F1 start time: What time does the Qatar GP start? How to watch and live stream

Here is the F1 start time information from around the world for the Qatar Grand Prix, which has already established itself as one of the most physically demanding races of the year.

After the final Sprint of the season, the drivers will have taken part in qualifying and will get ready for 57 laps around Lusail, a challenging circuit with a desert climate to match.

What time does the Qatar Grand Prix start?

The Qatar Grand Prix will start at 7pm local time on Sunday 1 December 2024, which equates to these times in the following territories around the world:

United States and Canada*: 8am Pacific Time, 10am Central Time, 12pm Eastern Time
Mexico: 10am [Mexico City]
United Kingdom: 4pm
Central European Time**: 5pm
South Africa: 6pm
Gulf Standard Time: 7pm
India: 9.30pm
Indonesia*: 11pm [Western Indonesia Time]
China: 12am [Monday 2 December]
Singapore: 12am [Monday 2 December]
Malaysia: 12am [Monday 2 December]
Philippines: 12am [Monday 2 December]
Japan: 1am [Monday 2 December]
Australia*: 3am [Australian Eastern Daylight Time] [Monday 2 December]
New Zealand: 5am [New Zealand Daylight Time] [Monday 2 December]

*Convert to check locally if you do not live in an area of this territory with these time zones.

**Covers 30 nations and territories: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (except the Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City.

How to watch the Qatar Grand Prix on TV

Viewers in the UK can stream every F1 race live with a Sky Sports subscription or a NOW Sports Month Membership. With NOW TV, There is no contract in place and you can cancel anytime!

Different nations and territories around the world have their own broadcasting rights deals with Formula 1, and here is a selection of where F1 fans will be able to watch the Qatar Grand Prix from across the globe, be it through pay TV or free-to-air:

Africa: SuperSport
Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
Brazil: BandSports, TV Bandeirantes
Canada: RDS (French), TSN (English)
Central Asia: Setanta Sports
China: CCTV
France: Canal+
Germany: Sky Sport F1
India: FanCode
Italy: Sky Sport F1, TV8
Japan: DAZN, Fuji TV
Latin America (except Argentina and Mexico): ESPN
Malaysia: beIN Sports
Mexico: Fox Sports
Middle East and North Africa: beIN Sports
Netherlands: Viaplay
New Zealand: Sky Sport, Prime (highlights)
Pakistan: A Sports
Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 UK (highlights)
South Korea: Coupang
Spain: DAZN
United Kingdom: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 (highlights)
United States: ESPN+, ESPN Deportes

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Qatar Grand Prix live stream: How to watch online

F1 fans will be able to live stream the Qatar Grand Prix through platforms such as NOW and Sky Go in the UK.

F1 TV Pro is available worldwide in selected territories, which offers exclusive features like onboard cameras from all 20 cars, pre and post-race shows and much more.

F1 TV Pro is also able to be live streamed via Apple TV, Chromecast Generation 2 and above, Android TV, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku, without ad breaks and with commentary available in six languages.

Here is a list of all the territories where F1 TV Pro is available.

How long is the Qatar Grand Prix?

Every race except from the Monaco Grand Prix runs to around the same distance measured to 300km plus one lap, which gets closest to 305km – or is time-limited to a two-hour race within a three-hour window.

For the Qatar Grand Prix, this distance equates to 57 laps.

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