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Rachit Thukral

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

Lasrt year's winner and Red Bull Racing star Max Verstappen topped practice on Friday, leading Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

What time does qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the Miami GP will begin at 4pm local time (-4 GMT) at the Miami International Autodrome.

  • Date: Saturday, May 6th, 2023
  • Start time: 20:00 GMT / 21:00 BST / 22:00 CEST / 22:00 SAT / 23:00 EAT / 16:00 ET / 13:00 PT / 06:00 AEST (Sunday) / 05:00 JST (Sunday) / 01:30 IST (Sunday)

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 Miami Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

18:00

19:00

20:00

14:00

11:00

04:00¹

03:00¹

23:30

FP2

21:30

22:30

23:30

17:30

14:30

07:30¹

06:30¹

03:30¹

FP3

16:30

17:30

18:30

12:30

09:30

02:30¹

01:30¹

22:00

Q

20:00

21:00

22:00

16:00

13:00

06:00¹

05:00¹

01:30¹

Race 

19:30

20:30

21:30

15:30

12:30

05:30¹

04:30¹

01:00¹

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 Miami throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Friday.

Miami GP - FP1 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'30.125  
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'30.337 0.212
3 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'30.449 0.324
4 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'30.549 0.424
5 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'30.724 0.599
6 France Pierre Gasly Alpine 1'31.104 0.979
7 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1'31.231 1.106
8 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'31.337 1.212
9 Germany Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1'31.392 1.267
10 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'31.542 1.417
11 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'31.566 1.441
12 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren 1'31.810 1.685
13 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'31.853 1.728
14 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'31.902 1.777
15 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'31.903 1.778
16 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'31.997 1.872
17 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'32.134 2.009
18 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'32.169 2.044
19 United States Logan Sargeant Williams 1'32.619 2.494
20 Netherlands Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri 1'34.637 4.512

Miami GP - FP2 results:

Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap
1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'27.930  
2 Spain Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'28.315 0.385
3 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'28.398 0.468
4 Mexico Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'28.419 0.489
5 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1'28.660 0.730
6 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren 1'28.741 0.811
7 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'28.858 0.928
8 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'28.930 1.000
9 France Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'28.937 1.007
10 Thailand Alex Albon Williams 1'29.046 1.116
11 France Pierre Gasly Alpine 1'29.098 1.168
12 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'29.171 1.241
13 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'29.181 1.251
14 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'29.189 1.259
15 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1'29.216 1.286
16 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren 1'29.339 1.409
17 Germany Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1'29.393 1.463
18 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'29.613 1.683
19 Netherlands Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri 1'29.928 1.998
20 United States Logan Sargeant Williams 1'30.038 2.108
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