F1 Austrian GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, channel

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Esteban Ocon, Alpine A524, in the queue to leave the pits

Max Verstappen looks favourite to take pole position on Red Bull's home turf, having topped the sole practice session as well as the Sprint Shootout on Saturday.

As with the new sprint format, the main grand prix qualifying session will take place at its usual time on Saturday afternoon. The sprint race, meanwhile, will be held earlier in the day.

What time does qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix start?

The qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix will begin at 4pm local time (+2  GMT) on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring.

Date: Saturday, 29 June, 2024Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 00:00 AEST (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST  

2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

10:30

11:30

12:30

06:30

03:30

20:30

19:30

16:00

Shootout

14:30

15:30

16:30

07:30

23:30

Sprint

10:00

11:00

12:00

06:00

20:00

15:30

14:00

15:00

16:00

10:00

07:00

23:00

19:30

Race

13:00

14:00

15:00

09:00

06:00

23:00

22:00

How can I watch qualifying?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.

Europe:

Austria - Servus TV / ORFBelgium - RTBF / Telenet / Play SportsCroatia - Sport KlubCzech Republic - AMCDenmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / ViaplayEstonia: ViaplayFinland - Viaplay France - Canal+Germany - Sky Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+Hungary - M4Italy - SkyNetherlands - Viaplay / Viaplay XtraNorway - V sport 1 / V sport + / ViaplayPoland - ViaplayPortugal - Sport TVSpain - F1 DAZNSweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTSUK - Sky Sports F1

Americas:

USA - ESPN NetworkCanada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / NoovoLatin America - ESPN

Asia:

China - CCTV / Shanghai TV / Guangdong Television Channel / TencentIndia - FanCodeJapan - Fuji TV / DAZNMalaysia - beIN SPORTSIndonesia- beIN SPORTSSingapore - beIN SPORTSThailand - beIN SPORTSVietnam - K+

Oceania:

Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo / Network TenNew 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 Spielberg throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Austrian GP - FP1 results:

Austrian GP - Sprint Shootout results: