{"id":17533,"date":"2025-07-24T03:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T03:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/17533\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T03:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T03:04:08","slug":"how-to-watch-f1-belgian-grand-prix-in-australia-race-sprint-qualifying-practice-start-time-for-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/17533\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch F1 Belgian Grand Prix in Australia: Race, sprint, qualifying, practice start time for Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a few weeks off,\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/au\/formula-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Formula 1<\/a>\u00a0is back.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Belgium&#8217;s turn to host, with the action to take place at the popular Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Sporting News\u00a0has all the timings and broadcast details for Aussie fans.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/au\/formula-1\/standings\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({                    event: &#039;element_click&#039;,                    item_type: &#039;affiliate link&#039;,                    item_id: &#039;https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/au\/formula-1\/standings&#039;,                    item_name: &#039;F1 2025 standings&#039;,                    cta_type: &#039;contextual_link&#039;,                    cta_id: &#039;&#039;                    });\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">F1 2025 standings<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/au\/formula-1\/schedule\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({                    event: &#039;element_click&#039;,                    item_type: &#039;affiliate link&#039;,                    item_id: &#039;https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/au\/formula-1\/schedule&#039;,                    item_name: &#039;F1 2025 schedule&#039;,                    cta_type: &#039;contextual_link&#039;,                    cta_id: &#039;&#039;                    });\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">F1 2025 schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>F1 Belgium: Practice start time in Australia<\/p>\n<p>The action in Belgium will take place over a sprint weekend format.<\/p>\n<p>The first and only practice session is scheduled for 8:30 pm AEST on Friday, July 25.<\/p>\n<p>F1 Belgium: Sprint qualifying start time in Australia<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{\" n=\"\">The &#8216;Sprint Shootout&#8217; at Spa is slated for a 12:30 am AEST start on\u00a0Saturday, July 26 and should take\u00a0roughly 45 minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{\" n=\"\">The knockout format remains the same as standard qualifying, although the sessions are shorter \u2014 12, 10 and 8 minutes rather than 18, 15 and 12 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>F1 Belgium: Sprint race start time in Australia<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{\" n=\"\">An eventful day will begin with the sprint race at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday, July 26.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{\" n=\"\">Drivers will complete just 15 laps in what is set to be a fast-paced and frantic battle.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{\" n=\"\">Sprints typically take just over 30 minutes to complete, but no longer than an hour.<\/p>\n<p>F1 Belgium: Qualifying start time in Australia<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying for the main race is slated for 12:00 am AEST on Sunday, July 27 and should take\u00a0approximately one hour.<\/p>\n<p>It will be held over three sessions, with the five slowest drivers knocked out at each stage before a top-10 battle.<\/p>\n<p>F1 Belgium: Race start time in Australia<\/p>\n<p>The main race in Belgium is scheduled to begin at 11:00 pm AEST on Sunday, July 27.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers will complete 44 laps around the\u00a0Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.<\/p>\n<p>F1 Belgium: Full Grand Prix schedule, times in Australia<\/p>\n<p>A full breakdown of the 2025 F1 Belgian Grand Prix schedule (all AEST) is below:<\/p>\n<p>SessionDateStart timeApprox. finishPractice 1Fri. Jul. 258:00 pm9:00 pmSprint qualifyingSat. Jul. 2612:30 am1:15 amSprint raceSat. Jul. 268:00 pm8:35 pmQualifyingSun. Jul. 2712:00 am1:00 amRaceSun. Jul. 2711:00 pm12:45 am*<\/p>\n<p>*+1 day<\/p>\n<p>How to watch the F1 Belgian Grand Prix: TV channel in Australia<\/p>\n<p>Fans based Down Under can watch all the action from Spa on\u00a0Fox Sports\u00a0(Channel 506).<\/p>\n<p>How to live stream the F1 Belgian Grand Prix in Australia<\/p>\n<p>Every session from the Belgian Grand Prix will be streamed in Australia on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/goto.kayosports.com.au\/c\/1333683\/568497\/8808\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kayo Sports<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Foxtel Go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a few weeks off,\u00a0Formula 1\u00a0is back. 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