F1 Qualifying Today: British Grand Prix 2026 start times, schedule, TV channel and FREE live stream

Hamilton during practice at Silverstone — Photo: © IMAGO

British Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Qualifying Today: British Grand Prix 2026 start times, schedule, TV channel and FREE live stream

It's one-lap shootout time at Silverstone!

Chris Deeley Editor

Experienced sports writer covering F1 and other motorsports since 2023

Saturday 4 July 2026 11:00 Updated: 12:27

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Qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone takes place today (Saturday, July 4) with 22 drivers locked in a thrilling battle for pole.

F1 is back at one of its most iconic tracks this weekend, and the race looks absolutely wid open after Friday and Saturday afternoon's running as a whole host of home drivers look to snatch a famous victory.

A win for Lewis Hamilton would be incredibly popular, and would see him become the first F1 driver to win ten races at the came circuit, but he'll have home challenges from George Russell and Lando Norris – as well as potential party-pooper Kimi Antonelli.

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The driver who leads Saturday's qualifying session will have the jump on all the others for Sunday's afternoon's race, with track position as important as ever in 2026.

Qualifying should produce incredible action and we have all the detail you need on how to watch it live.

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F1 Qualifying start time: British Grand Prix

Qualifying for the British Grand Prix takes place today (Saturday, July 4), starting at 4pm local time (BST).

Find the qualifying session start time converted to your local time zone below:

British Grand Prix 2026 Session Times

Qualifying - Saturday, July 4, 2026

Location	Time
Local time (BST)	16:00 Saturday
Central European Summer Time (CEST)	17:00 Saturday
United States (ET)	11:00 Saturday
United States (CT)	10:00 Saturday
United States (PT)	08:00 Saturday
Brazil (BRT)	12:00 Saturday
Australia (AWST)	23:00 Saturday
Australia (ACT)	00:30 Sunday
Australia (AET)	01:00 Sunday
Mexico (CST)	09:00 Saturday
Japan (JST)	00:00 Sunday
China (CST)	23:00 Saturday
South Africa (SAST)	17:00 Saturday
Egypt (EEST)	18:00 Saturday
India (IST)	20:30 Saturday
Singapore (SGT)	23:00 Saturday
Turkey (TRT)	18:00 Saturday
United Arab Emirates (GST)	19:00 Saturday
Saudi Arabia (AST)	18:00 Saturday

How to watch 2026 British Grand Prix qualifying live on TV today

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. There is great news for UK fans who get the option to watch this weekend live AND free on Channel 4.

Where to watch: F1 2026 broadcasters by region

Region/Country	Broadcaster(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports, Channel 4
*United States	Apple TV
Italy	Sky Italia
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
China	Shanghai TV, Guandong Television Channel, Tencent
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