Sprint Qualifying vs Grand Prix Qualifying: How the Two F1 Sessions Differ

On a standard Formula 1 weekend, there is only one qualifying session. On a weekend designated as a Sprint Competition—held at up to six events per championship under the 2025 sporting regulations—the schedule contains two distinct qualifying sessions: Sprint Qualifying and Grand Prix qualifying. Because both sessions use timed knockout stages, viewers frequently ask how they differ, when they take place, and what each session actually decides.

Why Does an F1 Sprint Weekend Have Two Qualifying Sessions?

An F1 Sprint weekend features two separate qualifying sessions because it contains two separate races: Saturday's 100+ km Sprint and Sunday's full Grand Prix. Rather than using the Sprint race to determine Sunday's starting grid, the regulations provide each race with its own independent qualifying session and starting classification.

When Does Each Qualifying Session Take Place?

The two sessions are scheduled on different days with defined intervals under the regulations:

• Sprint Qualifying: Held on Day 1 (Friday), beginning 2.5 to 3.5 hours after the conclusion of Free Practice 1 (FP1).
• Grand Prix Qualifying: Held on Day 2 (Saturday), beginning 3 to 4 hours after the Saturday morning Sprint finishes.

How Do the Session Stage Durations Compare?

While both sessions use a three-stage knockout format, Sprint Qualifying runs on compressed timelines:

• Sprint Qualifying Stages: SQ1 lasts 12 minutes, SQ2 lasts 10 minutes, and SQ3 lasts 8 minutes. Seven-minute breaks separate each stage.
• Grand Prix Qualifying Stages: Q1 lasts 18 minutes, Q2 lasts 15 minutes, and Q3 lasts 12 minutes. A seven-minute break follows Q1, and an eight-minute break follows Q2.

How Does Elimination Work in Each Session?

Under the 2025 sporting regulations, both sessions apply identical elimination counts assuming a standard 20-car field:

• Five cars are eliminated after the first stage (SQ1 or Q1).
• Five cars are eliminated after the second stage (SQ2 or Q2).
• The remaining ten cars contest the final stage (SQ3 or Q3) to decide the top ten grid positions.

If the eligible field size is not 20 cars, Article 39.5 specifies the adjusted elimination numbers.

What Does Each Classification Officially Determine?

The two sessions determine completely separate grids:

• Sprint Qualifying: Produces the official classification that forms the starting grid for Saturday's Sprint race (least complete laps exceeding 100 km).
• Grand Prix Qualifying: Produces the official classification that forms the starting grid for Sunday's Grand Prix, subject to sporting penalties applied under Article 39.4.

Finishing positions in Saturday's Sprint have no bearing on Sunday's Grand Prix starting grid.

How Does Parc Fermé Apply to Both Sessions?

Under Article 40.2, cars are placed under parc fermé conditions twice during the weekend. The first period begins when each car first leaves the pit lane in Sprint Qualifying and lasts until the Sprint start. The second period begins when each car first leaves the pit lane in Grand Prix qualifying and lasts until the Grand Prix start. Teams must comply with strict maintenance and sealing limits during each window, rather than having unrestricted setup freedom.

For fans who want to explore the specific rule citations and session timings governing both formats, the Wrong Apex guide to F1 Sprint and Grand Prix qualifying differences provides a complete breakdown.

The rules summarized above follow Issue 5 of the FIA 2025 Formula 1 Sporting Regulations (dated 30 April 2025), Articles 5.3, 38–40. These provisions represent 2025 rules, and later editions may amend specific procedures. Event organizers determine specific clock times within the mandated intervals.

The love and Patriotism on Labour Day

The grassroots golf activity supporting and respecting military individuals and their families is coming to Canada the Labor Day end of the week.

The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of Canada, as a team with Golf Canada, is pleased to report the dispatch of Patriot Golf Day Canada.

The national activity will raise stores for the True Patriot Love Foundation

"In the interest of all the 3,800 PGA of Canada experts, we are genuinely glad that this Labor Day end of the week golfers and fairways all over the nation will observe Patriot Golf Day," says PGA of Canada CEO, Gary Bernard. "This magnificent activity permits everybody in the golf group the nation over to raise finances and respect our excellent Canadian military staff and their families."

Scott Simmons, Golf Canada's Executive Director, and CEO concurs, saying he would love to see Golf Canada's more than 340,000 individuals demonstrate their help of Patriot Golf Day this Sept. 1-3.

