After the Hungarian GP, F1 arrives at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian GP. This will be the last race before the 2024 F1 season summer break in August.
Despite fewer overtakes, the Hungarian GP was quite an interesting watch. There was an intense battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen for P3 position. Their tussle resulted in a crash, which cost Verstappen a few places. He finished the race in P5, while Hamilton secured P3.
Though McLaren had the luxury to easily finish 1-2 in Hungaroring with the fastest car on the grid, they made some questionable strategic decisions that made their front-row finish less sweet. Since they called Lando Norris for his pitstop before Oscar Piastri, they had to force the former to switch places with Piastri so that the Australian could win.
After the fascinating race at Budapest, the teams arrive at Spa. Here is everything to know about the 2024 F1 Belgian GP, including timings and where to watch the race sessions.
Everything to know about 2024 F1 Belgian GP
Timings for all sessions
Here is the complete schedule for the 2024 F1 Belgian GP:
Friday, July 26
Practice 1: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm GMT (12:30 to 1:30 pm BST) (5:00 to 6:00 pm IST)
Practice 2: 3 to 4 pm GMT (4 to 5 pm BST) (8:30 to 9:30 pm IST)
Saturday, July 27
Practice 3: 10:30 to 11:30 am GMT (11:30 am to 12:30 pm BST) (4 to 5 pm IST)
Qualifying: 2:00 to 3:00 pm GMT (3:00 to 4:00 pm BST) (7:30 to 8:30 pm IST)
Sunday, July 28
Belgian GP: 1:00 pm GMT (2:00 pm BST) (6:30 pm IST)
To ensure they don't miss any action at Spa, F1 fans can adjust the given timings to their local time zones.
Where to watch the F1 Belgian GP 2024
After the Hungarian GP, the race in Belgium will be even more fascinating to witness. The race before the summer break will be televised on numerous sports TV networks worldwide. The following is a list of well-known sports networks that will broadcast the race:
- UK - Sky Sports, Channel 4
- USA - ESPN, ESPN Deportes
- India - FanCode, F1TV
- Australia - Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Belgium - RTBF, Play Sports
F1 fans can check their local TV listing to see which channel will broadcast race sessions in their region. It is worth noting that not every channel will broadcast all the race sessions as some might only show the qualifying and the main Grand Prix.
Followers can also tune in to every race session with the F1 TV streaming service. This is a paid service that not only showcases every race session, but also the on-board footage of every driver, and a track map. F1 TV also has exclusive shows about the sport.