{"id":797601,"date":"2026-07-13T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797601\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:24:20","slug":"the-schedule-for-the-2026-belgian-grand-prix-at-spa-francorchamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797601\/","title":{"rendered":"The schedule for the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    The tenth round of the F1 season will take place at Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix from July 17 to 19.                                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Just two weeks after a British Grand Prix that saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/charles-leclerc\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Charles Leclerc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Leclerc<\/a> to be crowned there for the first time in his career, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/f1\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"F1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1<\/a> arrives at Spa-Francorchamps for a no less thrilling Belgian Grand Prix. Traditionally, the Ardennes often host exciting Grands Prix, it was there that Charles Leclerc won his first victory in the premier category, and there where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Lewis-Hamilton-2\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"41\" title=\"Lewis Hamilton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/max\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"112\" title=\"Max Verstappen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> They too have shone on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">This year, it&#8217;s still difficult to establish a hierarchy, given the anticipated duel between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/stable\/f1\/mercedes\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"80\" title=\"Mercedes Benz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercedes Benz<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/stable\/f1\/ferrari\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"74\" title=\"Classic Ferrari for sale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Classic Ferrari for sale<\/a> the competition is heating up. Before the summer break, everyone wants to seize victory in Belgium, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/stable\/f1\/mclaren\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"76\" title=\"McLaren\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McLaren<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Oscar-Piastre\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"96\" title=\"Oscar piastri\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oscar piastri<\/a> had prevailed last year. Let&#8217;s not forget the presence either \u2013 as at Silverstone, of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/2-formula\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"14\" title=\"Formula 2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F2<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/3-formula\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"62\" title=\"Formula 3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F3<\/a>, seeing Nikola Tsolov pull away in the second division, and Ugo Ugochukwu take a comfortable lead in F3<\/p>\n<p class=\"cross-article__title\">\n        This article might interest you    <\/p>\n<p>            <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DPPI_00126012_011-2.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Exclusive \u2013 Arvid Lindblad \u201cgives himself a 7 or 8 out of 10\u201d for his F1 debut\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea The Spa-Francorchamps circuit in figures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1252\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdo.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026trackspafrancorchampsdetailed.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-695137\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>First Grand Prix: 1950<\/p>\n<p>Length of the circuit: 7.004km<\/p>\n<p>Race distance: 308.052km<\/p>\n<p>Number of laps: 44<\/p>\n<p>Race lap record: 1:44.701 (Sergio P\u00e9rez \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/stable\/f1\/red-bull-racing\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"78\" title=\"Red Bull Racing F1 Team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bull<\/a> 2024)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd52 Schedule and TV channels for the 2026 Belgian F1 Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/f1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1<\/a><br \/>Belgian Grand Prix, Round 10<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Friday<br \/>13h15 &#8211;\u00a0Free practice 1 (Canal+ Sport)<br \/>16h45 &#8211;\u00a0Free practice 2 (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday<br \/>12h15 &#8211;\u00a0Free practice 3 (Canal+ Sport)<br \/>15h40 &#8211;\u00a0Qualifications (Canal+ Sport \/ Live text AUTOhebdo.fr)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday<br \/>15h00 &#8211;\u00a0Grand Prix (Canal+ \/ Live text AUTOhebdo.fr)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/2-formula\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F2<\/a><br \/>Spa (Belgium), 8rd round<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Friday<br \/>15h50 &#8211;\u00a0Qualifications (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday<br \/>14h20 &#8211;\u00a0Sprint Race (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday<br \/>09h55 &#8211;\u00a0Main race (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/3-formula\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F3<\/a><br \/>Spa (Belgium), 6rd round<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Friday<br \/>14h55 &#8211;\u00a0Qualifications (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday<br \/>09h55 &#8211;\u00a0Sprint Race (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday<br \/>08h25 &#8211;\u00a0Main race (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n<p>F1 2026<br \/>The Drivers&#8217; Championship standings before the Belgian Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/andrea-kimi-antonelli\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"116\" title=\"Andrea Kimi Antonelli\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a> (Mercedes) \u2013 179 points<br \/>2. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 George Russell (Mercedes) \u2013 154 pts<br \/>3. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) \u2013 147 pts<br \/>4. \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) \u2013 108 pts<br \/>5. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/lando-norris\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"11\" title=\"Lando Norris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lando Norris<\/a> (McLaren) \u2013 97 pts<br \/>6. \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Oscar Piastri (McLaren) \u2013 82 pts<br \/>7. \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) \u2013 76 pts<br \/>8. \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Isaac-Hadjar\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"113\" title=\"Isaac Hadjar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Hadjar<\/a> (Redbull) &#8211; 52 pts<br \/>9. \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Pierre-Gasly\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Pierre Gasly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pierre Gasly<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/stable\/endurance\/alpine\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Alpine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alpine<\/a>) &#8211; 42 pts<br \/>10. \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Liam-Lawson\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"117\" title=\"Liam Lawson.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Lawson.<\/a> (Racing Bulls) \u2013 39 pts<br \/>11. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) \u2013 20 pts<br \/>12. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Oliver-Bearman\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"114\" title=\"Oliver Bearman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Bearman<\/a> (TGR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/stable\/f1\/haas\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"82\" title=\"Haas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haas<\/a>) \u2013 18 pts<br \/>13. \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) \u2013 18 pts<br \/>14. \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/gabriel-bortoleto\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"115\" title=\"Gabriel Bortoleto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a> (Audi) \u2013 6 pts<br \/>15. \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Carlos-Sainz\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"43\" title=\"Carlos Sainz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Sainz<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/stable\/f1\/williams-f1\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"83\" title=\"Williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Williams<\/a>) \u2013 6 pts<br \/>16. \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Alexander-Albon\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"47\" title=\"Alexander albon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander albon<\/a> (Williams) \u2013 5 pts<br \/>17. \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/esteban-ocon-2\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"37\" title=\"Esteban Ocon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Esteban Ocon<\/a> (TGR Haas) &#8211; 3 pts<br \/>18. \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Fernando-Alonso\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Fernando Alonso\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fernando Alonso<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/stable\/f1\/aston-martin\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"77\" title=\"Aston Martin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aston Martin<\/a>) \u2013 1 pt<br \/>19. \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Nico-Hulkenberg\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"105\" title=\"Nico Hulkenberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nico Hulkenberg<\/a> (Audi) \u2013 0 pt<br \/>20. \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/valtteri-bottas\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"45\" title=\"Valtteri Bottas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valtteri Bottas<\/a> (Cadillac) \u2013 0 pt<br \/>21. \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Sergio P\u00e9rez (Cadillac) \u2013 0 pts<br \/>22. \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/throw-stroll\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"48\" title=\"Lance stroll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lance stroll<\/a> (Aston Martin) \u2013 0 pt<\/p>\n<p>The Constructors&#8217; Championship standings before the Belgian Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block wp-block-paragraph\">1. Mercedes \u2013 333 points<br \/>2. Ferrari \u2013 255 pts<br \/>3. McLaren \u2013 179 pts<br \/>4. Red Bull Racing \u2013 128 pts<br \/>5. Alpine &#8211; 60 pts<br \/>6. Racing Bulls \u2013 59 pts<br \/>7. TGR Haas F1 Team \u2013 21 pts<br \/>8. Williams \u2013 11 pts<br \/>9. Audi \u2013 6 pts<br \/>10. Aston Martin \u2013 1 pt<br \/>11. Cadillac \u2013 0 pt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The tenth round of the F1 season will take place at Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":797602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-797601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/797602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}