The Grand Prix of Belgium – Information, schedule, stream

Despite the original plan, Formula 1 will run “only” twenty-two races this season, with the fourteenth event of 2022 being the Belgian Grand Prix (Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix). So what is the schedule and where can you follow the entire race weekend?

The Belgian Grand Prix has been on the Formula 1 calendar since the official inception of the World Championship in 1950. Its first winner was the famous and legendary Juan Manuel Fangio, who won here a total of three times.

However, Michael Schumacher still has the most victories at this circuit (6), with the equally famous driver Ayrton Senna in second position with five wins. Ferrari is the most successful team at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit with 18 championships.

Since then, the track has undergone various changes and has offered not only plenty of exciting racing, but also major, albeit fatal, accidents. In any case, Spa-Francorchamps is rightly one of the most legendary and traditional circuits not only in F1, but in motorsport as a whole.

Spa-Francorchamps

The track itself is 7.004 km long and consists of nineteen corners. Spa-Francorchamps, as the official name of the circuit goes, offers two DRS zones, one on the finishing straight and one on the straight between turns 4 and 5.

There are also two detection points on the track. The first is located before Turn 2, the second on the approach to Turn 18. The Belgian Grand Prix has been scheduled for 44 laps, during which the drivers will cover over 308 kilometres.

But as well as the detection points, you can also see the average speeds that the drivers reach at each corner, and which gear they usually shift into at that corner.

Belgian Grand Prix – programme

The Formula 1 cars will take to the track for the first time on Friday 26 August, at 14:00, as part of the first practice session (officially called Free Practice 1 – ed.). This will last the standard one hour.

FP2 will start on the same day at 17:00. The third and final free practice is scheduled for Saturday, August 27, from 1 to 2 pm.

At the stroke of 16:00, drivers and teams will qualify for Sunday’s Grand Prix, which F1 has scheduled to start at 15:00.

Belgian Grand Prix – stream

Live coverage of the Formula 1 races can be watched on Sport 1 and Sport 2. There will also be internet streams and, last but not least, F1 TV, where you can switch to the onboard cameras of the individual drivers.

But F1 TV in particular also offers other features, namely livetiming and detailed telemetry. In addition to the full F1 programme, you can also watch press conferences or Formula 2 or Formula 3 practice and qualifying sessions.

Belgian Grand Prix – odds

Formula 1 has had its long and obligatory summer break, after which the queen of motorsport is back in action again. However, teams can be expected to bring at least some further improvements to Belgium, making it very difficult to predict what may take place at Spa-Francorchamps.

However, it is very likely that Red Bull and Ferrari will battle it out for the win. In the last two races Max Verstappen has won, before that it was Ferrari that took the win twice – once by Charles Leclerc and once by Carlos Sainz.

The second half of the season will bring the fans 9 more races, in which the world championship will be finally decided. The championship leader is still Verstappen, who has an 80-point lead over second-placed Leclerc. Red Bull also leads the Constructors’ Cup and has a 97-point lead over second-placed Ferrari.

Formula One World Championship race calendar for the 2022 season

20. march – Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
27. march – Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah)
10. april – Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
24. april – Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna (Imola)
8. may – Miami Grand Prix (Miami)
22. may – Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
29. may – Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco)
12. june – Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku)
19. june – Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
3. july – British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
10. july – Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)
24. july – French Grand Prix (Paul Ricard)
31. july – Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
28. august – Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
4. september – Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)
11. september – Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
2. october – Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)
9. october – Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
23. october – US Grand Prix (Austin)
30. october – Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City)
13. november – Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
20. november – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)

With the date of 25 September, the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi circuit also had a place on the calendar. However, due to the recent events in Ukraine, F1 has removed this race from the schedule and according to official information, it will not be replaced by any race.