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Rachit Thukral

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Ferrari set the pace in Friday practice, with Charles Leclerc leading Red Bull's Sergio Perez by two tenths in FP2. Max Verstappen was third in the sister Red Bull, while Fernando Alonso put Alpine a strong fourth in the order at the end of the day.

George Russell was Mercedes' top driver in seventh.

What time does qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was due to begin at 6pm local time (+4 GMT) at the Baku City Circuit but has been pushed back by 15 minutes after FP3 was also delayed for barrier repairs. The three-part session will last approximately one hour, although red flags could lead to further delays.

Baku qualifying directly clashes with the start of Le Mans 24 Hours, but the due to Baku's delay fans can at least watch the first laps of Le Mans without having to miss any F1 action.

  • Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022 
  • Start time: 18:15 local time / 14:15 GMT / 15:15 BST / 16:15 CEST / 16:15 SAST / 17:15 EAT / 10:15 ET / 07:15 PT / 00:15 AEST (Sunday) / 23:15 JST / 19:45 IST 

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

2022 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

11:00

12:00

13:00

07:00

04:00

21:00

20:00

16:30

FP2

14:00 15:00

16:00

10:00

07:00

00:00¹

23:00

19:30

FP3

11:00

12:00

13:00

07:00

04:00

21:00

20:00

16:30

Q

14:15

15:15

16:15

10:15

07:15

00:15¹

23:15

19:45

Race 

11:00

12:00

13:00

07:00

04:00

21:00

20:00

16:30

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 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 - ESPN2
  • 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 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 Baku throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix - FP2 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'43.224  
2 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'43.472 0.248
3 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'43.580 0.356
4 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'44.142 0.918
5 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'44.274 1.050
6 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'44.315 1.091
7 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'44.548 1.324
8 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'44.567 1.343
9 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'44.609 1.385
10 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'44.771 1.547
11 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'44.781 1.557
12 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'44.874 1.650
13 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'44.874 1.650
14 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'45.059 1.835
15 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'45.115 1.891
16 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'45.264 2.040
17 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'45.588 2.364
18 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'46.397 3.173
19 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'46.425 3.201
20 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'47.218 3.994

Azerbaijan Grand Prix - FP1 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'45.476  
2 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'45.603 0.127
3 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'45.810 0.334
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'46.012 0.536
5 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'46.571 1.095
6 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'46.667 1.191
7 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'46.696 1.220
8 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'46.705 1.229
9 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'46.830 1.354
10 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'46.917 1.441
11 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'47.691 2.215
12 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'47.847 2.371
13 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'47.946 2.470
14 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'47.970 2.494
15 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'48.078 2.602
16 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'48.222 2.746
17 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'48.419 2.943
18 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'48.810 3.334
19 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'50.921 5.445
20 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas 1'58.332 12.856
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