The Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix will begin at 14:00 BST on Sunday, with 66 laps set to unfold in hot, dry and sunny conditions and a forecast top temperature of 28C.
For fans following the F1 start time, that means the race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya lands in the middle of a packed Sunday schedule, with the event running from 12-14 June and live coverage available across Radio 5 Live, Sounds and the Sport website and app.
George Russell goes into the race after bouncing back from his unfortunate Monaco weekend and taking pole, with Lewis Hamilton 0.064 seconds behind and Kimi Antonelli third despite a red flag disrupting the session. Russell said he feels like his old self again, and that will matter from the first lap if the race settles into the kind of long, hot run that usually rewards clean air and controlled tyre management.
Charles Leclerc brought qualifying to a stop after oversteering into the barrier at Turn Four and will start 10th, a setback that changes the shape of the front half of the field. Antonelli also arrives with momentum after last weekend in Monaco, while he leads the drivers' championship by 66 points from Hamilton, and Hamilton has moved above Russell in the standings.
The Barcelona race is one of two stops in Spain this season, but it is no longer called the Spanish Grand Prix; that name moves to Madrid from 11-13 September. For Sunday, though, the story is simpler: Russell starts in front, the weather looks straightforward, and the first real test comes as soon as the lights go out at 14:00 BST.
