F1 British GP schedule: Race start time and TV coverage

F1 British GP schedule: Race startFormula 1 returns to the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit for the Belgian Grand Prix and round 10 of the 2026 season.

Kimi Antonelli endured a frustrating race last time out at Silverstone, finishing outside the points, but he still has a healthy lead of 25 points to Mercedes teammate George Russell in the championship standings.

Charles Leclerc secured his first win of the season for Ferrari at the British GP, ahead of Russell in seecond and Lewis Hamilton in third. Hamilton trails Russell by just seven points in the championship leaderboard as he eyes a record-breaking eighth world championship.

Lando Norris finished just off the podium in Silverstone and missed out on a win in Belgium last year to McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Belgian Grand Prix.

What is the starting grid?

1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

3. Lando Norris (McLaren)*

4. George Russell (Mercedes)

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

8. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)

9. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

10. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)**

11. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

13. Franco Colapinto (Alpine0

14. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)

15. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

16. Ollie Bearman (Haas)

17. Alex Albon (Williams)

18. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

19. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

20. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

21. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

*Norris has a 10-place grid penalty and will start in 12th

**Hadjar will start at the back of the grid

When is the Belgian Grand Prix?

All times BST

Sunday 19 July

• Race: 2pm

How can I watch it online and on TV?

The Belgian Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 12:30pm (BST).

Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action from Spa-Francorchamps on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

In the United States, every practice, qualifying and race session will be streamed on Apple TV this year. You can stream Apple TV for FREE, with Apple TV’s seven-day free trial.

If you’re travelling abroad and want to watch, then you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN roundup is here to help.

Driver standings ahead of Belgian GP

1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 179 points

2. George Russell (Mercedes) – 154 points

3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 147 points

4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 108 points

5. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 97 points

6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 82 points

7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 76 points

8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 52 points

9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 42 points

10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 39 points

11. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) -20 points

12. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 18 points

13. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 18 points

14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) – 6 points

15. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 6 points

16. Alex Albon (Williams) – 5 points

17. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 3 points

18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 1 point

19. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) – 0 points

20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) – 0 points

21. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) – 0 points

22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 0 points

Constructor standings ahead of Belgian GP

1. Mercedes – 333 points

2. Ferrari – 255 points

3. McLaren – 179 points

4. Red Bull – 128 points

5. Alpine – 60 points

6. Racing Bulls – 59 points

7. Haas – 21 points

8. Williams – 11 points

9. Audi – 6 points

10. Aston Martin – 1 point

11. Cadillac – 0 points

What is the 2026 race calendar?

ROUND 10 – BELGIUM

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 17-19 July

ROUND 11 – HUNGARY

Hungaroring, Budapest – 24-26 July

ROUND 12 – NETHERLANDS (sprint weekend)

Circuit Zandvoort – 21-23 August

ROUND 13 – ITALY

Monza Circuit – 4-6 September

ROUND 14 – SPAIN (Madrid)

Circuito de Madring – 11-13 September

ROUND 15 – AZERBAIJAN

Baku City Circuit – 25-27 September

ROUND 16 – SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)

Marina Bay Street Circuit – 9-11 October

ROUND 17 – UNITED STATES

Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 23-25 October

ROUND 18 – MEXICO

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 30 October-1 November

ROUND 19 – BRAZIL

Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 6-8 November

ROUND 20 – LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas Street Circuit – 19-21 November

ROUND 21 – QATAR

Lusail International Circuit – 27-29 November

ROUND 22 – ABU DHABI

Yas Marina Circuit – 4-6 December