This weekend’s Spa GP is the last race on the calendar for the Formula 1 squad before the summer break. The last eight races have all gone to Max Verstappen.
The 2023 Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps will be run on Sunday 30 July at 15:00. There will also be a sprint race at 16:30 on Saturday (29 July).
Here you can find all the information on the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa: timetable with all the starting times, the broadcast on TV and stream as well as the favourites with betting odds.
Formula 1 GP Spa: Schedule & Broadcast
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Date & Start time: When is the Belgium GP 2023?
Before the Formula 1 squad takes its short summer break, the race weekend in Belgium at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit is still on the agenda.
And that with two races: In addition to the Spa GP on Sunday, there is also a sprint race on Saturday.
The Belgian GP schedule therefore looks a little different than usual.
Spa GP: Starting time & Dates
On Friday, things get underway with the first and only free practice session. The start is at 13:30. In the afternoon at 17:00, qualifying is already scheduled for the Belgian Grand Prix, which will be run on Sunday.
Saturday starts at 12:00 with the Sprint Shootout to determine the starting grid for the sprint race. The Spa Sprint GP will start at 16:30 on Saturday.
The 2023 Belgian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday (30.7.) from 15:00.
Formula 1 Belgium GP broadcast on TV and stream
This season Sky holds the broadcasting rights in Germany for all Formula 1 races. The pay-TV channel has the exclusive rights, so every session is shown live.
The entire Spa GP weekend, including practice, qualifying and the two races, is available on the Sky Sport F1 channel.
Sunday’s Spa GP broadcast starts as early as 13:30.
Spa GP Schedule & Live Broadcast on Sky
- Fr, 28.7., from 13:15, Sky Sport F1: 1st free practice session
- Fri., 28.7., from 16:45, Sky Sport F1: Qualifying
- Sa., 29.7., from 11:45, Sky Sport F1: Sprint Shootout
- Sa., 29.7., from 16:15, Sky Sport F1: Sprint Race
- Sun., 30.7., from 13:30, Sky Sport F1: Race previews
- Sun., 7/30, from 14:55, Sky Sport F1: Race
In the 90 minutes until the start of the Belgian GP, a well-rehearsed team guides through the broadcast:
Peter Hardenacke is on duty as presenter, Sandra Baumgartner is in the pit lane and conducts the interviews. In addition, there will be analyses with expert Ralf Schumacher.
From 14:55, commentator Sascha Roos will take over.
The track of the Belgian GP
The Belgian Formula 1 GP is run on the infamous Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, located in the Ardennes in the triangle between the towns of Stavelot (of which the circuit is a part), Spa and Malmedy.
This circuit has been on the Formula 1 calendar since 1950.
No wonder, after all, the race track in the Belgian Ardennes has everything to offer. A difference in altitude of around 100 metres and, with the Eau Rouge, one of the most spectacular corners of all.
The “Ardennes roller coaster” has a total length of about 7 kilometres and 21 bends. There are 44 laps to complete at the Spa Grand Prix.
The record winner at Spa is Michael Schumacher with six victories. He even drove his first ever Grand Prix there in 1991 and celebrated his first victory at the “Ardennes Classic” in 1992.
Since 2019, there have been three different winners at the Spa GP: in 2019 Charles Leclerc won, in 2020 Lewis Hamilton won and in the last two years Max Verstappen triumphed.
Who is favourite for the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa?
Who will win the Belgian Grand Prix in 2023? In this Formula 1 season, the winner is almost decided before the race. Red Bull in general and Max Verstappen in particular have been too superior.
The Red Bull driver leads the Formula 1 world championship standings by a clear margin and is already almost certain to be the 2023 world champion.
Max Verstappen is also the big favourite for the Belgian GP in Spa-Francorchamps.
The question remains: Will he win the eighth consecutive race of the season at the Spa GP? He has won all of the last seven Grand Prix. Most recently at the Hungaroring in Hungary.
Behind Verstappen, on the other hand, there has been plenty of variety on the podium in recent races.
At the Hungarian and Silverstone Grands Prix, McLaren driver Lando Norris was in second place alongside Verstappen for the last two races in a row. Third place went to the second Red Bull driver Sergio Perez (in Hungary) and to Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton (in Silverstone).
So the only suspense will probably be who will finish the Spa GP in second and third behind Verstappen…
