{"id":2766,"date":"2026-09-25T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:53:48","slug":"what-time-is-f1-qualifying-in-baku-uk-us-india-and-australia-start-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/what-time-is-f1-qualifying-in-baku-uk-us-india-and-australia-start-times\/","title":{"rendered":"What time is F1 qualifying in Baku? UK, US, India and Australia start times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Azerbaijan GP qualifying begins at 13:00 UK time on Friday<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The session starts at 08:00 ET in the US, 17:30 in India and 22:00 in eastern Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FP3 takes place three and a half hours earlier, at 09:30 UK time<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 1 qualifying for the 2026 Azerbaijan GP takes place on <strong>Friday September 25<\/strong>, one day earlier than during a conventional race weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session begins at <strong>13:00 UK time<\/strong>, after the third and final practice at 09:30. Qualifying will determine the grid for Saturday\u2019s 51-lap race at the Baku City Circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire weekend has been moved forward because Sunday September 27 is Azerbaijan\u2019s Remembrance Day. <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/why-azerbaijan-f1-grand-prix-will-be-held-on-saturday-2026\/\">The Azerbaijan GP will consequently be held on Saturday<\/a>, with practice having started on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time does Azerbaijan GP qualifying start?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Location<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Qualifying start<\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">United Kingdom<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>13:00 BST \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">US Eastern Time<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>08:00 ET \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">US Central Time<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>07:00 CT \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">US Mountain Time<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>06:00 MT \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">US Pacific Time<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>05:00 PT \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">India<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>17:30 IST \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>22:00 AEST \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Adelaide<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>21:30 ACST \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Perth<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>20:00 AWST \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">New Zealand<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>00:00 NZST \u2014 Saturday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">South Africa<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>14:00 SAST \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Malaysia and Singapore<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>20:00 \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Baku<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>16:00 AZT \u2014 Friday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qualifying is scheduled to last one hour, although red flags can extend the session. The narrow castle section and limited run-off areas make interruptions relatively common in Baku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Friday F1 schedule for Azerbaijan GP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Session<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">UK<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">US Eastern<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">India<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sydney<\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">FP3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>09:30<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>04:30<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>14:00<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>18:30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Qualifying<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>13:00<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>08:00<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>17:30<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>22:00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Azerbaijan GP race begins on Saturday at <strong>12:00 UK time<\/strong>, equivalent to 07:00 ET, 16:30 in India and 21:00 in Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to watch F1 qualifying in Baku<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch qualifying live on <strong>Sky Sports F1<\/strong>. US coverage is available through <strong>Apple TV<\/strong>, while <strong>FanCode<\/strong> carries Formula 1 in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian viewers can watch every session through <strong>Fox Sports, Foxtel and Kayo Sports<\/strong>. F1 TV Pro is also available in eligible territories, subject to regional broadcasting restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is fastest before Baku qualifying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/russell-holds-off-antonelli-to-complete-azerbaijan-gp-practice-sweep\/\">George Russell led both Thursday practice sessions<\/a> and established the weekend benchmark with a <strong>1min43.347s<\/strong> lap in FP2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kimi Antonelli completed a Mercedes one-two, 0.552s behind, while Max Verstappen finished third. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton placed fourth and fifth respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lando Norris finished sixth and admitted McLaren\u2019s <strong>1.484-second deficit<\/strong> was \u201ca little knife in the heart\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/news\/what-norris-1-5-second-deficit-means-for-baku-qualifying\/\">McLaren must understand whether that margin reflected its true Baku pace<\/a> before qualifying begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strong winds remain another potential complication. Gusts had been forecast to intensify on Friday, which could affect braking stability, slipstream positioning and car behaviour through Baku\u2019s exposed high-speed sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> follows every session of the Azerbaijan GP <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/\">LIVE and in REAL TIME<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the 2026 F1 championship after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kimi Antonelli leads with 302 points. George Russell is second on 236, leaving a 66-point gap after Baku. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/results\/2026\/drivers?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">www.formula1.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Russell won for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/breaking-news\/russell-keeps-fired-up-verstappen-at-bay-to-take-win-in-incident-packed-azerbaijan-gp?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">gpblog.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which team leads the 2026 F1 Constructors\u2019 Championship?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mercedes leads with 538 points, 160 ahead of Ferrari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time is F1 qualifying in Baku in the UK?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azerbaijan GP qualifying begins at <strong>13:00 BST on Friday September 25<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azerbaijan GP qualifying takes place on Friday rather than Saturday as Formula 1 follows an unusual schedule in Baku<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020315884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Lewis Hamilton","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Ferrari","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":7,"location":""}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[517,528,325,329],"42wp_author":[7],"class_list":["post-2766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-azerbaijan-gp","tag-baku","tag-f1-2026","tag-f1-qualifying","42wp_author-victor-martins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2766"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2768,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions\/2768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020315884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2766"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=2766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}