The 2026 Austrian Grand Prix now has its place on the calendar and its time on the clock: the 71-lap race starts at 1500 local time on Sunday, June 28, at the Red Bull Ring. Formula 1 has also fixed the rest of the weekend around it, with Free Practice 1 on Friday, Free Practice 2 later the same day, Free Practice 3 on Saturday and Qualifying before the race.
That is why fans searching for F1 race today are looking for one thing first: when to tune in. The weekend is Round 8 of the 2026 Formula 1 season, and the timetable is already set in a way that leaves little room for guesswork. Free Practice 1 begins at 1330 local time on Friday, June 26, followed by Free Practice 2 at 1700. On Saturday, June 27, Free Practice 3 starts at 1230 and Qualifying follows at 1600.
The simplest way to follow every session is through F1 TV Pro in selected countries. It streams live coverage from each session and works on Apple TV, Chromecast Generation 2 and above, Android TV, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku. It is also free of ad breaks and offers commentary in six languages. For viewers who want a higher-end feed, F1 TV Premium adds 4K Ultra HD/HDR on up to six different devices and a personalised Multiview with 26 different feeds on select devices.
There is still a title twist sitting behind the schedule. Kimi Antonelli’s grip on the Drivers’ Championship loosened after Lewis Hamilton won in Barcelona-Catalunya, and that result changes the pressure around this weekend even before the cars reach the Red Bull Ring. Hamilton’s first Ferrari win gave the championship fight a different shape heading into Austria, where every point now matters a little more than it did a week ago.
There is also a practical reason to keep Sunday in view from the start. Live timing is available on F1.com and the F1 app across every session during the Grand Prix weekend, so fans do not need to wait for the race to follow the story. The Red Bull Ring, originally built as the Osterreichring in 1969 and rebuilt by Hermann Tilke in late 1995, has a habit of turning compact weekends into busy ones. The race comes with a forecast high of 31.5 degrees Celsius, which only raises the stakes for a track that has seen Max Verstappen take four pole positions and four race wins.
The next stop is straightforward: Free Practice 1 opens Friday’s running, Qualifying decides the grid on Saturday afternoon, and the race begins at 1500 on Sunday. For anyone planning the weekend around F1 race today, that is the time that matters most.
