Add The Sporting News as a preferred news source<\/a><\/p>\nBritish Grand Prix 2026 schedule<\/p>\n
The Silverstone weekend follows the sprint format, featuring just one practice session before competitive sessions begin.<\/p>\n
It is the third sprint race of the season and has just one practice session on Friday, before a sprint qualifying session. Saturday will see the sprint race followed by qualifying for the British GP.<\/p>\n
DaySessionStart (IST)Finish (IST)Friday, July 3Practice One5:00 PM6:00 PMFriday, July 3Sprint Qualifying9:00 PM9:44 PMSaturday, July 4Sprint4:30 PM5:30 PMSaturday, July 4Qualifying8:30 PM9:30 PMSunday, July 5British Grand Prix7:30 PM9:00 PMBritish Grand Prix\u00a0TV channel, live stream\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here’s how to watch the 2026 British Grand Prix\u00a0live from India:<\/p>\n
TV channel:\u00a0NALive stream:\u00a0FanCode<\/p>\n
India does not have any regular broadcast of Formula 1 on television, but you can tune in to the live streaming of the British Grand Prix 2026 exclusively through the\u00a0FanCode\u00a0app or website.<\/p>\n
If you wish to watch an in-depth version of the coverage, you may choose F1 TV Pro (available through FanCode).<\/p>\n
When is the British Grand Prix 2026?<\/p>\n
The British Grand Prix event will take place between\u00a0July 3 and July 5, 2026, marking the ninth race in the season for F1.<\/p>\n
The main race will be held on\u00a0Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Silverstone.<\/p>\n
What is an F1 Sprint Race?<\/p>\n
For those unfamiliar with the format returning to Silverstone this weekend, an F1 sprint is a condensed race covering up to 100 kilometres and lasting around 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Unlike the main grand prix, drivers go flat out with no mandatory pit stops, making it a pure test of pace and nerve. Points are on offer for the top eight finishers, ranging from eight points for the winner down to one for eighth, and those points count towards the overall championship standings.<\/p>\n
Crucially, the sprint result has no bearing on the grid for Sunday’s main race, which is determined separately through a traditional qualifying session.<\/p>\n
F1 race schedule 2026DateGrand PrixTrackMar 6-8Australian Grand PrixAlbert Park CircuitMar 13-15Chinese Grand Prix*Shanghai International CircuitMar 27-29Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka CircuitCancelledBahrain Grand PrixBahrain International CircuitCancelledSaudi Arabian Grand PrixJeddah Corniche CircuitMay 1-3Miami Grand Prix*Miami International AutodromeMay 22-24Canadian Grand Prix*Circuit Gilles VilleneuveJun 5-7Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoJun 12-14Spanish Grand PrixCircuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaJun 26-28Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull RingJul 3-5British Grand Prix*Silverstone CircuitJul 17-19Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsJul 24-26Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroringAug 21-23Dutch Grand Prix*Circuit ZandvoortSep 4-6Italian Grand PrixMonza CircuitSep 11-13Spanish Grand PrixMadrid street circuitSep 25-27Azerbaijan Grand PrixBaku City CircuitOct 9-11Singapore Grand Prix*Marina Bay Street CircuitOct 23-25United States Grand PrixCircuit of the AmericasOct 30-Nov 1Mexico City Grand PrixAut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguezNov 6-8S\u00e3o Paulo Grand PrixInterlagos CircuitNov 19-21Las Vegas Grand PrixLas Vegas Strip CircuitNov 27-29Qatar Grand PrixLusail International CircuitDec 4-6Abu Dhabi Grand PrixYas Marina Circuit<\/p>\n
*Sprint format<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Formula 1 returns to Silverstone this weekend for the British Grand Prix, the ninth round of the season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777319,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-777318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}