SPA, BELGIUM – JULY 26: Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) VCARB 02 on track follows the pack into Eau Rouge and Raidillon during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 26, 2025 in Spa, Belgium. (Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images)
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Formula 1 hits the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps this weekend for the 10th round of the 2026 season, the Belgian Grand Prix.
The championship race has tightened up considerably following round nine’s British Grand Prix, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s lead now slashed to just 25 points over Mercedes teammate George Russell.
Antonelli had a strong start to the Silverstone weekend, claiming victory at Saturday’s sprint before securing pole position for the main race later in the day. Things didn’t come his way on Sunday however as he lost ground right at the start after being jumped by the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
While he managed to move up to second place after a few laps and appeared on course to challenge for what would have been his sixth grand prix win of the season, the Italian youngster suffered a mechanical failure on lap 41 that saw him drop down the field before settling for a point-less 15th place.
With that, Antonelli walked away from Silverstone with just eight points from his sprint win, bringing his points tally to 179 after nine rounds.
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 05: Race winner Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Scuderia Ferrari Second placed George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Third placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari and Bryan Bozzi, Race Engineer of Scuderia Ferrari on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 05, 2026 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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It was Leclerc who stood atop the podium on Sunday after a brilliant drive to finally celebrate his first-ever Silverstone victory and his first overall since the United States Grand Prix in Austin back in 2024. Thanks to that, the Monegasque man now sits in fourth place in the championship with 108 points so far to his name.
Meanwhile, Russell came only 0.427s short of his third win of the year, crossing the line in second place and cutting down the championship gap to his teammate and title rival Antonelli to 25 points – the equivalent of a race win.
Hamilton took third place in his home grand prix, with 32 points now separating him from Antonelli in the standings and only seven points between him and his former teammate Russell.
Heading to Spa-Francorchamps, Antonelli is well aware of the pressure he is under. His once-comfortable 66-point lead over Hamilton after the sixth round in Monaco has dwindled to just 25 points over Russell following Silverstone, which makes a victory this Sunday a must for him if he wants to avoid any more trouble in his maiden title bid.
On the other hand, both Russell and Hamilton will be keen to put even more pressure on Antonelli in the upcoming rounds and capitalize on any misfortune he might suffer in the hopes of catching him and turning the championship on its head.
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stats
- First Grand Prix: 1950
- Circuit Length: 7.004km (4.352 miles)
- Race Distance: 308.052km (191.415 miles)
- Number of Laps: 44
- Number of Turns: 19
- Fastest Lap Time: 1:44.701 (Sergio Perez, Red Bull, 2024)
- Most Wins (Driver): Michael Schumacher (6)
- Most Wins (Constructor): Ferrari (14)
- Most Pole Positions (Driver): Lewis Hamilton (6)
- Most Pole Positions (Constructor): Ferrari (13)
- 2025 Race Winner: Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
F1 Belgian Grand Prix 2026 Schedule
The 10th round of the season at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium kicks off with Free Practice 1 (FP1) on Friday, July 17, at 1:30 p.m. local time (CEST), followed by Free Practice 2 (FP2) later in the day at 5 p.m.
On July 18, drivers will climb into their cars for the final practice run (FP3) at 12:30 p.m. before they battle for grid positions in qualifying at 4 p.m.
The 44-lap race will get underway at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 19.
Belgian Grand Prix 2026: FP1 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 1:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 7:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 6:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 4:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 5:30 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 12:30 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 9:30 p.m.
- Australia (AWST): 7:30 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 9 p.m.
- BrasÃlia, Brazil: 8:30 a.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 5:30 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 2:30 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 3:30 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 2:30 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 8:30 p.m.
- Beijing, China (CST): 7:30 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 7:30 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 5 p.m.
Belgian Grand Prix 2026: FP2 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 5 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 11 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 10 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 8 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 9 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 4 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 1 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 11 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
- BrasÃlia, Brazil: 12 p.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 9 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 6 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 7 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 6 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 12 a.m. on Saturday
- Beijing, China (CST): 11 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 11 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 8:30 p.m.
Belgian Grand Prix 2026: FP3 Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 12:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 6:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 5:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 3:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 4:30 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 11:30 a.m.
- Australia (AEST): 8:30 p.m.
- Australia (AWST): 6:30 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 8 p.m.
- BrasÃlia, Brazil: 7:30 a.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 4:30 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 1:30 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 2:30 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 1:30 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 7:30 p.m.
- Beijing, China (CST): 6:30 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 6:30 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 4 p.m.
Belgian Grand Prix 2026: Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 4 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 10 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 9 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 7 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 8 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 3 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 12 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 10 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 11:30 p.m.
- BrasÃlia, Brazil: 11 a.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 8 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 5 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 6 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 5 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 11 p.m.
- Beijing, China (CST): 10 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 10 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 7:30 p.m.
Belgian Grand Prix 2026: Race Start Times
All below start times are on Sunday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 3 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 9 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 8 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 6 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 7 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 2 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 11 p.m.
- Australia (AWST): 9 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 10:30 p.m.
- BrasÃlia, Brazil: 10 a.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 7 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 4 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 5 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 4 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 10 p.m.
- Beijing, China (CST): 9 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 9 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 6:30 p.m.
How To Watch 2026 F1 Belgian Grand Prix
Fans in the U.S. can catch all the live action of the Belgian Grand Prix on Apple TV, while viewers in the U.K. can tune in to Sky Sports for extensive coverage of the weekend, with highlights available for free on Channel 4.
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterwards.
Below is the broadcast information for some key territories:
- United States: Apple TV
- United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports
- Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
- Italy: Sky Italia
- Netherlands: Viaplay TV
- Belgium: RTBF, Play Sports
- Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Japan: Fuji TV
- Austria: Servus TV, ORF
- China: Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
- New Zealand: Sky NZ
- Spain: DAZN
- Germany: Sky Deutschland, RTL
- France: Canal+
- Portugal: DAZN
- Mexico: TUDN, Sky Sports, Izzi
- Singapore: beIN SPORTS
- Brazil: TV Globo, sportv
- Middle East and Turkey: beIN SPORTS
- Latin America: ESPN
- Africa: SuperSport
Highlights from each day of the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.