Hungarian Grand Prix coverage set for Sky Sports, NOW and Channel 4
NXTbets Pro | Published On: July 21, 2026
Hungarian Grand Prix coverage
Sky Sports F1 will carry every session of the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix live in the UK, giving viewers full access across the weekend at the Hungaroring in Budapest. UK fans can also stream the action on NOW TV and Sky Go. For viewers without a Sky subscription, NOW will offer a Day pass and a cancel-anytime Month pass, giving fans a way to follow the full event without a long commitment. Channel 4 will add free highlights from the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, which gives the race another clear broadcast route for viewers who want a condensed recap after the live sessions finish. In the United States, Apple TV will show sessions through a new F1 channel, extending the event’s reach across another major market. The broadcast setup gives the Hungarian round broad coverage on both sides of the Atlantic, with live coverage in the UK and streaming access in the US.
Hungarian Grand Prix weekend
The 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix runs July 24-26 and brings Formula 1 to Budapest for the 11th round of the season. The race at the Hungaroring closes the run of events before the three-week summer break, which puts extra weight on the final weekend before the pause. Practice sessions are set for Friday, qualifying follows at 3 p.m. on Saturday and the race starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The schedule keeps the usual Grand Prix rhythm in place, with two days of build-up before the main event and a Sunday afternoon race to decide the result. The Hungaroring remains one of the key stops on the calendar, and this year’s visit arrives at a clean turning point in the championship schedule. Teams and drivers will have one last chance to gather points, gather data and head into the break with momentum. The weekend also anchors the mid-summer stretch for fans, with the full Formula 1 program compressed into three days of track action in Budapest.
Formula 3 Budapest
Formula 3 joins the Hungarian Grand Prix bill with Round 7 of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 season in Budapest, and that event also serves as the final round before the summer break. Free Practice is scheduled for Friday at 09:55 local time and will last 45 minutes, while qualifying follows later on Friday at 15:00 local time and runs for 30 minutes. The race package continues on Saturday with the Sprint Race, then closes on Sunday with the Feature Race. F1TV will show every Formula 3 session live, giving viewers a full window into the support series throughout the weekend. The Budapest round gives Formula 3 a strong stage beside Formula 1, with two sessions on Friday that shape the rest of the meeting and two races that decide the weekend’s points. That structure keeps the category tightly woven into the Grand Prix program, and the timing before the break gives the field a clear endpoint to the first half of its season.
