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Rachit Thukral

2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more

Charles Leclerc will start on pole position for Ferrari after beating the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in qualifying.

Lando Norris will line up fourth on the grid, marking a strong upturn in fortunes for McLaren. 

Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will start right behind Norris in fifth and sixth, sharing the third row on the grid.

When is the F1 Australian Grand Prix?

The 2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix will begin at 15:00 local time (+10 GMT) at the Albert Park Circuit.

  • Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022
  • Start time: 05:00 GMT / 06:00 BST / 07:00 CEST / 07:00 SAST / 08:00 EAT / 01:00 ET / 22:00 PT [Saturday] / 15:00 AEST / 14:00 JST / 10:30 IST 

2022 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

03:00

04:00

05:00

23:00

20:00

13:00

12:00

08:30

FP2

06:00 07:00

08:00

02:00

23:00

16:00

15:00

11:30

FP3

03:00

04:00

05:00

23:00

20:00

13:00

12:00

08:30

Qualifying

06:00

07:00

08:00

02:00

23:00

16:00

15:00

11:30

Race 

05:00

06:00

07:00

01:00

22:00

15:00

14:00

10:30

How can I watch the Australian Grand Prix?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world. 

Europe

  • Austria - Servus TV / ORF
  • Belgium - RTBF / Telent / 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 - ESPN
  • 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 the F1 Australian Grand Prix?

Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.

Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.

F1 Australian Grand Prix - Starting grid:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'17.868  
2 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'18.154 0.286
3 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'18.240 0.372
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'18.703 0.835
5 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'18.825 0.957
6 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'18.933 1.065
7 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'19.032 1.164
8 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'19.061 1.193
9 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'19.408 1.540
10 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine    
11 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'19.226 1.358
12 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'19.410 1.542
13 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'19.424 1.556
14 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'20.155 2.287
15 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'20.465 2.597
16 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'20.254 2.386
17 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'21.149 3.281
18 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'21.372 3.504
19 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'20.135 2.267
20 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin    
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