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Silverstone kicks off on Friday
The third Sprint qualifying session of the F1 2026 season takes centre stage later today (Friday July 3) as the British Grand Prix weekend gets under way at Silverstone.
The Sprint action (find out more about how it all works here) is a lovely warmup for Sunday’s Grand Prix, and there are championship points on offer of course.
The Sprint race proper takes place on Saturday but before that the 22 drivers will be out on track to set the grid on Friday. Including local hero Lewis Hamilton of course.
You can of course follow all the action live on TV, and we have details of timings and schedule information, wherever you are in the world.
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Sprint Qualifying for the F1 2026 British Grand Prix takes place today (Friday July 3) at 16:30 local time (BST).
Find the sprint qualifying start time converted to your local time zone below:
TV channels and live stream details
Broadcast details vary depending on your location. There is great news for UK fans who get the option to watch the race live AND free on Channel 4:
| Region/Country | Broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports, Channel 4 |
| *United States | Apple TV |
| Italy | Sky Italia |
| Netherlands | Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra |
| China | Shanghai TV, Guandong Television Channel, Tencent |
| Japan | Fuji TV, DAZN |
| Australia | Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten |
| Spain | DAZN |
| Canada | RDS, TSN |
| Germany | Sky Deutschland, RTL |
| France | Canal+ |
| Belgium | RTBF, Telenet |
| Luxembourg | RTL Lux, Sky DE |
| Mexico | Fox Sports Mexico |
| Singapore | beIN SPORTS |
| Hungary | M4 Sport |
| Brazil | Bandeirantes |
| Austria | Servus TV, ORF |
| Middle East & Turkey | beIN SPORTS |
| Africa | SuperSport |
| Latin America | ESPN |
* – A free seven-day trial of Apple TV is available for fans in the US, allowing them to watch F1 for free this weekend.
F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.
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