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

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As per the new-for-2024 sprint format, qualifying will take place on Saturday afternoon, a few hours after the half-distance race.

For reference, Max Verstappen set the fastest time for Red Bull in the sprint qualifying on Friday, while Lando Norris finished fourth.

Local timeYour time
Event Date
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United States GP
Oct 19
 
13:00  
SPRINT
 Oct 19
 
13:00
QU
 Oct 19
 
17:00
Race
 Oct 20
 
14:00

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

The qualifying for the United States Grand Prix will begin at 5pm local time (-5  GMT) on Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas.

  • Date: Saturday, 19 October 2024
  • Start time: 22:00 GMT / 23:00 BST / 00:00 CEST (Sunday) / 00:00 SAT (Sunday) / 01:00 EAT (Sunday) / 18:00 ET / 17:00 CT / 15:00 PT / 09:00 AEDT (Sunday) / 07:00 JST (Sunday) / 03:30 IST  (Sunday)

2024 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

17:30

18:30

19:30

13:30

10:30

04:30¹

02:30¹

23:00

Sprint quali

21:30

22:30

23:30

17:30

14:30

08:30¹

06:30¹

03:00¹

Sprint

18:00

19:00

20:00

14:00

11:00

05:00¹

03:00¹

23:30

Quali

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

US GP – FP1 results:

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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h
1 SpainC. SainzFerrari 55 Ferrari Ferrari 25

1’33.602

  212.033
2 MonacoC. LeclercFerrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari 27

+0.021

1’33.623

0.021 211.986
3 NetherlandsM. VerstappenRed Bull Racing 1 Red Bull Red Bull 23

+0.253

1’33.855

0.232 211.462
4 United KingdomL. NorrisMcLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes 25

+0.266

1’33.868

0.013 211.433
5 AustraliaO. PiastriMcLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes 26

+0.306

1’33.908

0.040 211.343
6 United KingdomL. HamiltonMercedes 44 Mercedes Mercedes 22

+0.361

1’33.963

0.055 211.219
7 United KingdomG. RussellMercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes 27

+0.491

1’34.093

0.130 210.927
8 DenmarkK. MagnussenHaas F1 Team 20 Haas Ferrari 24

+0.494

1’34.096

0.003 210.920
9 SpainF. AlonsoAston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes 24

+0.510

1’34.112

0.016 210.884
10 JapanY. TsunodaRB 22 RB Red Bull 20

+0.711

1’34.313

0.201 210.435
11 GermanyN. HulkenbergHaas F1 Team 27 Haas Ferrari 24

+0.762

1’34.364

0.051 210.321
12 FranceP. GaslyAlpine 10 Alpine Renault 24

+0.773

1’34.375

0.011 210.297
13 New ZealandL. LawsonRB 30 RB Red Bull 28

+0.841

1’34.443

0.068 210.145
14 ThailandA. AlbonWilliams 23 Williams Mercedes 26

+1.016

1’34.618

0.175 209.757
15 CanadaL. StrollAston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Mercedes 24

+1.017

1’34.619

0.001 209.754
16 MexicoS. PerezRed Bull Racing 11 Red Bull Red Bull 24

+1.036

1’34.638

0.019 209.712
17 FranceE. OconAlpine 31 Alpine Renault 24

+1.204

1’34.806

0.168 209.341
18 FinlandV. BottasSauber 77 Sauber Ferrari 26

+1.439

1’35.041

0.235 208.823
19 ArgentinaF. ColapintoWilliams 43 Williams Mercedes 27

+1.646

1’35.248

0.207 208.369
20 ChinaZ. GuanyuSauber 24 Sauber Ferrari 15

+3.617

1’37.219

1.971 204.145

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