Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more

The Spa-Francorchamps plays host to the 12th round of the 2021 Formula 1 season this Sunday. Find out how and when you can watch the Belgian Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen starts the race from pole position ahead of Williams driver George Russell, who starred in Saturday's qualifying to claim a spot on the front row.

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton will line up third in the lead Mercedes, with McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo joining him on the second row.

Ricciardo's teammate Lando Norris suffered a huge shunt in the final part of qualifying and is due to start 14th, with McLaren electing to change the gearbox on his car.

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas qualified eighth but will drop to 13th on the grid thanks to a five-place penalty carried over from the Hungaroring round.

When is the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2021 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix will begin at 15:00 local time (+2 GMT) at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit.

Date: Sunday, August 29, 2021
Start time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 15:00 SAT / 16:00 EAT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 23:00 AEST / 22:00 JST / 18:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2021 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	09:30	10:30	11:30	05:30	02:30	19:30	18:30	15:00
FP2	13:00	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	23:00	22:00	18:30
FP3	10:00	11:00	12:00	06:00	03:00	20:00	19:00	15:30
Qualifying	13:00	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	23:00	22:00	18:30
Race	13:00	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	23:00	22:00	18:30

How can I watch the Belgian Grand Prix?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world.

Europe:

Austria - Servus TV / ORF
Belgium - RTBF
Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viasat
Finland - MTV
France - Canal+
Germany - Sky
Hungary - M4
Italy - Sky
Netherlands - Ziggo
Poland - Eleven Sports
Portugal - Eleven Sports
Spain - Movistar / DAZN
Sweden - Viasat
Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas:

USA - ESPN
Canada - RDS / TSN / Discovery Velocity
Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia:

China - CCTV / Tencent / Guangdong TV
India - Star Sports
Japan - Fuji Television
Russia - Match TV
Turkey - S Sport
Rest of Asia - Fox Sports

Oceania:

Australia - Fox Sports / Network 10
New Zealand - Spark Sports

Africa:

Africa - SuperSport

Can I stream the Belgian Grand Prix?

Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.

Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.

Belgian Grand Prix - Starting grid:

Cla	#	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'59.765
2	63	George Russell	Williams	2'00.086	0.321
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2'00.099	0.334
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	2'00.864	1.099
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	2'00.935	1.170
6	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	2'01.164	1.399
7	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	2'02.112	2.347
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	2'03.513	3.748
9	4	Lando Norris	McLaren
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'57.721
11	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'58.056
12	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'58.137
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2'02.502	2.737
14	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'58.205
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	2'02.306	2.541
16	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	2'02.413	2.648
17	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas	2'03.973	4.208
18	7	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	2'04.452	4.687
19	9	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	2'04.939	5.174
20	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'58.231
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