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Rachit Thukral

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

Ferrari led the way in first practice for the Mexico GP, with Carlos Sainz topping the times ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc.

Ferrari has been on pole twice in Mexico since the country's return to the F1 calendar seven years ago, most recently with Charles Leclerc in 2019.

Mercedes has six poles out of six attempts, while Red Bull has topped qualifying only once in Mexico City courtesy of Daniel Ricciardo in 2018.

What time does qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Mexico GP will begin at 3pm local time (-5 GMT) at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

  • Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022 
  • Start time: 20:00 GMT / 21:00 BST / 22:00 CEST / 22:00 SAST / 23:00 EAT / 16:00 ET / 13:00 PT / 07:00 AEST (Sunday) / 05:00 JST (Sunday) / 01:30 IST (Sunday)

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

2022 Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST/CET

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

18:00

19:00

20:00

14:00

11:00

05:00¹

03:00¹

23:30

FP2

21:00 22:00

23:00

17:00

14:00

08:00¹

06:00¹

02:30¹

FP3

17:00

18:00

19:00

13:00

10:00

04:00¹

02:00¹

22:30

Q

20:00

21:00

22:00

16:00

13:00

07:00¹

05:00¹

01:30¹

Race 

20:00

-

21:00

16:00

13:00

07:00¹

05:00¹

01:30¹

Please note clocks will move back one hour at 2am local time in UK, Ireland and Portugal and 3am local time in Central Europe on Sunday.

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 - ESPNEWS/ESPN3
  • 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 Mexico throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Mexico City GP - FP1 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'20.707  
2 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'20.753 0.046
3 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'20.827 0.120
4 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'20.827 0.120
5 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'20.849 0.142
6 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'20.899 0.192
7 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'21.083 0.376
8 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'21.120 0.413
9 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'21.310 0.603
10 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'21.525 0.818
11 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'21.762 1.055
12 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'21.820 1.113
13 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'21.865 1.158
14 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'21.952 1.245
15 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'22.912 2.205
16 New Zealand Liam Lawson AlphaTauri 1'23.861 3.154
17 United States Logan Sargeant Williams 1'24.246 3.539
18 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mercedes 1'24.582 3.875
19 Australia Jack Doohan Alpine 1'24.615 3.908
20 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Haas 1'26.766 6.059

Mexico City GP - FP2 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'19.970  
2 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'20.798 0.828
3 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'21.177 1.207
4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'21.509 1.539
5 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'21.579 1.609
6 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'21.588 1.618
7 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'21.618 1.648
8 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'21.693 1.723
9 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'21.993 2.023
10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'22.104 2.134
11 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'22.337 2.367
12 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'22.371 2.401
13 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'22.447 2.477
14 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'22.738 2.768
15 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'22.763 2.793
16 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'22.840 2.870
17 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'22.879 2.909
18 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'23.316 3.346
19 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'23.320 3.350
20 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'23.369 3.399
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