Belgian GP Highlights: Weather update, live ticker, schedule and TV programme

First of all, the most important question: what will the notoriously changeable weather be like at Spa-Francorchamps? The situation has settled down a little; it’s most likely to be wet on Friday (with a 45 per cent chance), whilst Saturday and Sunday should remain fine and dry, with a moderate temperature of 22 degrees.

On Saturday, 18 July, we’ll be covering the final practice session with our popular live ticker – feel free to join us from 3.30 pm; qualifying then begins at 4.00 pm.

The live ticker returns on Sunday, again about half an hour before the start; coverage of the traditional Belgian Grand Prix begins at 3.00 pm.

• Belgian Grand Prix schedule

• Thursday 16 July

• 09.00–11.45: Track open to F1 ticket holders

• 1.45–2.00 pm: Track inspection

• 2.00–3.00 pm: High-speed test of the safety car and medical car

• 14.30–15.15: Formula 1 drivers’ press conference

• 17.00–19.15: F1 Experiences Pit Lane Walk

• 17.15–19.15: F1 Experiences Track Tour, Trophy Photo and Pit Lane Walk

• 18.00–19.30: Run for Anthoine

• Friday, 17 July

• 09.05–09.20: Track inspection and safety car test

• 09.55–10.40: Formula 3 practice

• 11.05–11.50: Formula 2 practice

• 12.00–13.00: Formula 1 car presentation

• 12.00–12.30: Paddock Club Track Tour

• 12.00–13.00: Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

• 12.30–12.50: Demonstration of historic F1 cars

• 13.10–13.20: Track inspection

• 13.30–14.30: First Formula 1 practice session

• 15.00–15.30: Formula 3 qualifying

• 15.30–16.30: Team principals’ press conference

• 15.55–16.25: Formula 2 qualifying

• 16.40–16.50: Track inspection

• 17.00–18.00: Second Formula 1 practice session

• 18.30–19.15: Porsche Supercup practice

• 19.30–20.15: Paddock Club Track Tour

• 19.30–20.15: Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

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• Saturday, 18 July

• 09.10–09.25: Track inspection and safety car test

• 10.00–10.50: Formula 3 sprint race (12 laps or 40 minutes + 1 lap)

• 11.20–11.50: Porsche Supercup qualifying

• 12.10–12.20: Track inspection

• 12.30–13.30: Formula 1 third practice session

• 14.15–15.05: Formula 2 sprint race (18 laps or 45 minutes + 1 lap)

• 15.10–15.40: Paddock Club Track Tour

• 15.10–15.45: Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

• 15.40–15.50: Track inspection

• 16.00–17.00: Formula 1 qualifying

• 17.00–18.00: Qualifying press conference

• 17.15–17.35: Historic F1 cars demonstration

• 17.15–18.15: Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

• 17.40–18.30: Paddock Club Track Tour

• 18.30–19.30: F1 Experiences Champions Club Grid Walk and trophy photo

• Sunday, 19 July

• 07.40–07.55: Track inspection and safety car test

• 08.30–09.20: Formula 3 main race (15 laps or 45 minutes + 1 lap)

• 10.00–11.05: Formula 2 main race (25 laps or 60 minutes + 1 lap)

• 11.45–12.20: Porsche Supercup race (12 laps or 30 minutes +1 lap)

• 12.30–12.50: Demonstration of historic F1 cars

• 12.55–13.35: Global Partner Track Tour

• 12.55–13.55: Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

• 13.00–13.30: Drivers’ parade

• 14.00–14.10: Track inspection

• 14.46–14.48: National anthem

• 15.00–17.00: Belgian Grand Prix (44 laps or 120 minutes)

• Belgian Grand Prix on TV

• Friday, 17 July

• 06.00 Sky Sport F1 – 2026 British Grand Prix

• 13.00 Sky Sport F1 – Warm-up, the Motorsport Special

• 1.15 pm Sky Sport F1 – Coverage of the first free practice session begins

• 13.15 ServusTV – Coverage of First Free Practice begins

• 13.30 First free practice

• 16.35 Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Races: David Coulthard in France 2000

• 16.45 Sky Sport F1 – Start of coverage of Second Free Practice

• 16.45 ServusTV – Start of coverage of Second Free Practice

• 17.00 Second free practice

• 18.30 Sky Sport F1 – Team principals’ press conference

• 19.30 Sky Sport F1 – GP Confidential

• 20.00 Sky Sport F1 – First free practice replay

• 21.30 Sky Sport F1 – Second free practice replay

• Saturday, 18 July

• 06.00 Sky Sport F1 – First free practice (repeat)

• 07.30 Sky Sport F1 – Second free practice (repeat)

• 09.30 Sky Sport F1 – Wildest Moments of 2025

• 12.00 Sky Sport F1 – Top 20: Vettel’s overtaking manoeuvres

• 12.15 ServusTV – Start of coverage: Third free practice

• 12.15 Sky Sport F1 – Coverage of third free practice begins

• 12.30 Third free practice

• 15.15 Sky Sport F1 – Top 20: Spectacular crashes

• 15.30 Sky Sport F1 – Start of qualifying coverage

• 15.30 RTL – Start of qualifying coverage

• 15.30 ServusTV – Qualifying coverage begins

• 15.55 SRF Info – Qualifying coverage begins

• 16.00 Start of qualifying (follow it on our live ticker)

• 17.30 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying press conference

• 18.00 Sky Sport F1 – Discover Kimi: Childhood

• 18.30 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying highlights

• 22.00 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying highlights

• Sunday, 19 July

• 06.30 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Replay

• 08.00 Sky Sport F1 – Wildest Moments of 2025

• 09.30 Sky Sport F1 – Lando Norris: Journey to F1 World Champion

• 11.15 Sky Sport F1 – Best of Rookie Onboards 2025

• 12.45 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Highlights

• 13.00 Sky Sport F1 – Drivers’ parade

• 13.15 ServusTV – Race coverage begins

• 13.30 Sky Sport F1 – Pre-race coverage

• 14.00 RTL – Race coverage begins

• 14.20 SRF zwei – Race coverage begins

• 14.55 Sky Sport F1 – Race coverage begins

• 15.00 Belgian Grand Prix (follow it live on our live ticker)

• 16.45 Sky Sport F1 – Analysis & interviews

• 16.50 ServusTV – Analysis & interviews

• 17.30 Sky Sport F1 – Race press conference

• 18.30 Sky Sport F1 – Most Dramatic Moments 2025

• 19.00 Sky Sport F1 – Race Replay

• 21.00 Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook

• 21.30 Sky Sport F1 – Race Replay

• 23.30 Sky Sport F1 – Race Highlights

• 00.30 ORF 1 – Race Replay