F1 start time: What time does the Belgian GP start? How to watch and live stream

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F1 start time information for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Here is all you need to know about when the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps starts.

Want to catch all the action at the Belgian Grand Prix? We have F1 start time info from around the world to cover you.

Spa-Francorchamps is a fan and driver favourite for a reason, and with the threat of changeable weather always possible, you never, ever know how a weekend at Spa may turn out.

F1 start time: What time does the Belgian Grand Prix start?

The Belgian Grand Prix will start at 3pm local time on Sunday 27 July 2025, which equates to these times in the following territories around the world:

United States and Canada*: 6am Pacific, 8am Central, 9am Eastern
Mexico: 7am [Mexico City]
United Kingdom: 2pm
Central European Time: 3pm
South Africa: 3pm
Gulf Standard Time: 5pm
India: 6.30pm
Indonesia*: 8pm [Western Indonesia Time]
China: 9pm
Japan: 10pm
Australia*: 11pm [Australian Eastern Standard Time]
New Zealand: 1am [New Zealand Standard Time] [Monday 28 July]

*Convert to check locally if you do not live in an area of this territory with these time zones.

How to watch the Belgian Grand Prix on TV

Viewers in the UK can stream every F1 race live with a Sky Sports subscription or a NOW Sports Month Membership. With NOW TV, there is no contract in place and you can cancel any time!

Different nations and territories around the world have their own broadcasting rights deals with Formula 1, and here is a selection of where F1 fans will be able to watch the Belgian Grand Prix from across the globe, be it through pay TV or free-to-air:

Argentina: Fox Sports
Australia: Fox Sports
Brazil: BandSports, TV Bandeirantes
Canada: RDS (French), TSN (English)
China: CCTV
France: Canal+
Germany: Sky Sport F1, RTL
India: FanCode
Italy: Sky Sport F1
Japan: DAZN, Fuji TV
Latin America (except Argentina and Mexico): ESPN
Mexico: Fox Sports
Middle East and North Africa: beIN Sports
Netherlands: Viaplay
New Zealand: Sky Sport, Prime (highlights)
Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 UK (highlights)
Spain: DAZN
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
United Kingdom: Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 (highlights)
United States: ESPN, ESPN Deportes

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Belgian Grand Prix live stream: How to watch online

F1 fans will be able to live stream the Belgian Grand Prix through platforms such as NOW and Sky Go in the UK.

F1 TV Pro is available worldwide in selected territories, which offers exclusive features like onboard cameras from all 20 cars, pre and post-race shows and much more.

F1 TV Pro is also able to be live streamed via Apple TV, Chromecast Generation 2 and above, Android TV, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku, without ad breaks and with commentary available in six languages.

Here is a list of all the territories where F1 TV Pro is available.

How long is the Belgian Grand Prix?

Every race except from the Monaco Grand Prix runs to around the same distance measured to 300km plus one lap, which gets closest to 305km – or is time-limited to a two-hour race within a three-hour window.

For the Belgian Grand Prix, this distance equates to 44 laps.

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