Formula 1 British Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more
Formula 1 travels to Silverstone this weekend for the British Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch Sunday's race in your country.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start on pole position after beating Lewis Hamilton in F1's first ever Sprint qualifying on Saturday.
Hamilton will line up second ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, with Charles Leclerc starting fourth in the Ferrari ahead of McLaren duo Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo.
Sergio Perez is set to start from the the back of the grid after retiring from Saturday's sprint event.
When is the Formula 1 British Grand Prix
The 2021 Formula 1 British Grand Prix will be held at the Silverstone Circuit in Great Britian from 15:00 local time (+1 GMT).
- Date: Sunday, July 18, 2021
- Start time: 14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 16:00 SAT / 17:00 EAT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT / 00:00 AEST¹ / 23:00 JST / 19:30 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 British GP timetable:
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
13:30 |
14:30 |
15:30 |
09:30 |
06:30 |
23:30 |
22:30 |
19:00 |
| Qualifying | 17:00 |
18:00 |
19:00 |
13:00 |
10:00 |
03:00¹ |
02:00¹ |
22:30 |
|
FP2 |
11:00 |
12:00 |
13:00 |
07:00 |
04:00 |
21:00 |
20:00 |
16:30 |
|
Sprint |
15:30 |
16:30 |
17:30 |
11:30 |
08:30 |
01:30¹ |
00:30¹ |
21:00 |
|
Race |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00:00¹ |
23:00 |
19:30 |
How can I watch the British 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 / Channel 4
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 British 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.
British Grand Prix - Starting grid
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Car / Engine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren/Mercedes |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine/Renault |
| 8 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin/Mercedes |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri/Honda |
| 12 | 63 | George Russell | Williams/Mercedes |
| 13 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes |
| 15 | 99 | A.Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari |
| 16 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri/Honda |
| 17 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams/Mercedes |
| 18 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas/Ferrari |
| 19 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas/Ferrari |
| 20 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull/Honda |
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