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

Mercedes-powered cars led the way on Friday, with Lando Norris (McLaren) setting the benchmark in FP1 and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) taking over the top spot in FP2.

What time does qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix start?

The qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix will begin at 4pm local time (-4 GMT) on Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Date: Saturday, 8 June, 2024 Start time: 20:00 GMT / 21:00 BST / 22:00 CEST / 22:00 SAT / 23:00 EAT / 16:00 ET / 13:00 PT / 06:00 AEST (Sunday) / 05:00 JST (Sunday) / 01:30 IST   2024 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

17:30

18:30

19:30

13:30

10:30

03:30¹

02:30¹

23:00

FP2

21:00

22:00

23:00

17:00

14:00

07:00¹

06:00¹

02:30¹

FP3

16:30

17:30

18:30

12:30

09:30

02:30¹

01:30¹

22:00

Quali

20:00

21:00

22:00

16:00

13:00

06:00¹

05:00¹

01:30¹

Race 

18:00

19:00

20:00

14:00

11:00

04:00¹

03:00

23:30

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 - ESPN 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 Montreal throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

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