"I would firmly empower golf aficionados from the nation over to get out to the green this Labor Day end of the week and take an interest in Patriot Golf Day," Simmons says. "We as a whole have an extraordinary chance to meet up through golf and demonstrate our help for the overcome men and ladies of the Canadian military who gladly serve our nation."

Cash raised from Patriot Golf Day will go to the True Patriot Love Foundation, which backings and respects individuals from the Canadian military and their families. The establishment established by a gathering of nationals devoted to building spans between regular Canadian folks and their military, with a specific end goal to better comprehend and value the penances of fighters and their families.

"The True Patriot Love Foundation is genuinely respected to be the recipient of this national activity, Patriot Golf Day Canada," says True Patriot Love Chairman, Shaun Francis. "The cash raised and the mindfulness picked up among Canadian golfers will surely go far for our establishment and Canada's military families."

In under three years, the True Patriot Love Foundation had raised a huge number of dollars for individuals from the Canadian army and their families and dispensed over $3 million to an assortment of military projects, philanthropies, and causes, when and where it was required most. This included offering help for military families, severely harmed veterans, psychological well-being, government funded training, and progress support to regular citizen life, to give some examples.

Golfers who play on Labor Day end of the week at taking an interest Patriot Golf Day courses the nation over can give any dollar add up to the activity. Holding occasions at fairways is another method for fundraising towards the activity.

In 2007, the PGA of America, the USGA and the Folds of Honor Foundation propelled Patriot Golf Day in the United States and recent years; the activity has been fiercely active, raising $12.8 million (USD).

"In the United States, we've seen Patriot Golf Day develop year over year," says Folds of Honor, Patriot Golf Day Director, Tony Biata, PGA. "It's been extremely fruitful in helping bring issues to light and supports for our military work force and their families, so there's ever open door for that to occur in Canada too."

Bernard concurs, saying the cooperation between the PGA of Canada, the PGA of America and the Folds of Honor Foundation will just enable the accomplishment of Patriot To Golf Day Canada.

"We're working intimately with the PGA of America and the Folds of Honor Foundation," Bernard says. "What they've done in five years is quite recently stunning, so we're learning and utilizing a lot of their fruitful thoughts."

Everything getting Expensive - online qurbani & changing face of Eid

The value climb in Pakistan has certainly defaced the celebration of Eid al-Adha – Muslim’s Holy festival. The high costs are keeping individuals far from the business sectors. The business has not been empowering up until this point and the excitement appended with Eidul Azha has been feeling the loss of this current year.

The costs change from creature to creature. This year, a checked increment of 10 to 15 percent was found in the costs of conciliatory creatures when contrasted with the most recent year. As indicated by the market review, the cost of a normal goat measuring 30 to 35 kilogram went between Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 35,000, while a sheep of a similar weight was accessible at around Rs 25,000 to Rs. 32,000.

A decent quality creature was in the scope of Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 90,000 and the combine of a sound goat was accessible at around Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 120,000.The cost of a normal bovine and a calf went between Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 75,000 and the cost of solid dairy animals extended between 95,000 to 350,000. The cost of camel began from approx. Rs. 120,000.

Featuring the reason at the expansion in costs, Traders say this year cost of conciliatory creatures is higher than the most recent year as a result of different reasons. "The cost of grub and transportation influences the costs to go up," a merchant Muhammad Zubair offering creatures close Saggian Bridge.

Many individuals are depending on Online Bakra Mandi to put arranges this time for conciliatory creatures. The prevalent sites to purchase conciliatory creatures are bakraonline.pk, qurbani.com.pk, olx.com.pk, mybakra.com and bolee.com. Individuals select their required bakra from Bakra picture exhibition or by revealing to them the heaviness of bakra they need, and accuses are of the proportion of Rupees per Kg. (Ensured showcase cost and free home conveyance). The costs of conciliatory creatures fluctuate from site to site. As indicated by an online site, the rates of goats measuring 22 kg is Rs25,000, Rs34,000 for 28 kg and Rs45,000 for 40 kg. Also, the rates of cows and bulls weighing 225 kg is Rs. 90,000. For 260-300 kg is Rs. 120,000.

Thus, so as to encourage the clients, the sites are likewise offering Online Kasai (Butcher) to their profitable clients on Eid al-Adha. Their administration charges fluctuate from Rs 5,000 to 5,500 for a goat, Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 for a dairy animals and Rs. 12,000 to Rs 15,000 for a camel relying on the territory and separation.

