky
  • Netherlands - Viaplay / Viaplay Xtra
  • Norway - V sport 1 / V sport + / Viaplay
  • Poland - Viaplay
  • Portugal - Sport TV
  • Spain - F1 DAZN
  • Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
  • Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
  • UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas

  • USA - ESPN Network
  • Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
  • Latin America - ESPN

Asia

  • China - CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / Tencent
  • India - FanCode
  • Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
  • Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
  • Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
  • Singapore - beIN SPORTS
  • Thailand - beIN SPORTS
  • Vietnam - K+

Oceania

  • Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network Ten
  • New Zealand - Sky

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 Monza  throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Italian GP - FP1 results:

   
1
 - 
4
   
   
1
 - 
2
   
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h
1 Netherlands M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1 Red Bull Red Bull 19

1'21.676

  255.335
2 Monaco C. Leclerc Ferrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari 23

+0.228

1'21.904

0.228 254.624
3 United Kingdom L. Norris McLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes 26

+0.241

1'21.917

0.013 254.584
4 Spain C. Sainz Ferrari 55 Ferrari Ferrari 24

+0.450

1'22.126

0.209 253.936
5 Finland V. Bottas Sauber 77 Sauber Ferrari 21

+0.451

1'22.127

0.001 253.933
6 Australia O. Piastri McLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes 23

+0.523

1'22.199

0.072 253.711
7 United Kingdom L. Hamilton Mercedes 44 Mercedes Mercedes 24

+0.538

1'22.214

0.015 253.664
8 Thailand A. Albon Williams 23 Williams Mercedes 24

+0.544

1'22.220

0.006 253.646
9 Mexico S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11 Red Bull Red Bull 21

+0.635

1'22.311

0.091 253.365
10 Spain F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes 18

+0.639

1'22.315

0.004 253.353
11 Denmark K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20 Haas Ferrari 22

+0.896

1'22.572

0.257 252.565
12 Australia D. Ricciardo RB 3 RB Red Bull 21

+0.929

1'22.605

0.033 252.464
13 Japan Y. Tsunoda RB 22 RB Red Bull 23

+1.038

1'22.714

0.109 252.131
14 France P. Gasly Alpine 10 Alpine Renault 22

+1.087

1'22.763

0.049 251.982
15 China Z. Guanyu Sauber 24 Sauber Ferrari 22

+1.178

1'22.854

0.091 251.705
16 Canada L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Mercedes 21

+1.188

1'22.864

0.010 251.675
17 Argentina F. Colapinto Williams 43 Williams Mercedes 23

+1.204

1'22.880

0.016 251.626
18 France E. Ocon Alpine 31 Alpine Renault 21

+1.204

1'22.880

0.000 251.626
19 Germany N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27 Haas Ferrari 23

+1.481

1'23.157

0.277 250.788
20 Italy A. Antonelli Mercedes 12 Mercedes Mercedes 5

+2.279

1'23.955

0.798 248.404

Italian GP - FP2 results:

   
1
 - 
4
   
   
1
 - 
2
   
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h
1 United Kingdom L. Hamilton Mercedes 44 Mercedes Mercedes 24

1'20.738

  258.302
2 United Kingdom L. Norris McLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes 23

+0.003

1'20.741

0.003 258.292
3 Spain C. Sainz Ferrari 55 Ferrari Ferrari 27

+0.103

1'20.841

0.100 257.973
4 Australia O. Piastri McLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes 24

+0.120

1'20.858

0.017 257.918
5 Monaco C. Leclerc Ferrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari 26

+0.154

1'20.892

0.034 257.810
6 United Kingdom G. Russell Mercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes 20

+0.348

1'21.086

0.194 257.193
7 Germany N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27 Haas Ferrari 25

+0.402

1'21.140

0.054 257.022
8 Australia D. Ricciardo RB 3 RB Red Bull 23

+0.562

1'21.300

0.160 256.516
9 Spain F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes 24

+0.578

1'21.316

0.016 256.466
10 Canada L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Mercedes 27

+0.625

1'21.363

0.047 256.317
11 Finland V. Bottas Sauber 77 Sauber Ferrari 25

+0.723

1'21.461

0.098 256.009
12 Denmark K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20 Haas Ferrari 11

+0.761

1'21.499

0.038 255.890
13 Thailand A. Albon Williams 23 Williams Mercedes 25

+0.854

1'21.592

0.093 255.598
14 Netherlands M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1 Red Bull Red Bull 24

+0.872

1'21.610

0.018 255.542
15 Mexico S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11 Red Bull Red Bull 14

+0.940

1'21.678

0.068 255.329
16 Japan Y. Tsunoda RB 22 RB Red Bull 20

+0.997

1'21.735

0.057 255.151
17 Argentina F. Colapinto Williams 43 Williams Mercedes 20

+1.046

1'21.784

0.049 254.998
18 France P. Gasly Alpine 10 Alpine Renault 23

+1.081

1'21.819

0.035 254.889
19 France E. Ocon Alpine 31 Alpine Renault 22

+1.129

1'21.867

0.048 254.740
20 China Z. Guanyu Sauber 24 Sauber Ferrari 27

+1.485

1'22.223

0.356 253.637
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