What time does qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix start?

The two hour time difference means that the sessions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday start a bit later than usual. Qualifying starts in the early evening.

Before qualifying starts there is still one hour of practice time. This third free practice will start at 14:00. After this session the teams and drivers will start preparing for qualifying for the GP of Saudi Arabia.

When does the qualifying start?

Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will start at 17:00. Looking at the results of the sessions on Friday, it is difficult to predict who will take pole position here. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were both very strong in the free practice. In the first free practice session there was only a gap of 0.056 seconds between them. In the second free practice the Dutchman came no further than fourth place.

Timetable Saturday in Saudi-Arabia

14:00 - 15:00: Third free practice

17:00 - 18:00: Qualifying