SPIELBURG, AUSTRIA – 2025/06/27: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari is seen in action during the Free Practice 2 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring. (Photo by Jay Hirano/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Formula 1 heads to Spielberg June 26-28 for the eighth round of the 2026 season, the Austrian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton arrives at the Red Bull Ring on a real high after securing his long-awaited first grand prix victory with Ferrari last time out in Barcelona and emerging as a potential title contender.
The seven-time world champion is now 41 points behind current leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes, who came away empty-handed in Spain following his retirement in the closing laps of the race due to an engine failure.
Heading to Austria, Hamilton looks to add another win to his tally and pose a serious threat to Antonelli’s title ambitions as the Briton chases a record eighth world championship.
Meanwhile, Antonelli needs to shake off his misfortune and grab that win in Spielberg to further stretch his lead and avoid any more trouble in his maiden title bid.
BARCELONA, SPAIN – JUNE 14: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari is congratulated by Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Barcelona-Catalunya at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on June 14, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mario Renzi – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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George Russell, who grabbed second place in Spain following his teammate’s retirement, will also be hoping to reclaim his form this weekend and get back into title contention, having been considered the early championship favorite when he took the win in the season opener in Melbourne, Australia.
Max Verstappen, the driver with the most victories and pole positions at the Red Bull Ring (5), is also hoping he can challenge for his first win of the season on Red Bull’s home turf, while McLaren aims to get back on top of the podium through Oscar Piastri or defending champion Lando Norris, who took the win there last year.
The Red Bull Ring F1 Circuit Stats
- Circuit Length: 4.326km (2.688 miles)
- Race Distance: 307.018km (190.772 miles)
- Number of Laps: 71
- Number of Turns: 10
- Fastest Lap Time: 1:07.924 (Oscar Piastri, McLaren, 2025)
- Most Wins (Driver): Max Verstappen (5)
- Most Wins (Constructor): Mercedes (7)
- Most Pole Positions (Driver): Max Verstappen (5)
- Most Pole Positions (Constructor): Mercedes (6)
- 2025 Race Winner: Lando Norris (McLaren)
F1 Austrian Grand Prix 2026 Schedule
The eighth round of the season in Spielberg, Austria kicks off with Free Practice 1 (FP1) on Friday, June 26, at 1:30 p.m. local time (CEST), followed by Free Practice 2 (FP2) later in the day at 5 p.m.
On June 27, drivers will climb into their cars for the final practice run (FP3) at 12:30 p.m. before they battle for grid positions in qualifying at 4 p.m.
The 71-lap race will get underway at 3 p.m. on June 28.
Austrian Grand Prix 2026: FP1 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 1:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 7:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 6:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 4:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 5:30 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 12:30 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 9:30 p.m.
- Australia (AWST): 7:30 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 9 p.m.
- Brasília, Brazil: 8:30 a.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 5:30 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 2:30 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 3:30 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 2:30 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 8:30 p.m.
- Beijing, China (CST): 7:30 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 7:30 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 5 p.m.
Austrian Grand Prix 2026: FP2 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 5 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 11 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 10 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 8 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 9 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 4 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 1 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 11 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Brasília, Brazil: 12 p.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 9 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 6 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 7 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 6 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 12 a.m. on Saturday
- Beijing, China (CST): 11 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 11 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 8:30 p.m.
Austrian Grand Prix 2026: FP3 Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 12:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 6:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 5:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 3:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 4:30 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 11:30 a.m.
- Australia (AEST): 8:30 p.m.
- Australia (AWST): 6:30 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 8 p.m.
- Brasília, Brazil: 7:30 a.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 4:30 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 1:30 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 2:30 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 1:30 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 7:30 p.m.
- Beijing, China (CST): 6:30 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 6:30 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 4 p.m.
Austrian Grand Prix 2026: Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 4 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 10 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 9 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 7 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 8 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 3 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 12 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 10 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 11:30 p.m.
- Brasília, Brazil: 11 a.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 8 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 5 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 6 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 5 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 11 p.m.
- Beijing, China (CST): 10 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 10 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 7:30 p.m.
Austrian Grand Prix 2026: Race Start Times
All below start times are on Sunday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (CEST): 3 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EDT): 9 a.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 8 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 6 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 7 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 2 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 11 p.m.
- Australia (AWST): 9 p.m.
- Australia (ACST): 10:30 p.m.
- Brasília, Brazil: 10 a.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 7 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 4 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 5 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 4 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 10 p.m.
- Beijing, China (CST): 9 p.m.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 9 p.m.
- New Delhi, India (IST): 6:30 p.m.
How To Watch 2026 F1 Austrian Grand Prix
Fans in the U.S. can catch all the live action of the Austrian Grand Prix on Apple TV, while viewers in the U.K. can tune in to Sky Sports for extensive coverage of the weekend, with highlights available for free on Channel 4.
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterwards.
Below is the broadcast information for some key territories:
- United States: Apple TV
- United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports
- Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
- Italy: Sky Italia
- Netherlands: Viaplay TV
- Belgium: RTBF, Play Sports
- Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Japan: Fuji TV
- Austria: Servus TV, ORF
- China: Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
- New Zealand: Sky NZ
- Spain: DAZN
- Germany: Sky Deutschland, RTL
- France: Canal+
- Portugal: DAZN
- Mexico: TUDN, Sky Sports, Izzi
- Singapore: beIN SPORTS
- Brazil: TV Globo, sportv
- Middle East and Turkey: beIN SPORTS
- Latin America: ESPN
- Africa: SuperSport
Highlights from each day of the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.
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