How to follow Austrian Grand Prix on the BBC

Round eight of the 2026 Formula 1 season heads to Spielberg for the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, from 26-28 June.

Key Points

Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds, and the BBC Sport website/app; use smart speakers to play BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.
Catch the Chequered Flag podcast; the post-race show is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
Expect very hot, sunny conditions with highs around 32C across practice, qualifying, and race day.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton secured his maiden win for Ferrari last time out with victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

Hamilton was on the podium with fellow British drivers George Russell of Mercedes and McLaren’s world champion Lando Norris.

The 41-year-old has narrowed the gap on Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli at the top of the drivers’ championship to 41 points after the Italian 19-year-old retired from the race.

Sunday’s 71-lap grand prix in Austria starts at 14:00 BST.

Session start times and BBC coverage

Commentary of the race will be available across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.

You can also listen by asking most smart speakers to “play BBC Radio 5 Live” or “play BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra”.

Make sure to listen to every episode of the Chequered Flag podcast. For the first time this year, the post-race show for every grand prix is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.

All times BST.

Friday, 26 June

First practice: 12:30-13:30 (Sports Extra 2 via BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Second practice:16:00-17:00 (Sports Extra 2 via BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Saturday, 27 June

Third practice: 11:30-12:30 (Sports Extra 3 via BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Qualifying: 15:00-16:00 (Sports Extra 3 via BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Sunday, 28 June

Race: 14:00 (BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

What is the Austrian GP weather forecast?

Lando Norris fought off a race-long challenge from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to win in Austria last year, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishing third

Like most of Europe, Spielberg is set for sweltering temperatures at this weekend’s grand prix.

Friday is forecast to be sunny with a gentle breeze and a high temperature of 32C, while Saturday’s qualifying session will be warmer again at 33C.

For Sunday’s race, which gets under way at 3pm local time, the conditions will be sunny and very hot once again, with temperatures reaching highs of about 32C.

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