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F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

McLaren appears to be the team to be beat in Abu Dhabi, with Lando Norris having led a 1-2 for the British squad in Friday practice.

Local timeYour time
Event Date
Abu Dhabi GP
Dec 08
 
17:00  
FP1
 Dec 06
 
13:30
FP2
 Dec 06
 
17:00
FP3
 Dec 07
 
14:30
QU
 Dec 07
 
18:00
Race
 Dec 08
 
17:00

What time does qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix start?

The qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will begin at 6:00pm local time (+4 GMT) on Saturday at the Losail International Circuit.

  • Date: Saturday, 07 December 2024
  • Start time: 18:00 local time / 14:00 GMT /  15:00 CET / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 01:00 AEDT (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST 

2024 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

CET

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

09:30

10:30

04:30

01:30

20:30

18:30

15:00

FP2

13:00

14:00

08:00

05:00

00:00¹

22:00

18:30

FP3

10:30

11:30

05:30

02:30

21:30

19:30

16:00

Quali

14:00

15:00

09:00

06:00

01:00¹

23:00

19:30

Race 

13:00

14:00

08:00

05:00

00:00¹

22:00

18:30

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
  • 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 Abu Dhabi throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Abu Dhabi GP – FP1 results:

1

 – 

4
1

 – 

2
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h
1 MonacoC. LeclercFerrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari 19

1’24.321

  225.466
2 United KingdomL. NorrisMcLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes 25

+0.221

1’24.542

0.221 224.877
3 United KingdomL. HamiltonMercedes 44 Mercedes Mercedes 27

+0.485

1’24.806

0.264 224.177
4 United KingdomG. RussellMercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes 27

+0.844

1’25.165

0.359 223.232
5 FranceP. GaslyAlpine 10 Alpine Renault 24

+1.012

1’25.333

0.168 222.793
6 GermanyN. HulkenbergHaas F1 Team 27 Haas Ferrari 23

+1.052

1’25.373

0.040 222.688
7 ArgentinaF. ColapintoWilliams 43 Williams Mercedes 24

+1.061

1’25.382

0.009 222.665
8 DenmarkK. MagnussenHaas F1 Team 20 Haas Ferrari 25

+1.123

1’25.444

0.062 222.503
9 BrazilF. DrugovichAston Martin Racing 34 Aston Martin Mercedes 22

+1.150

1’25.471

0.027 222.433
10 MexicoS. PerezRed Bull Racing 11 Red Bull Red Bull 26

+1.162

1’25.483

0.012 222.402
11 SpainF. AlonsoAston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes 23

+1.183

1’25.504

0.021 222.347
12 New ZealandL. LawsonRacing Bulls 30 RB Red Bull 27

+1.242

1’25.563

0.059 222.194
13 FinlandV. BottasSauber 77 Sauber Ferrari 23

+1.290

1’25.611

0.048 222.069
14 JapanR. HirakawaMcLaren 28 McLaren Mercedes 19

+1.553

1’25.874

0.263 221.389
15 FranceI. HadjarRed Bull Racing 37 Red Bull Honda 22

+1.556

1’25.877

0.003 221.381
16 ChinaZ. GuanyuSauber 24 Sauber Ferrari 23

+1.600

1’25.921

0.044 221.268
17 JapanA. IwasaRacing Bulls 40 RB Honda 24

+1.800

1’26.121

0.200 220.754
18 MonacoA. LeclercFerrari 39 Ferrari Ferrari 22

+1.858

1’26.179

0.058 220.605
19 AustraliaJ. DoohanAlpine 61 Alpine Renault 24

+1.983

1’26.304

0.125 220.286
20
L. BrowningWilliams
46 Williams Mercedes 22

+2.198

1’26.519

0.215 219.739

Abu Dhabi GP – FP2 results:

1

 – 

4
1

 – 

2
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h
1 United KingdomL. NorrisMcLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes 25

1’23.517

  227.637
2 AustraliaO. PiastriMcLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes 28

+0.234

1’23.751

0.234 227.001
3 GermanyN. HulkenbergHaas F1 Team 27 Haas Ferrari 28

+0.462

1’23.979

0.228 226.385
4 SpainC. SainzFerrari 55 Ferrari Ferrari 28

+0.582

1’24.099

0.120 226.062
5 United KingdomL. HamiltonMercedes 44 Mercedes Mercedes 28

+0.602

1’24.119

0.020 226.008
6 MonacoC. LeclercFerrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari 28

+0.684

1’24.201

0.082 225.788
7 FinlandV. BottasSauber 77 Sauber Ferrari 24

+0.713

1’24.230

0.029 225.710
8 DenmarkK. MagnussenHaas F1 Team 20 Haas Ferrari 25

+0.718

1’24.235

0.005 225.697
9 ThailandA. AlbonWilliams 23 Williams Mercedes 22

+0.752

1’24.269

0.034 225.606
10 JapanY. TsunodaRacing Bulls 22 RB Red Bull 28

+0.980

1’24.497

0.228 224.997
11 New ZealandL. LawsonRacing Bulls 30 RB Red Bull 25

+0.986

1’24.503

0.006 224.981
12 FranceP. GaslyAlpine 10 Alpine Renault 27

+1.000

1’24.517

0.014 224.944
13 United KingdomG. RussellMercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes 24

+1.017

1’24.534

0.017 224.898
14 MexicoS. PerezRed Bull Racing 11 Red Bull Red Bull 27

+1.038

1’24.555

0.021 224.843
15 ChinaZ. GuanyuSauber 24 Sauber Ferrari 23

+1.040

1’24.557

0.002 224.837
16 SpainF. AlonsoAston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes 25

+1.057

1’24.574

0.017 224.792
17 NetherlandsM. VerstappenRed Bull Racing 1 Red Bull Red Bull 26

+1.081

1’24.598

0.024 224.728
18 CanadaL. StrollAston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Mercedes 29

+1.169

1’24.686

0.088 224.495
19 AustraliaJ. DoohanAlpine 61 Alpine Renault 27

+1.444

1’24.961

0.275 223.768
20 ArgentinaF. ColapintoWilliams 43 Williams Mercedes 10

+1.748

1’25.265

0.304 222.970
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Rachit Thukral
Formula 1
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