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After a thrilling start of the F1 season in England, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari
won his first race of the season gaining 108 points after nine races. Mercedes’ George Russell came in second and Leclerc’s teammate on Ferrari Lewis Hamilton rounding out the podium. However, the season is 10th rounds in, as F1 travels from the United Kingdom to Belgium.
The F1 Belgian Grand Prix takes place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. Practice 1 begins on Friday, July 17 at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT, while race day lands on Sunday, July 19 at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT. Check out a complete F1 2026 season schedule here.
Belgium is a star-studded racing event, as the second F1 event of July. In the past years, the grand prix has seen the likes of English comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg, DJs Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and others. Tune-in to F1 Moët & Chandon Cruises Belgian Grand Prix to see the stars at the Formula 1 Paddock Club this year.
Want to watch F1 online? The best way for fans to tune into every race for the 2026 season (including Miami Grand Prix, Grand Prix of The Americas, Las Vegas Grand Prix and others) is with Apple TV. Subscribers can enjoy all of the action on the pitch at no additional cost, just the price of the streaming service’s subscription.
To watch for free, you can sign up for a 7-day free trial to watch hit Apple TV originals, including “F1: The Movie,” “Pluribus,” “Severance,” “For All Mankind,” “Eternity,” “Ted Lasso,” “Long Way Home,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Your Friends and Neighbors,” “Hijack,” “The Morning Show,” “Presumed Innocent,” “Masters of the Air” and others. Afterwards, you can either cancel, or keep watching for $12.99/month, or $99/year.
Meanwhile, Apple TV offers all F1 races, as well as warmups, practice and qualifying coverage, post-race analysis, race highlights, driver profiles, interviews, team info, match replays and other extras, including “Drive to Survive” (in U.S. TV markets only), with no blackouts. All grands prix livestreams are presented in 4K Dolby Vision with immersive 5.1 surround sound and Apple’s Multiview experience with up to four live feeds at once during races.
Learn more and sign up to watch the 2026 F1 season on Apple TV, below:
Friday, July 17
- Free Practice 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT
- Free Practice 2 at 11 p.m. ET/8 a.m. PT
Saturday, July 18
- Free Practice 3 at 6:30 a.m. ET/3:30 a.m. PT
- Qualifying at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT
Sunday, July 19
- Race Day at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT
