Watch F1 in Australia: TV channel, 2026 finale and 2027 calendar

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Kimi Antonelli is the 2026 Formula 1 world champion. The Mercedes driver clinched the title at the Mexico City Grand Prix on 1 November, aged 20 years and 68 days, the youngest champion in the sport's history. Four rounds are still to run (São Paulo, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi), and then the 2027 season opens in Bahrain on 12-14 March, with the Australian Grand Prix as round three on 2-4 April.

This guide covers the whole picture for Australian viewers: which channels and streaming services show every session, what is left of 2026, the full 2027 calendar, and what we know (and do not yet know) about free-to-air coverage. For the times of this weekend's race see the next F1 race in Australian time, and for setting up the stream see how to stream F1 on Kayo. Our F1 hub lists the rest of the F1 guides.

Where to watch F1 in Australia

Way to watch	What you get	Notes
Kayo Sports	Every practice, qualifying session and race live, plus F1 Minis and extra live feeds	Foxtel Group says racing is shown ad-break free and every race is live in 4K for Kayo subscribers
Foxtel with Fox Sports	The same coverage on the Fox Sports channels	Fox Sports 506 carried the 2026 Australian Grand Prix. Foxtel Group says all Kayo coverage is also available to Foxtel subscribers
Network 10 and 10 streaming	The Australian Grand Prix, live and free	The only F1 race named as free to air in the broadcast announcements

Foxtel Group renewed its Formula 1 deal in March 2026 as a multi-year extension, announced on 3 March 2026, just before the season opened in Melbourne. The release does not state how many years it runs, and says the F1 TV app will continue to be integrated into Foxtel's set-top boxes. Kayo's 2027 line-up, announced on 3 September 2026, repeats that every Formula 1 practice, qualifying session and race will be available live and on demand. Foxtel Group also said that in 2027 the Fox Sports channels become Kayo SPORTS channels, and has not yet published the new channel numbers.

The 2026 season so far

Antonelli leads the standings on 380 points after 19 of 23 rounds, 119 clear of Max Verstappen, and has won nine of the 19 races. Mercedes lead the constructors' championship and, according to Al Jazeera's report of the Mexico City race, could clinch that title in São Paulo this weekend.

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	380
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	261
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	259
4	George Russell	Mercedes	250
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	245
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	221

The constructors' standings after Mexico City are Mercedes 630, Ferrari 504, Red Bull Racing 382 and McLaren 365, with Cadillac, the 11th team on the grid, yet to score. Standings are from formula1.com after round 19.

Race winners in 2026

Round	Grand Prix	Date	Winner
1	Australia	8 March	George Russell
2	China	15 March	Kimi Antonelli
3	Japan	29 March	Kimi Antonelli
4	Miami	3 May	Kimi Antonelli
5	Canada	24 May	Kimi Antonelli
6	Monaco	7 June	Kimi Antonelli
7	Barcelona-Catalunya	14 June	Lewis Hamilton
8	Austria	28 June	George Russell
9	Great Britain	5 July	Charles Leclerc
10	Belgium	19 July	Kimi Antonelli
11	Hungary	26 July	Lando Norris
12	Netherlands	23 August	Lando Norris
13	Italy	6 September	Kimi Antonelli
14	Spain (Madrid)	13 September	Kimi Antonelli
15	Azerbaijan	26 September	George Russell
16	Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia	4 October	Max Verstappen
17	Singapore	11 October	Max Verstappen
18	United States	25 October	Kimi Antonelli
19	Mexico City	1 November	Max Verstappen

What changed on the 2026 calendar

The 2026 calendar was announced with 24 races and is now 23. According to Wikipedia's season page, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was cancelled after the outbreak of the Iran war and was not replaced, and the Bahrain Grand Prix was postponed from April and run at Sepang in Malaysia on 4 October under the name Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. Madrid hosted the Spanish Grand Prix for the first time on 13 September, and the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola was dropped. Six weekends had a Sprint: China, Miami, Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and Singapore, and none of the four rounds left has one.

What is left of 2026

Weekend	Grand Prix	Race day (local)	Sprint
6-8 November	São Paulo	Sunday 8 November	No
19-21 November	Las Vegas	Saturday 21 November	No
27-29 November	Qatar	Sunday 29 November	No
4-6 December	Abu Dhabi	Sunday 6 December	No

The São Paulo race starts at 2pm local time on Sunday, which is 4am on Monday 9 November in Sydney and Melbourne (AEDT). Las Vegas race day is Saturday in Nevada, which is already Sunday 22 November in Australia. For the other rounds, F1's start times were not available to us in a form we could check against the track's time zone, so we have not listed them. The time difference to Sydney in AEDT is 14 hours for São Paulo, 19 hours for Las Vegas, 8 hours for Qatar and 7 hours for Abu Dhabi: add it to the local start time.

