F1 Bahrain GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, TV channel

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, 1 March 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

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 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: 

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

Bahrain GP - FP1 results: Bahrain GP - FP2 results: