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2024 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix session timings and preview

The Bahrain GP will run to a different schedule from most races, with the race taking place on Saturday night.

Accordingly, the first of the two practice sessions will be held on Thursday, followed by FP3 and qualifying on Friday.

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

lOCAL TIME

GMT

CET

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

14:30

11:30

12:30

06:30

03:30

22:30

20:30

17:00

FP2

18:00

15:00

16:00

10:00

07:00

02:00¹

00:00¹

20:30

FP3

15:30

12:30

13:30

07:30

06:30

23:30

21:30

18:00

Quali 19:00

16:00

17:00

11:00

08:00

03:00¹

01:00¹

21:30

Race 

18:00

15:00

16:00

10:00

07:00

02:00¹

00:00¹

20:30

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in Bahrain

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice 1: 14:30 - 15:30 local time
  • Free Practice 2: 18:00 - 19:00 local time

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 3: 15:30 - 16:30 local time
  • Qualifying: 19:00 - 20:00 local time

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Race: 18:00 local time

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in the UK/Portugal 

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice 1: 11:30 - 12:30 GMT
  • Free Practice 2: 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 3: 12:30 - 13:30 GMT
  • Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 GMT

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Race: 15:00 GMT

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in Europe

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice 1: 12:30 - 13:30 CET
  • Free Practice 2: 16:00 - 17:00 CET

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 3: 13:30 - 14:30 CET
  • Qualifying: 17:00 - 18:00 CET

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Race: 16:00 CET

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in the US (Eastern Time)

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice 1: 06:30 - 07:30 ET 
  • Free Practice 2: 10:00 - 11:00 ET 

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 3: 07:30 - 08:30 ET 
  • Qualifying: 11:00 - 12:00 ET 

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Race: 10:00 ET 

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in the US (Pacific Time)

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice 1: 03:30 - 04:30 PT
  • Free Practice 2: 07:00 - 08:00 PT

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 3: 06:30 - 07:30 PT
  • Qualifying: 08:00 - 09:00 PT 

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Race:  07:00 PT

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in Australia

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice: 22:30 - 23:30 AEDT

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 2: 02:00 - 03:00 AEDT
  • Free Practice 3: 23:30 - 00:30 AEDT

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Qualifying: 03:00 - 04:00 AEDT

Sunday 3rd March 2024

  • Race: 02:00 AEDT

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in Japan

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice 1: 20:30 - 21:30 JST
  • Free Practice 2: 00:00 - 01:00 JST

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 3: 21:30 - 22:30 JST 

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Qualifying: 01:00 - 02:00 JST

Sunday 3rd March 2024

  • Race: 22:00 JST

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in Africa

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice 1: 13:30 - 14:30 SAT / 14:30 - 15:30 EAT
  • Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 SAT / 18:00 - 19:00 EAT 

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 3: 14:30 - 15:30 SAT /15:30 - 16:30 EAT
  • Qualifying: 18:00 - 19:00 SAT / 19:00 - 20:00 EAT

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Race: 17:00 SAT / 18:00 EAT

2024 Formula 1 Bahrain GP session timings in India

Thursday 29th February 2024

  • Free Practice 1: 17:00 - 18:00 IST
  • Free Practice 2: 20:30 - 21:30 IST 

Friday 1st March 2024

  • Free Practice 3: 18:00 - 19:00 IST
  • Qualifying: 21:30 - 22:30 IST

Saturday 2nd March 2024

  • Race: 20:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

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