F1 Qualifying

Formula One racing is in Saudi Arabia this weekend for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The F1 race is scheduled to run on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, but qualifying ...

1 The final ten minutes feature the 10 remaining cars competing for the fastest time to secure pole position. The first 20 minutes will feature all 20 cars trying to secure the fastest time.

Your guide to watching the qualifying sessions at Saudi Arabia in 2023.

Follow the third and final F1 free practice session for the Saudi Arabian GP live. Keep up to date with everything that happens during FP3 at the Jeddah ...

In the blog, we will provide you with the latest developments during FP3 in Saudi Arabia. You can easily switch between live timing and the live blog via the tabs. Below you will find our dedicated live blog and live timing hub; the times refresh automatically during the session, so you are always up to date.

The battle for pole position is on for 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying as the 2023 F1 schedule moves into the second race weekend of the year.

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Formula 1 is back for the 2023 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, with Red Bull strongly fancied to take pole position and the win in the third edition of the...

[Max Verstappen](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-drivers/max-verstappen/) cruised to a commanding victory in the opening race of the season in Bahrain two weeks ago, with his team-mate [Sergio Perez](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-drivers/sergio-perez/) making it a perfect start to the campaign for Red Bull. These 10 drivers are free to choose to start on whichever tyre they prefer. This weekend we should see the opposite. Qualifying for a Formula 1 grand prix is split into three sections: Q1, Q2, and Q3. Neutrals will hope this will give outsiders a chance at a podium or even a race win, and many of the teams running down the order will be tempted to start on the medium tyres in a bid to over-cut cars ahead with a longer first stint. The drivers who compete in the final part of qualifying (Q3) and go for pole position for Sunday’s race must start the race on the compound used to set their fastest lap of Q2. A one-stop race is theoretically possible and to do this drivers would begin on the medium tyre before coming into the pits for hards on lap 15-20. Those starting on the soft tyres are expected to pit for hard tyres between laps 9 and 13, before stopping again on lap 32-38 to fit yellow rubber to the finish. The 10 teams will all have two sets of hard tyres (white), three sets of medium tyres (yellow) and eight sets of soft tyres (red) available for each driver. [Fernando Alonso](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-drivers/fernando-alonso/) for Aston Martin completed the podium as both [Ferrari](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-teams/scuderia-ferrari/) and [Mercedes](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-teams/mercedes-amg-petronas/) struggled for pace throughout the weekend. [2023 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/103383/saudi-arabia-grand-prix-2023-date-time-tv-channel-live-stream-grid/), with Red Bull strongly fancied to take pole position and the win in the third edition of the fastest street-circuit race on the calendar. Wet-weather tyres - the intermediates (green) and wets (blue) - are also to hand if needed, but there’s only a 0.01% chance of that happening in Saudi.

Formula One racing is headed to Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. We'll update qualifying until the full racing grid is set for Sunday's race at ...

1 2 The first 20 minutes will eliminate five drivers and the next 15 minutes will eliminate five more.

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in FP3 to lead his Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez by over six tenths of a second – and the rest of the field by nearly ...

[Qualifying](https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2023/Saudi_Arabia.html) is up next at 2000 local time, with Verstappen holding the cards as he seeks his first pole position in Saudi Arabia. [DATA POINTS: What we learned from Friday practice in Saudi Arabia](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.data-points-what-we-learned-from-friday-practice-in-saudi-arabia.3I1B0cdPzbu65t0eEA3XY9.html) He was the last driver within a second of the Dutchman, as Lance Stroll was 1.024s off the pace in P4. [FP1](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp1-verstappen-heads-perez-as-red-bull-lead-the-way-in-first-practice-at.7HwrQndBJ8d0EmQ2E2PsgU.html) and [FP2](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp2-dominant-verstappen-leads-alonso-at-second-practice-session-in-jeddah-as.6gdyVTKp5ZwrygdbL0nlay.html) on Friday, followed that up with another table-topping performance on Saturday afternoon, having equipped softs to set a lap of 1m 28.485s. Leclerc however has a 10-place grid penalty to contend with. [power unit issue](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.de-vries-misses-final-practice-in-jeddah-as-alphatauri-carry-out-power-unit.5EDY1Oi6JthoJ87gEBtS5L.html). [READ MORE: ‘It’s definitely not like Bahrain’ – Friday practice pace-setter Verstappen braced for ‘very close’ fight in Saudi Arabia](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.its-definitely-not-like-bahrain-friday-practice-pace-setter-verstappen.757YBnFWtQlaTwPQQsAM7d.html) Kevin Magnussen took P17 for Haas ahead of Valtteri Bottas, and the AlphaTauris rounded out the timesheets with Yuki Tsunoda 19th on medium compounds and Nyck de Vries 20th having failed to set a time due to a Esteban Ocon took 14th for Alpine, and in 15th and 16th were the two Williams, with Alex Albon ahead of Logan Sargeant. Zhou Guanyu finished a tenth behind Russell as he took 12th for Alfa Romeo, while Nico Hulkenberg was next on the charts in P13 for Haas. Max Verstappen set the fastest time in FP3 to lead his Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez by over six tenths of a second – and the rest of the field by nearly a second – as the championship leader swept all three practice sessions before qualifying in Saudi Arabia. Perez ended up 0.613s off the pace in P2, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was third on the board – albeit 0.998s off the pace of Verstappen.

After dominating the three practice sessions, Max Verstappen is once again the man to beat going into qualifying.

Max Verstappen goes for his second pole position from two attempts in 2023 ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Sunday's 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2023, you can watch via the Sky Go app if you're an existing subscriber or you can purchase For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. Elsewhere, Sling TV will also show the action, as too will FuboTV in the US. For Spanish-language viewers, they can find live broadcasts on ESPN Deportes, though ESPNews and ESPNU will also show some practice and qualifying sessions live throughout the year. Sky Sports F1 Time (GMT) GMT / 1 p.m ET / 4 a.m AEDT (Mar 6) / 8 p.m. That's due to the fact that his Ferrari team have had to swap parts in his car following his DNF finish last time out in Bahrain. They need to bounce back after disappointing in Bahrain during the opening race of the season. The action begins in just under five minutes! START OF Q1: Away we go then as the battle for pole position begins in Saudi Arabia.