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Rachit Thukral

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

Ferrari set the pace in both practice sessions on Friday, but with FP2 having been effectively restricted to tyre testings, a true pecking order for Austin is yet to emerge.

Mercedes and Red Bull are only teams to have taken pole at the Texas-based track that first joined the calendar shortly after its completed in 2012. Mercedes, in fact, took six consecutive poles at COTA at the beginning of the V6 hybrid era, with its streak only ending last year when Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton in qualifying.

What time does qualifying for the United States Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the US GP will begin at 5pm local time (-5 GMT) at the Circuit of the Americas.

  • Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022 
  • Start time: 22:00 GMT / 23:00 BST / 00:00 CEST (Sunday) / 00:00 SAST (Sunday) / 01:00 EAT (Sunday)  / 18:00 ET / 15:00 PT / 09:00 AEST (Sunday) / 07:00 JST (Sunday) / 03:30 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 United Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

19:00

20:00

21:00

15:00

12:00

06:00¹

04:00¹

00:30¹

FP2

22:00 23:00

00:00¹

18:00

15:00

09:00¹

07:00¹

03:30¹

FP3

19:00

20:00

21:00

15:00

12:00

06:00¹

04:00¹

00:30¹

Q

22:00

23:00

00:00¹

18:00

15:00

09:00¹

07:00¹

03:30¹

Race 

19:00

20:00

21:00

15:00

12:00

06:00¹

04:00¹

00:30¹

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

United States GP - FP1 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'36.857  
2 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'37.081 0.224
3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'37.332 0.475
4 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'37.460 0.603
5 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'37.515 0.658
6 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'37.713 0.856
7 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'37.802 0.945
8 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'37.810 0.953
9 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'37.856 0.999
10 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'38.041 1.184
11 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'38.102 1.245
12 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'38.276 1.419
13 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'38.422 1.565
14 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'38.898 2.041
15 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'38.922 2.065
16 Russian Federation Robert Shwartzman Ferrari 1'38.951 2.094
17 Spain Alex Palou McLaren 1'39.911 3.054
18 France Theo Pourchaire Alfa Romeo 1'40.175 3.318
19 United States Logan Sargeant Williams 1'40.325 3.468
20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Haas 1'43.063 6.206

United States GP - FP2 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'36.810  
2 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'37.525 0.715
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'37.627 0.817
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'38.232 1.422
5 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'39.507 2.697
6 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'39.547 2.737
7 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'39.575 2.765
8 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'39.698 2.888
9 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'39.840 3.030
10 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'39.852 3.042
11 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'40.084 3.274
12 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'40.178 3.368
13 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'40.562 3.752
14 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'40.664 3.854
15 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'40.806 3.996
16 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'41.310 4.500
17 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'41.334 4.524
18 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'41.853 5.043
19 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'41.857 5.047
20 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'42.317 5.507
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