Overview
The Miami Grand Prix of Formula 1, an international motorsport championship, airs on different official channels depending on where a viewer is watching from. In Belgium, the national public broadcaster carries every practice, qualifying session, sprint, and the Grand Prix itself live and free to air.1 In the United States, the 2026 season marked the start of a five-year rights deal that made Apple, Apple's streaming service, the exclusive home for every Formula 1 session, including the Miami Grand Prix.1
Free-to-Air in Belgium
Belgium's national public broadcaster streams the Miami weekend, including practice, qualifying, sprint, and race, at no cost via its Auvio platform, as part of its standing free-to-air Formula 1 rights.1 This access applies to viewers located in Belgium, where the broadcaster's broadcast rights are valid; it is a territorial free-to-air service, not a globally available stream.
United States: Apple
Apple, Apple's streaming service, is the exclusive U.S. home for every Formula 1 practice, qualifying, sprint, and race in the 2026 season, including the Miami Grand Prix, under Formula 1's five-year streaming agreement.1 U.S. viewers looking for the official domestic broadcast should subscribe through Apple rather than seeking a free workaround; no free U.S. option is currently offered for this race.
Elsewhere
Formula 1 broadcast rights vary by country, and free-to-air availability depends entirely on the deals each national broadcaster holds. Viewers outside Belgium and the U.S. should check their own country's official Formula 1 broadcast partner, for example via Formula1.com's broadcast guide, rather than assuming another country's free stream applies to them.
Bottom Line
For a legally free Miami broadcast, Belgium's national public broadcaster is the confirmed free-to-air option, and it is valid for viewers in Belgium. For U.S. viewers, Apple is the official exclusive home for the race. Viewers elsewhere should check their own country's official Formula 1 broadcast partner for local free-to-air or subscription options.