How to follow Belgian Grand Prix on the BBC

Lorraine McKenna - BBC Sport Journalist Fri, July 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM UTC

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Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps will rotate on the F1 calendar with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from 2027 to 2032

Round 10 of the 2026 Formula 1 season heads to Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix, from 17-19 July.

Title leader Kimi Antonelli topped Friday practice ahead of world champion Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Antonelli leads Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who finished 1.285 seconds behind the Italian in second practice, by 25 points in the drivers' championship.

Pierre Gasly also crashed heavily in FP2, tearing off the right rear wheel of his Alpine.

Sunday's 44-lap race at Spa starts at 14:00 BST.

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Session start times and BBC coverage

Commentary of the race weekend will be available across Sports Extra 2, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.

You can also listen by asking most smart speakers to "play Sports Extra 2".

Make sure to listen to every episode of the Chequered Flag podcast. For the first time this year, the post-race show for every grand prix is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.

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All times BST

Saturday, 18 July

Third practice: 11:30-12:30 (Sports Extra 2, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, and smart speakers)

Qualifying: 15:00-16:00 (Sports Extra 2, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, and smart speakers)

Sunday, 19 July

Race: 14:00 (Sports Extra 2, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, and smart speakers)

What is the Belgian GP weather forecast?

Friday was mainly dry at Spa but light rain did fall just after first practice finished

The rest of the weekend should be dry at Spa, but rain can never be ruled out completely at the Belgian circuit.

Saturday's qualifying is set for sunny intervals and a slight breeze, with a top temperature of 22C.

For Sunday's race, which starts at 3pm local time, conditions will be slightly cooler at 20C but the sunny intervals and dry skies remain.

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