F1 2027 calendar

Formula 1 published a 24-round calendar for 2027 on 16 September 2026, with 10 Sprint weekends, up from six in 2026. Pre-season testing is at the Bahrain International Circuit on 24-27 February. Dates are the Friday-to-Sunday race weekend.

Round	Grand Prix	Venue	Weekend	Sprint
1	Bahrain	Sakhir	12-14 March	Yes
2	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	19-21 March	No
3	Australia	Melbourne	2-4 April	Yes
4	Japan	Suzuka	9-11 April	Yes
5	China	Shanghai	16-18 April	No
6	Miami	Miami	30 April - 2 May	No
7	Canada	Montréal	21-23 May	Yes
8	Monaco	Monte Carlo	4-6 June	Yes
9	Portugal	Portimão	18-20 June	No
10	Great Britain	Silverstone	2-4 July	Yes
11	Austria	Spielberg	9-11 July	No
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	23-25 July	No
13	Hungary	Budapest	30 July - 1 August	No
14	Italy	Monza	3-5 September	Yes
15	Spain	Madrid	10-12 September	No
16	Azerbaijan	Baku	24-26 September	No
17	Türkiye	Istanbul	1-3 October	No
18	Singapore	Singapore	8-10 October	No
19	United States	Austin	22-24 October	No
20	Mexico City	Mexico City	29-31 October	No
21	São Paulo	São Paulo	5-7 November	Yes
22	Las Vegas	Las Vegas	18-20 November	No
23	Qatar	Lusail	3-5 December	Yes
24	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	10-12 December	Yes

The Türkiye race is subject to FIA circuit homologation, and Portugal and Türkiye return to the calendar. Bahrain, Australia, Japan, Monaco and Abu Dhabi host a Sprint for the first time. After the 2026 cancellations, the Gulf rounds at the start of the season are worth watching: The Race reported on 17 September 2026 that Melbourne's organisers had ruled out opening the season as a stand-in if the Middle East rounds could not go ahead.

The 2027 Australian Grand Prix

The Australian Grand Prix is round three, on 2-4 April 2027, with race day on Sunday 4 April, and Albert Park hosts a Sprint for the first time. It no longer opens the season because the circuit is rebuilding its pit and paddock buildings and the first phase has to be ready for the 2027 race, according to the Australian Grand Prix Corporation's chief executive Travis Auld, quoted by The Race. Daylight saving ends in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, the ACT and South Australia at 3am on Sunday 4 April 2027, so race day is also the day the clocks go back. The Grand Prix start time has not been published.

Is F1 on free to air in Australia?

Only the Australian Grand Prix. Network 10 was the free-to-air partner in 2026 and, according to Speedcafe, showed the race on Channel 10 and 10 streaming alongside Fox Sports 506. In March 2026, Speedcafe reported 10's coverage as practice 1 and 2 on Friday 6 March from 11:30am to 5pm, practice 3 and qualifying on Saturday from 10am to 5:30pm and the pre-race show and race from 8:30am to 5pm on Sunday 8 March, all in AEDT. The Foxtel Group, Speedcafe and Sportcal reports of the 2026 renewal all say Network 10 keeps the free-to-air rights to the Australian Grand Prix.

For 2027 we expect Network 10 to show the Australian Grand Prix again, because the March 2026 announcements say Network 10 "will retain" the rights and Sportcal says the race is covered by Australia's anti-siphoning rules, but neither Network 10 nor Foxtel Group has announced the 2027 coverage windows, so it is not confirmed. Every other race, qualifying session and practice is on Kayo and Foxtel only.

How much does it cost to watch F1?

Kayo is the cheapest way to watch every session. These are the Kayo plans we have on file today; check the price at sign-up, because it can change.

If you already have Foxtel with the Fox Sports channels you do not need Kayo, because Foxtel Group says Foxtel subscribers can watch all Kayo coverage as well. Compare the options in our Kayo guide, the Fox Sports channel guide and what Kayo costs.

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What changed on this page

This page used to describe the 2025 season. It was rewritten on 5 November 2026 from Formula 1's own 2026 results and 2027 calendar, and from the Foxtel Group, Speedcafe and Sportcal reports of the broadcast deal. We update it as the 2027 broadcast schedule is published.