Formula 1 returns to Silverstone this weekend for the ninth round of the season, with the Sprint format in play and, for the first time in 2026, all three major single-seater support categories – F2, F3 and F1 Academy – on track across the full weekend alongside the main event.
George Russell will be hoping to take his resurgent form from his Austrian GP victory to his home race, as the King’s Lynn man will be looking to get his title quest back on track.
Lewis Hamilton will also be keen to get in on the action as his recent victory in Barcelona has given the Ferrari driver a springboard to challenge.
There will also be British interest across all support series, with John Bennett and Cian Shields in Formula 2; Freddie Slater in Formula 2; and Megan Bruce, Alisha Palmowski, Ella Lloyd, Ella Stevens and Rachel Robertson all in action in F1 Academy.
Here is the complete schedule for the British Grand Prix, with all times local (BST, UTC+1) — Formula 1 sessions first, followed by the full support race timetable.
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Back to where F1 started in 1950. With plenty of home representation this weekend, fans will flock to Silverstone for one of the marquee events of the F1 calendar.
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Friday 3 July
- 12:30 – 13:30 – Free Practice 1
- 16:30 – 17:14 – Sprint Qualifying
Saturday 4 July
- 12:00 – 12:30 – Sprint
- 16:00 – 17:00 – Qualifying
Sunday 5 July
- 13:00 – 13:30 – Drivers’ Parade
- 15:00 – 17:00 – British Grand Prix (52 laps)
With only a single practice hour before Sprint Qualifying, the F1 grid has precious little time to fine-tune setups before the order for Saturday’s Sprint is decided. Lights out for the 52-lap Grand Prix is scheduled for 15:00 local time on Sunday, with a two-hour window allocated around the 5.891km Silverstone layout.
F2, F3 and F1 Academy
For the first time in 2026, all three junior single-seater categories are in action across the full Silverstone weekend.
Friday 3 July
- 07:45 – 08:30 – F1 Academy Free Practice
- 08:50 – 09:35 – F3 Free Practice
- 10:00 – 10:45 – F2 Free Practice
- 14:00 – F3 Qualifying
- 14:55 – F2 Qualifying
- 18:00 – F1 Academy Qualifying
Saturday 4 July
- 09:30 – 09:55 – F3 Sprint Race
- 13:40 – 14:05 – F2 Sprint Race
- 18:00 – F1 Academy Race 1
Sunday 5 July
- 08:20 – 08:55 – F3 Feature Race
- 09:55 – 10:25 – F1 Academy Race 2
- 11:10 – 11:55 – F2 Feature Race
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