[F1 British GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch, TV channel
Red Bull led the way on Friday, with Max Verstappen topping both practice sessions in the utterly-dominant RB19.
Alex Albon showed rapid pace on Friday for Williams, which is celebrating 800th grands prix with a special livery at Silverstone, finishing third-fastest in both sessions.
What time does qualifying for the British Grand Prix start?
Qualifying for the British GP will begin at 3pm local time (+1 GMT) at Silverstone
- Date: Friday, July 08, 2023
- Start 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
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 British Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FP1 |
11:30 |
12:30 |
13:30 |
07:30 |
04:30 |
21:30 |
20:30 |
17:00 |
FP2 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
17:00 |
11:00 |
08:00 |
01:00¹ |
00:30¹ |
20:30 |
FP3 |
10:30 |
11:30 |
12:30 |
06:30 |
03:30 |
20:30 |
19:30 |
16:00 |
Q |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00:00¹ |
23:00 |
19:30 |
Race |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00:00¹ |
23:00 |
19:30 |
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 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 – ESPN2
- 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:
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 Silverstone throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.