Numerous philanthropy associations are likewise offering on the web qurbani offices for the most part to draw in Pakistanis living in different nations. For instance Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital offers extraordinary office to give qurbani meat to penniless in various parts of nation. Goat/sheep are evaluated at PKR 20,000, AED 698, GBP 145 and USD 190. Offer in cow is for PKR 8,900, AED 311, GBP 65, USD 85 and CAD 109. Full dairy animals costs PKR 62,300, AED 2,177, GBP 455, USD 595 and CAD 763.

Not just the costs of conciliatory creatures go high yet additionally the costs of vegetables and natural products have expanded this Eid. The market cost of onions goes between Rs. 40 and Rs. 50 for each kg. Tomatoes showcase cost extended between Rs. 60 to Rs. 70 for each Kg, however in Eid days the costs twofold. The cost of Apples expanded from Rs. 150 for every Kg to Rs. 180 for each Kg.

Eid-ul-Azha , a celebration of extraordinary religious significance, has transformed into an occasion of business movement.

Cyclist convicted for Murder after Widower

Cycling laws must be changed to toughen punishments, said the widower of a lady hit and murdered by a cyclist who found not liable of homicide. (Watch we recently wrote about Top places perfect for long drive in Delhi)

Kim Briggs, 44, an HR official and mother of two, was crossing a street in east London when she was hit by Charlie Alliston, 20, in February a year ago.

Alliston, at that point 18, who was riding a bike without a front brake, has been sentenced "wanton or enraged driving" under a 150-year-old law.

The pivotal case was the first-since forever time a cyclist had indicted for homicide. However Alliston was cleared of the more good offense following seven days in length trial.

Mrs. Briggs' widower Matthew said "a few parts of our cycling society" need to "fundamentally change."

"This is not a witch chase against all cyclists - I, myself cycle in London - just the untrustworthy and careless," he included.

"The present law is obsolete and has not kept pace with the significant increment in the quantity of individuals cycling and the related expanded danger of crashes, nor the state of mind of a few cyclists.

"We have to change the way the law manages this.

"I am requiring a presentation of legislation of causing demise or genuine damage by risky or reckless cycling, in this manner carrying bike laws into line with the Road Traffic Act."

He added that he needed to ensure cyclists realized that riding without a front brake was illegal. "I need bicycle retailers and, specifically, Messenger organizations to convey unmistakably and powerfully that these bicycles are not legitimate or fit for street utilize."

Paying tribute to his "brilliant spouse," he stated: "I should attempt to carry on with my life and bring my kids up as Kim did. Encompassed by energy, sympathy, silliness, and satisfaction."

Alliston's Planet X bicycle, which he had purchased a month before the crash for £470, was intended for riding in a velodrome and was not legitimate to use out and about without being changed to include a front brake.

Amid the case, he demanded that he didn't have any acquaintance with it was a legal necessity and said having the brake would not have stayed away from the impact, which occurred as Mrs. Briggs crossed occupied Old Street on her meal break.

The settled wheel track bike that was ridden by Charlie Alliston when he collided with 44-year-old Kim Briggs as she crossed Old Street in east London in February a year ago Credit: PA

In any case, Duncan Penny QC, arraigning, stated: "Track bicycles are harder to convey to an end than bikes outfitted with brakes.

"That is the reason you see Sir Chris Hoy or Laura Trott as yet zooming around the track lap after lap long after the end goal has crossed."

Mr. Briggs' require an audit of the law sponsored by philanthropy Cycling UK, which called Alliston's conduct "imbecilic" and said, "it was entirely right that this prompted his indictment."

Representative Duncan Dollimore included: "The way that he has been indicted an offense going back to enactment from 1861, drafted in age-old dialect, will certainly lead some to contend that the laws on flighty cycling ought to be lined up with the legislation on unreliable driving.

"The route in which the equity framework manages botches, lack of regard, carelessness and intentionally unsafe conduct by all street clients have for quite some time need audit."

Judge Wendy Joseph QC influenced it to clear that she was thinking about a correctional facility sentence and included: "If you need to depend on regret, I will undoubtedly say I haven't seen one particle of regret from Mr. Alliston by any stretch of the imagination - at any stage."

She deferred condemning until September 18.

On a web gathering for settled wheel bicycle lovers, Alliston posted not long after the crash to depict how he twice cautioned her to "get the f*** outta my way."

He expressed: "We impacted quite hard, our heads hit together, hers went into the floor and ricocheted into mine.

"It is a whole episode, so I won't try saying goodness she merited it, it's her blame. Indeed it is her blame, however, no she didn't merit it.

"Ideally, it is a lesson learned for her benefit; it shouldn't have happened as it did yet what more would I be able to state."

