F1 race today points to the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend, and the race starts at 1500 local time on Sunday, June 28, at the Red Bull Ring. Lewis Hamilton’s maiden Ferrari win in Barcelona-Catalunya has made the weekend less predictable, while Kimi Antonelli’s grip on the Drivers’ Championship loosened slightly.
The Grand Prix is 71 laps long and sits at the end of the eighth Grand Prix weekend of the 2026 season. For viewers planning around the live schedule, the race start is the anchor point, with every session available through the listed coverage options.
Hamilton, Ferrari and Barcelona-Catalunya
Hamilton’s result in Barcelona-Catalunya changed the tone before Austria. The Ferrari driver’s first win for the team arrived before the Red Bull Ring weekend, and that result has fed the sense that the front of the season is shifting again.
Antonelli enters the weekend with a smaller cushion in the Drivers’ Championship than before Hamilton’s win. That makes the Austrian Grand Prix more than a routine date on the calendar, because one result in a 71-lap race can keep the title picture moving.
Red Bull Ring and the schedule
The weekend opens with Free Practice 1 at 1330 local time on Friday, June 26, then Free Practice 2 at 1700 later that day. Saturday brings the final hour of practice at 1230 and Qualifying at 1600 before the race begins on Sunday at 1500 local time.
Coverage from every session is available live on F1 TV Pro in selected countries, with onboard cameras on all 22 drivers’ cars and access to both Pre-Race and Post-Race Shows. F1 TV Pro can be streamed via Apple TV, Chromecast Generation 2 and above, Android TV, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku.
Watching every session live
F1 TV Premium adds 4K Ultra HD/HDR on up to six different devices, plus a personalised Multiview feature on select devices with 26 different feeds to choose from. Live timing is also available on F1.com and the F1 app across every session during the Grand Prix weekend.
The forecast adds another layer, with a maximum temperature of 31.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Warm, dry conditions usually leave teams deciding how hard to push the tyres early and how long to stretch a stint before the race settles into its rhythm.
For fans, the key detail is simple: the main event starts at 1500 local time, and the live coverage tools are already set. The rest of the weekend builds toward that hour.
