2024 F1 Qatar Grand Prix session timings and preview

The drivers’ championship may already be decided in favour of Max Verstappen, but the fight for the manufacturers’ title is still on. McLaren sits 24 points ahead of Ferrari with just the final two rounds to run, while Red Bull is a further 29 points adrift in third. 

The Qatar weekend will run to the sprint format, meaning limited practice on Friday and a short-distance race on Saturday. 

Event
Date

Qatar GP

Dec 01

19:00  

Qatar GP FP1

  Nov 29

16:30

Qatar GP SPRINT QU

  Nov 29

20:30

Qatar GP SPRINT

  Nov 30

17:00

Qatar GP QU

  Nov 30

21:00

Qatar GP Race

  Dec 01

19:00

2024 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session

GMT

CET

ET

PT

AEDT

JST

IST

FP1

13:30

14:30

08:30

05:30

00:30¹

22:30

19:00

Sprint Q

17:30

18:30

12:30

09:30

04:30¹

02:30¹

23:00

Sprint

14:00

15:00

09:00

06:00

01:00¹

23:00

19:30

Quali

18:00

19:00

13:00

10:00

05:00¹

03:00¹

23:30

Race 

16:00

17:00

11:00

08:00

03:00¹

01:00¹

21:30

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in local timezone
Friday 29th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 16:30 – 17:30 local time
Sprint qualifying: 20:30 – 21:14 local time

Saturday 30th November 2024

Sprint: 17:00 local time
Qualifying: 21:00 – 22:00 local time

Sunday 1st December 2024

Race: 19:00 local time

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in the UK/Portugal 
Friday 29th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 13:30 – 14:30 GMT
Sprint qualifying: 17:30 – 18:14 GMT

Saturday 30th November 2024

Sprint: 14:00 GMT
Qualifying: 18:00 – 19:00 GMT

Sunday 1st December 2024

Race: 16:00 GMT

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in Europe
Friday 29th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 14:30 – 15:30 CET
Sprint qualifying: 18:30 – 19:14 CET

Saturday 30th November 2024

Sprint: 15:00 CET
Qualifying: 19:00 – 20:00 CET

Sunday 1st December 2024

Race: 17:00 CET

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in the US (Eastern Time) 
Friday 29th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 08:30 – 09:30 ET 
Sprint qualifying: 12:30 – 13:14 ET 

Saturday 30th November 2024

Sprint: 09:00 ET 
Qualifying: 13:00 – 14:00 ET 

Sunday 1st December 2024

Race: 11:00 ET

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in the US (Pacific Time)
Friday 29th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 05:30 – 06:30 PT
Sprint qualifying: 09:30 – 10:14 PT 

Saturday 30th November 2024

Sprint: 06:00 PT
Qualifying: 10:00 – 11:00 PT 

Sunday 1st December 2024

Race:  08:00 PT

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in Australia
Saturday 30th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 00:30 – 01:30 AEDT
Sprint qualifying: 04:30 – 05:14 AEDT

Sunday 1st December 2024

Sprint: 01:00 AEDT
Qualifying: 05:00 – 06:00 AEDT 

Monday 2nd December 2024

Race: 03:00 AEDT

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in Japan
Friday 29th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 22:30 – 23:30 JST

Saturday 30th November 2024

Sprint qualifying: 02:30 – 03:14 JST 
Sprint: 23:00 JST 
Qualifying: 03:00 – 04:00 JST

Sunday 1st December 2024

Race: 01:00 JST

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in Africa
Friday 29th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 15:30 – 16:30 SAT / 16:30 – 17:30 EAT
Sprint qualifying: 19:30 – 20:14 SAT / 20:30 – 21:14 EAT 

Saturday 30th November 2024

Sprint: 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT
Qualifying: 20:00 – 21:00 SAT / 21:00 – 22:00 EAT

Sunday 1st December 2024

Race: 18:00 SAT / 19:00 EAT

2024 Formula 1 Qatar GP session timings in India
Friday 29th November 2024

Free Practice 1: 19:00 – 20:00 IST
Sprint qualifying: 23:00 – 23:44 IST

Saturday 30th November 2024

Sprint: 19:30 IST
Qualifying: 23:30 – 00:30 IST

Sunday 1st December 2024

Race: 21:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.