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How to watch F1 Belgian Grand Prix in Australia: Race, sprint, qualifying, practice start time for Spa

Joshua Mayne

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After a few weeks off, Formula 1 is back.

It's Belgium's turn to host, with the action to take place at the popular Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 

The Sporting News has all the timings and broadcast details for Aussie fans.

MORE: F1 2025 standings | F1 2025 schedule

F1 Belgium: Practice start time in Australia

The action in Belgium will take place over a sprint weekend format.

The first and only practice session is scheduled for 8:30 pm AEST on Friday, July 25.

F1 Belgium: Sprint qualifying start time in Australia

The 'Sprint Shootout' at Spa is slated for a 12:30 am AEST start on Saturday, July 26 and should take roughly 45 minutes to complete.

The knockout format remains the same as standard qualifying, although the sessions are shorter — 12, 10 and 8 minutes rather than 18, 15 and 12 minutes.

F1 Belgium: Sprint race start time in Australia

An eventful day will begin with the sprint race at 8:00 pm AEST on Saturday, July 26.

Drivers will complete just 15 laps in what is set to be a fast-paced and frantic battle.

Sprints typically take just over 30 minutes to complete, but no longer than an hour.

F1 Belgium: Qualifying start time in Australia

Qualifying for the main race is slated for 12:00 am AEST on Sunday, July 27 and should take approximately one hour.

It will be held over three sessions, with the five slowest drivers knocked out at each stage before a top-10 battle.

F1 Belgium: Race start time in Australia

The main race in Belgium is scheduled to begin at 11:00 pm AEST on Sunday, July 27.

Drivers will complete 44 laps around the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

F1 Belgium: Full Grand Prix schedule, times in Australia

A full breakdown of the 2025 F1 Belgian Grand Prix schedule (all AEST) is below:

SessionDateStart timeApprox. finish
Practice 1Fri. Jul. 258:00 pm9:00 pm
Sprint qualifyingSat. Jul. 2612:30 am1:15 am
Sprint raceSat. Jul. 268:00 pm8:35 pm
QualifyingSun. Jul. 2712:00 am1:00 am
RaceSun. Jul. 2711:00 pm12:45 am*

*+1 day

How to watch the F1 Belgian Grand Prix: TV channel in Australia

Fans based Down Under can watch all the action from Spa on Fox Sports (Channel 506).

How to live stream the F1 Belgian Grand Prix in Australia

Every session from the Belgian Grand Prix will be streamed in Australia on Kayo Sports or Foxtel Go.

Joshua Mayne

Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News currently based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and a journalist at Ministry of Sport. Joshua specialises in rugby league, motorsport and tennis. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.