How to follow Belgian Grand Prix on the BBC
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Round 10 of the 2026 Formula 1 season heads to Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix, from 17-19 July.
Kimi Antonelli's lead at the top of the drivers' championship over Mercedes team-mate George Russell has been narrowed to 25 points after he failed to score points in the main race at the British Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the race at Silverstone ahead of Russell and his Scuderia team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
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 BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, 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" or "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., external
All times BST
Friday, 17 July
First practice: 12:30-13:30 (Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, and smart speakers)
Second practice: 16:00-17:00 (Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, and smart speakers)
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?
Last year's race at Spa, which McLaren's Oscar Piastri won, was delayed for an hour and a half because of heavy rain
The early forecast had suggested Belgium could be the first wet weekend of the season, but the weather can change very quickly at Spa.
Friday's practice sessions are still set for drizzle and a gentle breeze, with temperatures reaching a high of 24C.
Saturday's qualifying is now expected to be free of rain, with sunny intervals and a slight breeze predicted instead, and a top temperature of 24C.
For Sunday's race, which starts at 3pm local time, conditions will be slightly cooler at 21C but the sunny intervals and dry skies remain.
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