F1 Practice Today: British Grand Prix 2026 schedule, TV channel and FREE live stream

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F1 Practice Today: British Grand Prix 2026 schedule, TV channel and FREE live stream

FP1 gets us under way at Silverstone

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Friday 3 July 2026 08:00

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The 2026 British Grand Prix stakes centre stage this weekend as the F1 title race continues at Silverstone - and you can watch all the action live and free.

We are in for a spectacular weekend of action with Lewis Hamilton bidding for an incredible 10th victory in his home race.

Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and another Brit George Russell head the championship standings right now and will head to the Northamptonshire track as firm favourites.

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Four-time world champion Max Verstappen meanwhile is right back in contention for race wins after Red Bull's upgrades allowed him to challenge Mercedes in Austria last weekend.

The action gets under way today (Friday July 3) with Free Practice 1 kicking off a sensational weekend of F1 action, and we have a full TV guide for you.

The great news is that all of the action is live and FREE in the UK on Channel 4, while Sky F1 will of course carry the action as well (for a price)

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British Grand Prix Practice: Start time and schedule

Free Practice 1 starts the action at Silverstone and you can find the practice session start times converted to your local time zone below:

British Grand Prix 2026 Session Times

Free Practice 1 (FP1) - Friday July 3, 2026

Location	Time
Local time (BST)	12:30 Friday
United States (ET)	07:30 Friday
United States (CT)	06:30 Friday
United States (PT)	04:30 Friday
Brazil (BRT)	08:30 Friday
Australia (AWST)	19:30 Friday
Australia (ACT)	21:30 Friday
Australia (AET)	21:30 Friday
Mexico (CST)	07:30 Friday
Japan (JST)	20:30 Friday
China (CST)	19:30 Friday
South Africa (SAST)	13:30 Friday
Egypt (EEST)	14:30 Friday
India (IST)	17:00 Friday
Singapore (SGT)	19:30 Friday
Turkey (TRT)	14:30 Friday
United Arab Emirates (GST)	15:30 Friday
Saudi Arabia (AST)	14:30 Friday

How to watch Silverstone live on TV today

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in:

Region/Country	Broadcaster(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports, Channel 4
*United States	Apple TV
China	Shanghai TV, Guandong Television Channel, Tencent
Italy	Sky Italia
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
Japan	Fuji TV, DAZN
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten
Spain	DAZN
Canada	RDS, TSN
Germany	Sky Deutschland, RTL
France	Canal+
Belgium	RTBF, Telenet
Luxembourg	RTL Lux, Sky DE
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico
Singapore	beIN SPORTS
Hungary	M4 Sport
Brazil	Bandeirantes
Austria	Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey	beIN SPORTS
Africa	SuperSport
Latin America	ESPN

*Apple TV currently offers a free seven-day trial for American fans.

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Written by

Graham Shaw - Consultant Editor

Digital sports leader with 30 years of senior level experience running global brands. Built sportinglife.com to be a behemoth in the UK as well as being in charge of the Planet Sport network of sites including planetf1.com, football365.com, teamtalk.com and planetrugby.com. Then grew goal.com to be the world's biggest soccer website in 18 languages and 37 territories. Was GM of Portals for Perform Group (now DAZN) with overall responsibility for sportingnews.com, spox.de and voetbalzone.nl.

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