McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint on Friday, with Mercedes’ George Russell denying the Formula One leaders a front-row lockout by pushing Oscar Piastri down to third.
McLaren are leading Ferrari in the championship by 24 points with two rounds remaining and a first constructors’ title since 1998 tantalisingly close.
Norris lapped the floodlit Lusail circuit with a best time of one minute 21.012 seconds with Russell 0.063 slower and Australian Piastri, last year’s sprint winner in Qatar, 0.159 off the pace.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Qatar Grand Prix?
The Qatar Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 4pm GMT on Sunday December 1 2024 at the Lusail International Circuit.
Qatar Grand Prix race schedule in full
Sprint qualifying – 5.30pm on Friday 29 November 2024
Sprint race – 2pm on Saturday 30 November 2024
Qualifying – 6pm on Saturday 30 November 2024
Race – 4pm on Sunday 1 December 2024
How to watch Qatar Grand Prix
TV channel: In the UK, every session of the Qatar Grand Prix will be shown live Sky Sports.
Free highlights will be available post-race on the official F1 YouTube channel as well as on Channel 4 at 9pm.
Live stream: Sky subscribers can watch online via the Sky Go app.
