Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will line up on pole position ahead of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc after topping Friday’s qualifying session at Sakhir.
George Russell will start the race from third in the top Mercedes, six places ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
What time does the Bahrain Grand Prix start?
The Bahrain GP will begin at 6pm local time (+3 GMT) at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday.
- date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Start time: 18:00 local time / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET / 17:00 SAT / 18:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 02:00 AEDT (Sunday) / 00:00 JST ( Sunday) / 20:30 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 the Bahrain Grand Prix?
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 the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix?
Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.
Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.
