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.