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F1 Austrian GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch, TV channel

As part of the sprint weekend format, qualifying for the Austrian GP will take place on Friday after just a single practice session.

The grid for the sprint race will be decided by a separate qualifying shootout that will take place on Saturday morning.

The results of the sprint race will have no impact on the grand prix itself, unlike in previous years. The drivers will line up on the grid for the main race based on their fastest times from Friday qualifying. 

What time does qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Austrian GP will begin at 5pm local time (+1 GMT) at the Red Bull Ring.

  • Date: Friday, June 30, 2023
  • Start time: 15:00 GMT / 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 17:00 SAT / 18:00 EAT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT / 01:00 AEST (Sunday) / 00:00 JST (Saturday) / 20:30 IST

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

2023 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

11:30

12:30

13:30

07:30

04:30

21:30

20:30

17:00

Qualifying

15:00 16:00

17:00

11:00

08:00

01:00¹

00:00¹

20:30

Sprint Q

10:00

11:00

12:00

06:00

03:00

20:00

19:00

15:30

Sprint

14:30

15:30

16:30

10:30

07:30

00:30¹

23:30

20:00

Race 

13:00

14:00

15:00

09:00

06:00

23:00

22:00

18:30

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
  • Finland - Viaplay / V sport + / V sport 1
  • 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
  • Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
  • Latin America - ESPN

Asia

  • China - CCTV/ Great Sports TV / Guangdong Television Channel
  • India - F1 TV only
  • Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
  • Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
  • Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
  • Singapore - beIN SPORTS
  • Thailand - beIN SPORTS
  • Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
  • Vietnam - K+

Oceania

  • Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo
  • 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 the Red Bull Ring throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Austrian GP - FP1 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'05.742  
2 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'05.983 0.241
3 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'06.012 0.270
4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'06.251 0.509
5 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'06.262 0.520
6 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'06.340 0.598
7 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'06.497 0.755
8 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1'06.656 0.914
9 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'06.696 0.954
10 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'06.780 1.038
11 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'06.794 1.052
12 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren 1'06.809 1.067
13 Germany Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1'06.846 1.104
14 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'06.847 1.105
15 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'06.985 1.243
16 Netherlands Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri 1'07.017 1.275
17 United States Logan Sargeant Williams 1'07.018 1.276
18 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'07.202 1.460
19 France Pierre Gasly Alpine 1'07.287 1.545
20 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'07.368 1.626
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