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F1 Qatar GP sprint race: Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Lando Norris will start the sprint from pole position in the McLaren, ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and team-mate Oscar Piastri.

Newly-crowned four-time champion Max Verstappen will line up sixth in the lead Red Bull, behind the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

Local time Your time
Event Date
Dec 01
 
19:00  
FP1
  Nov 29
 
16:30
SPRINT QU
  Nov 29
 
20:30
SPRINT
  Nov 30
 
17:00
QU
  Nov 30
 
21:00
Race
  Dec 01
 
19:00

What time does the sprint race for the Qatar Grand Prix start?

The Sprint will run to a distance of 19 laps or roughly 100km.

  • Date: Saturday, 30 November, 2024
  • Start time: 17:00 local time / 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 01:00 AEDT (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.

2024 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

CET

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

13:30

14:30

08:30

05:30

00:30¹

22:30

19:00

Sprint Q

17:30

18:30

12:30

09:30

04:30¹

02:30¹

23:00

Sprint

14:00

15:00

09:00

06:00

01:00¹

23:00

19:30

Quali

18:00

19:00

13:00

10:00

05:00¹

03:00¹

23:30

Race 

16:00

17:00

11:00

08:00

03:00¹

01:00¹

21:30

How can I watch the Brazilian GP Sprint race?

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 the Qatar GP Sprint race?

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. 

Qatar GP Sprint - Starting grid:

   
1
 - 
3
   
   
1
 - 
2
   
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time km/h
1 United Kingdom L. Norris McLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes

1'21.012

240.808
2 United Kingdom G. Russell Mercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes

+0.063

1'21.075

240.621
3 Australia O. Piastri McLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes

+0.159

1'21.171

240.337
4 Spain C. Sainz Ferrari 55 Ferrari Ferrari

+0.269

1'21.281

240.011
5 Monaco C. Leclerc Ferrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari

+0.296

1'21.308

239.932
6 Netherlands M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1 Red Bull Red Bull

+0.303

1'21.315

239.911
7 United Kingdom L. Hamilton Mercedes 44 Mercedes Mercedes

+0.462

1'21.474

239.443
8 France P. Gasly Alpine 10 Alpine Renault

+0.966

1'21.978

237.971
9 Germany N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27 Haas Ferrari

+1.076

1'22.088

237.652
10 New Zealand L. Lawson RB 30 RB Red Bull

+1.565

1'22.577

236.244
11 Spain F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes

+1.421

1'22.433

236.657
12 Thailand A. Albon Williams 23 Williams Mercedes

+1.514

1'22.526

236.390
13 Finland V. Bottas Sauber 77 Sauber Ferrari

+1.526

1'22.538

236.356
14 Canada L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Mercedes

+1.587

1'22.599

236.182
15 Denmark K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20 Haas Ferrari

+1.726

1'22.738

235.785
16 Mexico S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11 Red Bull Red Bull

+1.706

1'22.718

235.842
17 Japan Y. Tsunoda RB 22 RB Red Bull

+1.710

1'22.722

235.830
18 France E. Ocon Alpine 31 Alpine Renault

+1.894

1'22.906

235.307
19 China Z. Guanyu Sauber 24 Sauber Ferrari

+1.936

1'22.948

235.188
20 Argentina F. Colapinto Williams 43 Williams Mercedes

+2.411

1'23.423

233.849
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