F1 British GP schedule: Qualifying start time and TV coverage
F1 heads to Silverstone for round nine, with the title race heating up between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull?
Formula 1 heads to Silverstone in Great Britain for round nine of the 2026 F1 season in a sprint weekend that could play a key role in the drivers’ championship title race. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli still leads the way but since claiming a fifth consecutive victory with a victory in Monaco the impressive 19-year-old has seen his lead cut to 43 points.Follow the British Grand Prix sprint race and qualifying liveA DNF in Barcelona helped Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton close the gap, as the seven-time champion claimed a first grand prix win for the Italian team, before Antonelli’s Mercedes teammate George Russell earned victory at the Austrain Grand Prix last time out.
Antonelli limited that damage with a place on the podium but it was the eye-raising performance of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who swept through to finish second, that makes the prospect of three teams competing at the top such an exciting one as F1 descends on Silverstone.Here’s everything you need to know about the British Grand Prix. RecommendedLewis Hamilton puts the block on racing LEGO car before British Grand PrixF1 standings after George Russell closes gap to Kimi Antonelli in AustriaSilverstone braced for record-breaking British Grand Prix crowdWhen is the British Grand Prix?
All times BST Saturday 4 JulySprint race: 12pm Qualifying: 4pm Sunday 5 JulyRace: 3pm How can I watch it online and on TV?The British Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 12:55 pm (BST).
Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action from Silverstone on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.In the United States, every practice, qualifying and race session will be streamed on Apple TV this year.
You can stream Apple TV for FREE, with Apple TV’s seven-day free trial.If you’re travelling abroad and want to watch, then you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN roundup is here to help.
Driver standings ahead of British GP 1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 179 points 2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 136 points 3.
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 132 points 4. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 85 points 5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 83 points 6.
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 82 points7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 76 points 8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 42 points 9.
Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 41 points10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 31 points 11. Ollie Bearman (Haas) - 18 points 12.
Franco Colapinto (Alpine) - 16 points13. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) -14 points 14. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 6 points 15.
Alex Albon (Williams) - 5 poins 16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 3 points17. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 2 points 18.
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 1 point 19. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) - 0 points 20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points21.
Sergio Perez (Cadillac) - 0 points22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 pointsConstructor standings ahead of British GP1. Mercedes - 315 points 2.
Ferrari - 215 points 3. McLaren - 167 points 4. Red Bull - 118 points 5.
Alpine - 57 points6. Racing Bulls - 45 points 7. Haas - 21 points 8.
Williams - 11 points 9. Audi - 2 points 10. Aston Martin - 1 point11.
Cadillac - 0 pointsWhat is the 2026 race calendar? ROUND 9 - GREAT BRITAIN (sprint weekend) Silverstone Circuit - 3-5 July ROUND 10 - BELGIUM Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 17-19 July ROUND 11 - HUNGARY Hungaroring, Budapest - 24-26 July ROUND 12 - NETHERLANDS (sprint weekend)Circuit Zandvoort - 21-23 August ROUND 13 - ITALY Monza Circuit - 4-6 September ROUND 14 - SPAIN (Madrid) Circuito de Madring - 11-13 September ROUND 15 - AZERBAIJAN Baku City Circuit - 25-27 September ROUND 16 - SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)Marina Bay Street Circuit - 9-11 October ROUND 17 - UNITED STATES Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 23-25 October ROUND 18 - MEXICO Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 30 October-1 November ROUND 19 - BRAZIL Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 6-8 November ROUND 20 - LAS VEGAS Las Vegas Street Circuit - 19-21 November ROUND 21 - QATAR Lusail International Circuit - 27-29 November ROUND 22 - ABU DHABI Yas Marina Circuit - 4-6 December Join our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments
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