F1 Qualifying Today: Barcelona Grand Prix 2026 start times, schedule, TV channel and FREE live stream

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F1 Qualifying Today: Barcelona Grand Prix 2026 start times, schedule, TV channel and FREE live stream

Who will get pole in Barcelona?

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Saturday 13 June 2026 07:58 Updated: 08:16

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Qualifying for the F1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix takes place today (Saturday, June 13), with Mercedes hoping to maintain their 100 per cent record of claiming poles in 2026.

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will see a resumption of the championship battle between Mercedes team-mates George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, and maybe even Lewis Hamilton as well, who moved up into second in the standings after Monaco.

Antonelli has claimed four pole positions so far in 2026, while Russell has two, meaning Mercedes have a clean sweep this season.

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Ferrari will be looking to spoil the party on Saturday, as will Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who missed out on pole last weekend by just four hundredths of a second.

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F1 Qualifying Times - 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix

Following the three practice sessions that we've had this weekend, the competitive action gets underway on Saturday with qualifying.

It kicks off at 4pm local time (CEST), which is also 3pm UK time (BST).

Find the qualifying session start time converted to your local time zone below:

Barcelona Grand Prix 2026 Session Times

Qualifying - Saturday, June 13, 2026

Location	Time
Local time (CEST)	16:00 Saturday
British Summer Time (BST)	15:00 Saturday
United States (ET)	10:00 Saturday
United States (CT)	09:00 Saturday
United States (PT)	07:00 Saturday
Brazil (BRT)	11:00 Saturday
Australia (AWST)	22:00 Saturday
Australia (ACT)	23:30 Saturday
Australia (AET)	00:00 Sunday
Mexico (CST)	08:00 Saturday
Japan (JST)	23:00 Saturday
China (CST)	22:00 Saturday
South Africa (SAST)	16:00 Saturday
Egypt (EEST)	17:00 Saturday
India (IST)	19:30 Saturday
Singapore (SGT)	22:00 Saturday
Turkey (TRT)	17:00 Saturday
United Arab Emirates (GST)	18:00 Saturday
Saudi Arabia (AST)	17:00 Saturday

How to watch 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix qualifying live on TV today

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:

Where to watch: F1 2026 broadcasters by region

Region/Country	Broadcaster(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
*United States	Apple TV
China	Shanghai TV, Guandong Television Channel, Tencent
Italy	Sky Italia
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
Japan	Fuji TV, DAZN
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten
Spain	DAZN
Canada	RDS, TSN
Germany	Sky Deutschland, RTL
France	Canal+
Belgium	RTBF, Telenet
Luxembourg	RTL Lux, Sky DE
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico
Singapore	beIN SPORTS
Hungary	M4 Sport
Brazil	Bandeirantes
Austria	Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey	beIN SPORTS
Africa	SuperSport
Latin America	ESPN

* - A free seven-day trial of Apple TV is available for fans in the US, allowing them to watch F1 for free this weekend.

F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.

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Sam Cook - Digital Journalist

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