With Barcelona having already held a pre-season test earlier this year, teams will have plenty of data to compare with. This is particularly important in 2022, with F1 having introduced new generation of cars this year that require heavily on ground effect.
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have won the Spanish GP for the last five years in a row, but judging by the pecking order in recent races there is a good chance their streak might come to an end in 2022.
2022 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
Session | GMT | BST | CEST | ET | PT | AEST | JST | IST |
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FP1 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 08:00 | 05:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 | 17:30 |
FP2 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 01:00¹ | 00:00¹ | 20:30 |
FP3 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 07:00 | 04:00 | 21:00 | 20:00 | 16:30 |
Q | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 10:00 | 07:00 | 00:00¹ | 23:00 | 19:30 |
Race | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 06:00 | 23:00 | 22:00 | 18:30 |
2022 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in the UK/Portugal
Friday 20th May 2022
- Free Practice 1: 13:00 - 14:00 BST
- Free Practice 2: 16:00 - 17:30 BST
Saturday 21st May 2022
- Free Practice 3: 12:00 - 13:00 BST
- Qualifying: 15:00 - 16:00 BST
Sunday 22nd May 2022
- Race: 14:00 BST
2022 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in Europe
Friday 20th May 2022
- Free Practice 1: 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
- Free Practice 2: 17:00 -18:00 CEST
Saturday 21st May 2022
- Free Practice 3: 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
- Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Sunday 22nd May 2022
- Race: 15:00 CEST
2022 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in the US
Friday 20th May 2022
- Free Practice 1: 08:00 - 09:00 ET / 05:00 - 06:00 PT
- Free Practice 2: 11:00 - 12:00 ET / 08:00 - 09:00 PT
Saturday 21st May 2022
- Free Practice 3: 07:00 - 08:00 ET / 04:00 - 05:00 PT
- Qualifying: 10:00 - 11:00 ET / 07:00 - 08:00 PT
Sunday 22nd May 2022
- Race: 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT
2022 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in Australia
Friday 20th May 2022
- Free Practice 1: 22:00 - 23:00 AEST
Saturday 21st May 2022
- Free Practice 2: 01:00 - 02:00 AEST
- Free Practice 3: 21:00 - 22:00 AEST
Sunday 22nd May 2022
- Qualifying: 00:00 - 01:00 AEST
- Race: 23:00 AEST
2022 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in Japan
Friday 20th May 2022
- Free Practice 1: 21:00 - 22:00 JST
Saturday 21st May 2022
- Free Practice 2: 00:00 - 01:00 JST
- Free Practice 3: 20:00 - 21:00 JST
- Qualifying: 23:00 - 00:00 JST
Sunday 22nd May 2022
- Race: 22:00 JST
2022 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in Africa
Friday 20th May 2022
- Free Practice 1: 14:00 - 15:00 SAST / 15:00 - 16:00 EAT
- Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 SAST / 18:00 - 19:00 EAT
Saturday 21st May 2022
- Free Practice 3: 13:00 - 14:00 SAST / 14:00 - 15:00 EAT
- Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 SAST / 17:00 - 18:00 EAT
Sunday 22nd May 2022
- Race: 15:00 SAST / 16:00 EAT
2022 Formula 1 Spanish GP session timings in India
Friday 20th May 2022
- Free Practice 1: 17:30 - 18:30 IST
- Free Practice 2: 20:30 - 21:30 IST
Saturday 21st May 2022
- Free Practice 3:16:30 - 17:30 IST
- Qualifying: 19:30 - 20:30 IST
Sunday 22nd May 2022
- Race: 18:30
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
Pirelli tyre allocation for the Spanish Grand Prix
For the high demands of the Barcelona circuit, Pirelli will bring the three hardest tyres from its range - C1, C2 and C3.