As part of the new schedule for Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs, qualifying for the race will take place on Friday evening instead of Saturday.
What time does qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix start?
The qualifying for the Bahrain GP will begin at 7pm local time (+3 GMT) on Friday.
- date: Friday, March 1, 2024
- Start time: 19:00 local time / 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET / 18:00 SAT / 19:00 EAT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT / 03:00 AEDT (Saturday) / 01:00 JST ( Saturday) / 21:30 IST
2024 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
SESSION |
LOCAL TIME |
GMT |
CET |
E.T. |
P.T. |
AEDT |
J.S.T. |
IST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FP1 |
14:30 |
11:30 |
12:30 |
06:30 |
03:30 |
22:30 |
20:30 |
five pm |
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 |
Quality | 19:00 |
16:00 |
five pm |
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 |
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 Club
- Czech Republic – AMC
- Denmark – TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
- Estonia: Viaplay
- Finland – Viaplay
- 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 – ESPN2
- Canada – RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
- Latin America – ESPN
Asia:
- China – CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / Tencent
- India – FanCode
- Japan – Fuji TV / DAZN
- Malaysia – beIN SPORTS
- Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
- Singapore – beIN SPORTS
- Thailand – beIN SPORTS
- Vietnam – K+
Oceania:
- Australia – Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network Ten
- New Zealand – Sky
Africa:
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 Sakhir throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Friday.