British Grand Prix live stream
The 2023 British Grand Prix is available to watch for free in full on Channel 4 in the UK. Use a VPN to watch your local stream from anywhere. A complete breakdown of free British GP live streams is listed below.
British GP: race preview
While he was never in any true danger, in Austria Max Verstappen had his closest win yet this season, with Charles Leclerc tailing the Dutchman by less than six seconds as the chequered flag waved.
In fact, behind Verstappen's Red Bull, the finishing order was very much a mixed bag. Lando Norris took fourth – his best position yet this season – while Lance Stroll placed ninth, behind Hamilton, Russell, Sainz, and teammate Alonso.
This week's outing at Silverstone could also prove an interesting one, with potential rain on the cards for Qualifying and race day. We may well see veterans Alonso and Hamilton show their experience at the iconic British Grand Prix circuit and push the dominant Dutchman to the line.
The FIA's new penalties caused quite a stir last weekend, with a huge 1,200 incidents having to be reviewed. This meant the standings took several hours to finalize – another layer of bureaucracy in this most complex of sports, or a step towards fairer adjudicating? You decide...
The most exciting thing this weekend – for us, at least – is that TechRadar will be joining McLaren and sponsor Darktrace in the pits and paddock on Friday. We can't promise any juicy scoops, but we'll definitely be getting an eyeful of the Woking-based outfit's twinkling 'Chrome' livery, specially designed for its home race at Silverstone.
Read on for how to watch a British Grand Prix live stream from start to finish and from anywhere in the world, including ways to watch an F1 live stream for FREE.
2023 British Grand Prix schedule
The 2023 British Grand Prix schedule is as follows:
FRIDAY
Practice 1: 12.30pm BST / 7.30am ET / 9.30pm AEDT / 11.30pm NZDT
Practice 2: 4pm BST / 11am ET / 1am AEDT / 3am NZDT
SATURDAY
Practice 3: 11.30am BST / 6.30am ET / 8.30pm AEDT / 10.30pm NZDT
Qualifying: 3pm BST / 10pm ET / 12am AEDT / 2am NZDT
SUNDAY
British GP: 3pm BST / 10am ET / 12am AEDT / 2am NZDT
Watch a free British Grand Prix live stream
There are a number of ways to watch the British Grand Prix for free this weekend, and home fans are in for a treat. In the UK, Channel 4 will be showing full coverage of every session live on terrestrial TV as well on their website.
Like every other weekend, in Austria all the races are shared between free-to-air broadcasters Servus TV and ORF (this weekend it's ORF). Take a look and find out what's available where you are:
- Albania: every race on RTSH
- Australia: highlights on Network 10
- Austria: every race on ORF Eins or Servus TV
- Brazil: every race on Band
- Belgium: every race on RBTF
- China: every race on Great Sports, CCTV or Guangdong Sports
- France: Bahrain GP on C8
- Iran: every race on MBC Persia or IRIB Varzesh
- Luxembourg: every race on RTL Zwee
- Middle East and North Africa: select races on MBC Action
- Pakistan: every race on A Sports
- Tajikistan: every race on Varzish TV
- United Kingdom: British GP on Channel 4
If you're out of the country you'll need to use a VPN to access your preferred British Grand Prix free live stream, as explained below. We rate ExpressVPN as the best provider out there, as it has a great track record for unblocking geo-restricted streams.
How to watch the British Grand Prix live stream from outside your country
If you're abroad for this weekend's British Grand Prix, you'll likely find you're unable to access your usual Formula 1 coverage like you would at home. This isn't necessarily cause for alarm, but rather the result of geo-blocking – best understood as digital borders that restrict certain services and content to certain parts of the world.
Fortunately, there's a convenient way around this in the form of a VPN. This is a nifty bit of software that lets you whizz around these digital borders, thereby allowing you to globe trot and still access your preferred F1 live stream. It's a completely legal workaround, very affordable, and super easy to use – allow us to explain more.
Use a VPN to watch an British Grand Prix live stream from anywhere:
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