Netflix to stream its first-ever Formula 1 race weekend in Canada

Date:
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:02:04 +0000

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Netflix will stream its first-ever F1 race weekend with the Canadian Grand Prix, simulcast alongside Apple TVs growing Formula 1 broadcast deal.

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One to American audiences over the past few years. Now, the streaming giant will stream a live F1 race for the first time ever.

Netflix will simulcast the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix from May 22-24, marking the platforms first-ever live F1 race weekend (FYI: here's where to stream F1 - potentially for free ). For F1 fans in the United States, there are already several reasons to be excited about the upcoming season. Not only is Cadillac set to make an American manufacturers debut in Formula One with experienced drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas in its lineup but the sport is also entering a new broadcasting era with Apple TV.

Apple TV is the new home of F1 in the US , having acquired exclusive U.S. F1 rights for around $150 million annually. Can it beat ESPN? Well, accordion to Cue, it will. He said, Youre going to have a front-row seat to the action in
a way that you havent seen before. And, if you're still working out your F1 live stream options from around the world, we're here to help you out. Stream all 24 F1 races for FREE on RTBF (Belgium) / RTL Zwee (Luxembourg) / ORF On & Servus TV (Austria ) Traveling? Watch your local stream with NordVPN (save 74%) Netflixs first live F1 weekend arrives with Canadian GP simulcast The Canadian Grand Prix 2026 , from May 22 to May 24 which is also a sprint weekend is going to be the first time Netflix will broadcast a Formula One race weekend.

After years of producing the ever-thrilling Drive to Survive , which takes viewers behind the scenes of one of the biggest and most intense sporting calendars on the planet, Netflix is taking a big step toward live streaming with its first-ever live F1 broadcast.

Talking about the deal, Apples Eddy Cue shared, Netflix, I think, has played a pivotal role in growing F1 since the launch of Drive to Survive , and were thrilled to make F1 content more broadly available to new and existing US
fans on both Netflix and Apple TV.

Even better, U.S. Netflix viewers will have an all-hands-on-deck experience during the racing action in Montreal, with access to everything from practice sessions to qualifying rounds, the sprint race, and the main Grand Prix on Sunday.

Do note, however, that this is going to be a simulcast deal, meaning both Apple and Netflix will be streaming the Canadian Grand Prix. This mirrors the current arrangement with the eighth season of Drive to Survive .

So, it looks like a give-and-take partnership between two of the biggest streaming giants in the U.S., both pushing toward live F1 streaming and
moving beyond the traditional streaming-only arena. Netflix expanding its
live sports portfolio For Netflix in particular, being able to stream the Canadian Grand Prix is a big step toward expanding its live sports portfolio. The streaming giant has recently added rights to the NFL, Major League Baseball, as well as the upcoming FIFA Womens World Cup. With the addition of a full-blown F1 race weekend, Netflix is also making its debut in the motorsports space.

However, whether or not Netflix gets more race weekends in the coming years remains to be seen, especially with Apples F1 partnership just beginning. How much of that package Apple will be willing to share with Netflix is still an open question. See more: F1 2026 season streaming guide Key Formula 1 live streams around the world Swipe to scroll horizontally

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FREE stream

Other broadcasters

U.S.

Apple TV (Practice sessions and select races)

Apple TV , Netflix (Canadian GP)

U.K.

Channel 4 (British GP)

Sky Sports

Australia

10Play (Australian GP)

Fox Sports via Kayo

Canada

CTV (Canadian GP)

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