Free F1 live timing: live positions, gaps and sectors

Step by step

1. Open /live during a session

   No account, no app, no payment: the live timing page works on mobile and desktop. If no session is on track, it shows the last one run and the schedule of the next.

2. Position, gap and lap

   Each row is a driver in position order, with the gap to the leader and to the car ahead, the best lap and the last one. In a race you see which lap we are on and how many are left; in practice and qualifying, the session clock.

3. The three sectors

   Each lap is split into three sectors. A purple sector is the fastest of the whole session; the "personal best" colour means the driver has improved their own mark. That tells you whether a lap is going to be good before it ends.

4. Tyres and pit stops

   Next to each driver you see the compound they are on, how many laps it has done and whether it is a new or used set, plus how many stops they have made and whether they are in the pits.

5. Flags and race control

   A bar split by sectors turns yellow for yellow flags, safety car or red flag, and race-control messages are listed below. You also get air and track temperature, humidity, wind and whether it is raining.

6. After the session

   Once FastF1 publishes the official data, the session moves on its own to the analysis (lap by lap, strategy, telemetry) and you can relive it with the replay, also free.

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Glossary

Pole

First place on the grid: the fastest driver in qualifying starts first.

Stint

The part of a race a driver runs on the same set of tyres, between two pit stops.

Compound

The type of tyre (soft, medium, hard…): softs grip more but wear out sooner.

Safety car

A car that comes out on track after an incident so the cars lap slowly and bunched while the track is cleared.

Yellow flag

Danger on track: slow down and do not overtake in that zone.

Sources

• Formuradar's /live page shows positions, gaps, sectors, tyres, pit stops, flags and race-control messages for practice, qualifying, sprint and race, with no sign-up, and refreshes itself. Formuradar · Tiempos de F1 en directo
• A normal weekend has three one-hour practice sessions (two on Friday and one on Saturday), qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday, which lasts up to about two hours; sprint weekends have a single practice session. Formula1.com · The beginner's guide to the F1 weekend
• A purple sector is the fastest time any driver has set in that part of the track during the session. Motorsport Explained · What is a purple sector in F1?
• This is an unofficial panel: it uses F1's public feed, with no credentials or guarantee of continuity, and it includes no video, car map or team radio. For the official signal, watch the broadcast. Formuradar · Tiempos de F1 en directo

Sources checked on 20 October 2026. The explanations are popular-level: for the exact rules, check the FIA sporting regulations.