
Red Bull led the way on Friday, with Max Verstappen topping both practice sessions in the utterly-dominant RB19.
Alex Albon showed rapid pace on Friday for Williams, which is celebrating 800th grands prix with a special livery at Silverstone, finishing third-fastest in both sessions.
What time does qualifying for the British Grand Prix start?
Qualifying for the British GP will begin at 3pm local time (+1 GMT) at Silverstone
- Date: Friday, July 08, 2023
 - Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 00:00 AEST (Sunday) / 23:00 JST / 19:30 IST
 
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
2023 Formula 1 British Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
| 
 Session  | 
 GMT  | 
 BST  | 
 CEST  | 
 ET  | 
 PT  | 
 AEST  | 
 JST  | 
 IST  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 FP1  | 
 11:30  | 
 12:30  | 
 13:30  | 
 07:30  | 
 04:30  | 
 21:30  | 
 20:30  | 
 17:00  | 
| 
 FP2  | 
 15:00  | 
16:00 | 
 17:00  | 
11:00 | 
 08:00  | 
01:00¹ | 
 00:30¹  | 
20:30 | 
| 
 FP3  | 
 10:30  | 
 11:30  | 
 12:30  | 
 06:30  | 
03:30 | 
 20:30  | 
19:30 | 
 16:00  | 
| 
 Q  | 
 14:00  | 
 15:00  | 
 16:00  | 
 10:00  | 
 07:00  | 
00:00¹ | 
 23:00  | 
 19:30  | 
| 
 Race  | 
 14:00  | 
 15:00  | 
 16:00  | 
 10:00  | 
 07:00  | 
 00:00¹  | 
 23:00  | 
19:30 | 
How can I watch qualifying?
Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.
Europe:
- Austria - Servus TV / ORF
 - Belgium - RTBF / Telenet / Play Sports
 - Croatia - Sport Klub
 - Czech Republic - AMC
 - Denmark - TV3+ / TV3 Sport / Viaplay
 - Finland - Viaplay / V sport + / V sport 1
 - France - Canal+
 - Germany - Sky
 - Greece - ANT1 / ANT1+
 - Hungary - M4
 - Italy - Sky
 - Netherlands - Viaplay / Viaplay Xtra
 - Norway - V sport 1 / V sport + / Viaplay
 - Poland - Viaplay
 - Portugal - Sport TV
 - Spain - F1 DAZN
 - Sweden - Viaplay / V sport motor / TV 10
 - Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
 - UK - Sky Sports F1
 
Americas:
- USA - ESPN2
 - Canada - RDS / RDS2 / TSN / Noovo
 - Latin America - ESPN
 
Asia:
- China - CCTV/ Great Sports TV / Guangdong Television Channel
 - India - F1 TV only
 - Japan - Fuji TV / DAZN
 - Malaysia - beIN SPORTS
 - Indonesia- beIN SPORTS
 - Singapore - beIN SPORTS
 - Thailand - beIN SPORTS
 - Turkey - S Sport / S Sport Plus
 - Vietnam - K+
 
Oceania:
- Australia - Fox Sports / Foxtel / Kayo
 - New Zealand - Sky
 
Africa:
- Africa - SuperSport
 
Can I stream qualifying?
Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. Some local broadcasters such as Sky TV (UK) and Movistar (Spain) also offer their own on-demand service.
Live commentary
Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Silverstone throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.
British GP - FP1 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 
    | 
Red Bull | 1'28.600 | |
| 2 |   | 
    | 
Red Bull | 1'29.048 | 0.448 | 
| 3 |   | 
    | 
Williams | 1'29.089 | 0.489 | 
| 4 |   | 
    | 
Aston Martin | 1'29.268 | 0.668 | 
| 5 |   | 
    | 
Ferrari | 1'29.280 | 0.680 | 
| 6 |   | 
    | 
Alpine | 1'29.319 | 0.719 | 
| 7 |   | 
    | 
Ferrari | 1'29.357 | 0.757 | 
| 8 |   | 
    | 
McLaren | 1'29.441 | 0.841 | 
| 9 |   | 
    | 
Aston Martin | 1'29.471 | 0.871 | 
| 10 |   | 
    | 
McLaren | 1'29.658 | 1.058 | 
| 11 |   | 
    | 
AlphaTauri | 1'29.691 | 1.091 | 
| 12 |   | 
    | 
Mercedes | 1'29.768 | 1.168 | 
| 13 |   | 
    | 
Alpine | 1'29.828 | 1.228 | 
| 14 |   | 
    | 
Mercedes | 1'29.874 | 1.274 | 
| 15 |   | 
    | 
Alfa Romeo | 1'30.090 | 1.490 | 
| 16 |   | 
    | 
AlphaTauri | 1'30.092 | 1.492 | 
| 17 |   | 
    | 
Williams | 1'30.124 | 1.524 | 
| 18 |   | 
    | 
Alfa Romeo | 1'30.321 | 1.721 | 
| 19 |   | 
    | 
Haas | 1'30.385 | 1.785 | 
| 20 |   | 
    | 
Haas | 1'30.591 | 1.991 | 
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British GP - FP2 results:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 
    | 
Red Bull | 1'28.078 | |
| 2 |   | 
    | 
Ferrari | 1'28.100 | 0.022 | 
| 3 |   | 
    | 
Williams | 1'28.296 | 0.218 | 
| 4 |   | 
    | 
Red Bull | 1'28.342 | 0.264 | 
| 5 |   | 
    | 
Williams | 1'28.766 | 0.688 | 
| 6 |   | 
    | 
Aston Martin | 1'28.866 | 0.788 | 
| 7 |   | 
    | 
Haas | 1'28.880 | 0.802 | 
| 8 |   | 
    | 
Alpine | 1'28.889 | 0.811 | 
| 9 |   | 
    | 
McLaren | 1'28.926 | 0.848 | 
| 10 |   | 
    | 
Aston Martin | 1'29.134 | 1.056 | 
| 11 |   | 
    | 
Alfa Romeo | 1'29.225 | 1.147 | 
| 12 |   | 
    | 
Mercedes | 1'29.238 | 1.160 | 
| 13 |   | 
    | 
Alpine | 1'29.242 | 1.164 | 
| 14 |   | 
    | 
McLaren | 1'29.260 | 1.182 | 
| 15 |   | 
    | 
Mercedes | 1'29.283 | 1.205 | 
| 16 |   | 
    | 
Alfa Romeo | 1'29.378 | 1.300 | 
| 17 |   | 
    | 
Haas | 1'29.439 | 1.361 | 
| 18 |   | 
    | 
AlphaTauri | 1'29.483 | 1.405 | 
| 19 |   | 
    | 
AlphaTauri | 1'29.571 | 1.493 | 
| 20 |   | 
    | 
Ferrari | ||
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