F1 Spanish Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch, & more

The F1 world championship leader recovered from a spin during his first run in Q3 to jump into pole position with his final lap, displacing Max Verstappen by 0.323 seconds.

Verstappen was unable to respond after being hit by his own Q3 troubles, as a DRS fault forced him to abandon his final qualifying lap and left him stuck in second place.

Carlos Sainz made a late improvement to move up to third place in qualifying for his home race, ahead of a resurgent Mercedes led by George Russell in fourth.

That shuffled Sergio Perez back to fifth for Red Bull, just ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the sister Mercedes.

Valtteri Bottas once again claimed the ‘best of the rest’ tag in qualifying with seventh place for Alfa Romeo, despite missing almost the entire FP2 session with an engine issue, as he beat Kevin Magnussen who also suffered DRS trouble with his Haas in qualifying.

McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo grabbed ninth as Mick Schumacher rounded out the top 10, putting in a solid recovery having missed the majority of final practice due to a rear brake fire.

Schumacher made it into Q3 after Lando Norris lost his best lap in Q2 for exceeding track limits in the second part of qualifying, meaning the McLaren driver will start the Spanish GP in 11th.

When is the F1 Spanish Grand Prix?

Date: Sunday 22nd May 2022
Start time: 2:00pm BST, 3:00pm local time

The sixth round of the 2022 F1 season, the Spanish GP at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, gets underway at 3:00pm local time (2:00pm BST) on Sunday 22nd May.

How can I watch Formula 1?

In the United Kingdom, Formula 1 is only broadcast live on Sky Sports, with highlights shown on Channel 4 several hours after the race has finished. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK.

Sky Sports F1, which broadcasts the F1 races, can be added as part of the Sky Sports channels, which costs £20…