How to follow Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on the BBC

Round seven of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign heads to Spain – the first of two races in the country this season – for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix from 12-14 June.

World champion Lando Norris set the pace in Friday practice, topping the timesheets ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell.

The McLaren driver was 0.009 seconds quicker than Russell, with team-mate Oscar Piastri finishing third.

Teenager Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers’ championship by 66 points from Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton – who has jumped above Russell in the standings – following his fifth consecutive win last weekend in Monaco.

Russell failed to score points last time out and is now third, 68 points off team-mate Antonelli.

Lights out at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will be at 14:00 BST.

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, external.

All times BST.

Saturday, 13 June

Third practice: 11:30-12:30 (Sports Extra 2 via BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Qualifying: 15:00-16:00 (Sports Extra 2 via BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Sunday, 14 June

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

The weather forecast predicts a hot, dry and sunny weekend in Spain.

Saturday’s qualifying is set to be sunny with light winds, with temperatures reaching a high of 28C.

For Sunday’s grand prix, which starts at 3pm local time, the weather will again be nice, with a top temperature of 28C during the race.

You may have noticed a name change to the race in Barcelona, as it is no longer the ‘Spanish Grand Prix’ but instead, it is the ‘Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix’.

The Spanish Grand Prix will now be held in Madrid from 11-13 September at the Madring, a new purpose-built, 22-corner track which uses both public roads and private land.

This is the last year both Barcelona and Belgium’s famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit will appear on the calendar at the same time, as the two circuits will then alternate until 2032.