Crash specialists who considered CCTV of the occurrence closed Alliston would have possessed the capacity to stop and stay away from the impact of the bicycle had fitted with a front brake.

In any case, confirming his trial, Alliston, from Bermondsey, south London, told hearers he was not riding heedlessly.

He stated: "Constantly I would recognize what I'm doing and totally in charge of my activities. I didn't get a kick or pleasure out of not being sheltered."

Mrs. Briggs' widower Matthew, from Lewisham, south London, sat in court all through the trial, amid which the CCTV film of the crash played a few times.

In an announcement read in court, Mr. Briggs paid tribute to his "great" spouse, with whom he had a little girl matured 11 and a child developed 14.

He stated: "She rushed to grin, ease back to judge and considerably slower to outrage."

Mr. Briggs said the trial had been "tiresome and agonizing," including: "Out of this silly bloodletting, I might attempt to convey change to the law and change to states of mind. Maybe along these lines, I can respect my significant other."

How to Install a New WordPress Theme (YouTube Video)

In case you're simply beginning with WordPress, one of the main things you'll need to do is get the outline right, which as a rule includes introducing another topic.

Be that as it may, how? All things considered, fear not, on account of as a significant aspect of our new YouTube channel, we've assembled a convenient well-ordered guide.

Step by step instructions to introduce a shiny new WordPress topic:

– (note: video credits to Topher DeRosia – maker of HeroPress)

Hey! This is Topher with WinningWP. In this video, I will demonstrate to you generally accepted methods to introduce a fresh out of the box new WordPress topic. Here we are taking a gander at our current WordPress subject this is 2016. I for one like it, it's spotless and straightforward to peruse however I can acknowledge how it may appear somewhat insipid and you might need to look at something different, so how about we perceive how. To begin with, we need to sign in to WordPress. At that point we need to go to Appearance - > Themes. Presently these are the subjects that we have introduced right now, yet we need to locate another one so I will click include new. Furthermore, there are numerous recommendations here. There are well known most recent, and top choices, yet I will look for one that I truly like. What's more, there it is. Presently when you float over it you can pick subtle elements in the review, and it will give you some data, and this is a set of the topic. You can click introduce here, or you can finish off of this and return, and there's an introduce catch appropriate here on the symbol too. We should click this one. Also, that is it! The topic is presented. Presently my site is not utilizing it yet. With the goal for that to happen, I have to likewise initiate it. What's more, I can do that now, or on the off chance that I wish I could introduce a few others and afterward experience and initiate them in fast arrangement to perceive what they resemble. Yet, for the present moment, I will click start. Furthermore, now "Make" is my current dynamic subject. Also, on the off-chance that I go to the front of my site, you'll see that it looks somewhat changed. Here at the base, you can see that it says "Worked with Make." Presently there's another approach to introducing a subject also, and that is to transfer a compressed record that contains your topic. Presently typically you would get this on the off chance that you bought a subject from a store. The procedure is comparative; we'll click include new, and afterward, at the best, there's a "Transfer Theme, " and we can pick our document. Also, appropriate here at best is a subject that I have downloaded beforehand called Stargazer. Furthermore, I will click introduce. Also, now it's introduced. What's more, the conduct is like the past way it just looks somewhat changed. Ideal here is an actuate catch. What's more, now I'll click that, and now Stargazer is my dynamic subject. Furthermore, if I take a gander at the front of my site. I'm taking a gander at the Stargazer topic. What's more, that is all there truly is to it. There are two approaches to introduce, either from the WordPress repo via looking or transferring a document. Be that as it may, how about we audit the means all the more painstakingly. To begin with, you have to sign in to your site at/login. At that point we go to Appearance - > Themes. We click "Include New," look for your topic, click introduce and after that on the off chance that you wish, click enact. Presently as I specified you don't have to authorize a subject instantly after entering it. You can introduce three or four and afterward experience and initiate them in a steady progression looking at them. Presently on the off chance that you've bought a subject or assembled one yourself, or perhaps a companion gave you one, and you have a compressed record. The procedure is very comparative. You sign in to your site and go to Appearance - > Themes. You click include new, at that point, you transfer your record and snap initiate. You can introduce the same number of subjects as you wish with no mischief to your site yet I do prescribe that you erase any topics that you don't utilize long haul. They're of no utilization to you. However, a programmer could at present get to them and if they stay there getting old then at some point later on they may discover a security gap in one of those old subjects. So for the safety purpose erase any that you're not going to utilize. In case you're occupied with a blog entry on this point, look at the data underneath this video for connection to WinningWP, where there's an excellent blog entry about introducing WordPress subjects.