Formula 1 United States Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Valtteri Bottas set the overall pace on Friday, leading his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton with a time of 1m34.874s.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez topped the second practice of the day, but his best lap was only third-quickest on the overall timesheets.

Perez's teammate Max Verstappen ended some way off the pace in both sessions after a run-in with Hamilton's Mercedes in FP2.

What time does qualifying for the United States Grand Prix start?

Qualifying for the United States Grand Prix will begin at 16:00 local time (-5 GMT) at Circuit of the Americas. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.

• Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021 
• Start time: 21:00 GMT / 22:00 BST / 23:00 CEST / 23:00 SAT / 00:00 EAT (Sunday) / 17:00 ET / 14:00 PT / 07:00 AEST (Sunday) / 06:00 JST (Sunday) / 02:30 IST (Sunday)

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

2021 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix session timings in different timezones How can I watch qualifying?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world. 

Europe: 

• Austria - Servus TV / ORF
• Belgium - RTBF
• Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viasat
• Finland - MTV
• France - Canal+
• Germany - Sky
• Hungary - M4
• Italy - Sky
• Netherlands - Ziggo
• Poland - Eleven Sports
• Portugal - Eleven Sports
• Spain - Movistar / DAZN
• Sweden - Viasat
• Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
• UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas: 

• USA - ESPNEWS
• Canada - RDS / TSN / Discovery Velocity
• Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia: 

• China - CCTV / Tencent / Guangdong TV
• India - Star Sports
• Japan - Fuji Television
• Russia - Match TV
• Turkey - S Sport
• Rest of Asia - Fox Sports

Oceania: 

• Australia - Fox Sports / Network 10
• New Zealand - Spark Sports

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), Movistar (Spain), Disney+ Hotstar (India) also offer their own on-demand service. 

Live commentary

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Austin throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

United States Grand Prix - FP1 results: United States Grand Prix - FP2 results: