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.
- Antonelli tops FP2 as Gasly crashes heavily at Spa
- Norris to have 10-place grid penalty in Belgium
- Red Bull to change wing after Verstappen crashes
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.
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?
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.
