Live Session
Keep the session name, track condition, weather and lap progress visible above your timing cards. Optional clocks add elapsed or remaining session time when the feed supplies it.
Availability
Public live / Replay. Enable Current Session and the live context entities you want to display: Session Status, Race Lap Count, Track Status and Track Weather. Next Race supplies upcoming-session context. Formation Start, session clocks, Overtake Mode and Straight Mode add optional detail. Core session context uses public timing and can also follow a replay.
Add the card
- Open your dashboard, select Edit dashboard, then Add card.
- Search for F1 and select the Live Session card.
- Select Current Session under Data Sources. In Display Options, keep flag, track status and lap progress visible; enable elapsed or remaining time only if you also enable those sensors. Use automatic layout first, then choose a compact or full layout to suit the space.
- Select Save.
If the card is missing from the picker, follow Card installation. With more than one F1 Sensor entry, use the sources from the same entry; see Entity selection.
Minimal YAML
Use this in a manual dashboard card. Replace any entity ID with the one in your installation if it differs.
type: custom:f1-live-session-card
session_entity: sensor.f1_current_session
theme_mode: auto
Use the card
Place this card above Race Lap, Practice Timing or Qualifying Timing. It provides the context needed to interpret the timing table, including periods when a session is suspended or has not started.
Configuration
Data sources
The defaults below are the card’s fallback values. Automatic discovery connects standard sources to the selected integration entry, including renamed entity IDs. See Entity selection.
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
session_entity | sensor.f1_current_session | Current Session for session type and context. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
session_status_entity | sensor.f1_session_status | Session Status for active/live/replay context. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
formation_start_entity | binary_sensor.f1_formation_start | Formation Start indicator. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
lap_count_entity | sensor.f1_race_lap_count | Race Lap Count for completed and total laps. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
track_status_entity | sensor.f1_track_status | Track Status for flags and race-neutralization context. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
weather_entity | sensor.f1_track_weather | Live Track Weather measurements. |
next_race_entity | sensor.f1_next_race | Next Race for the next weekend and session schedule. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
session_time_remaining_entity | sensor.f1_session_time_remaining | Optional Session Time Remaining clock. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
session_time_elapsed_entity | sensor.f1_session_time_elapsed | Optional Session Time Elapsed clock. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
overtake_mode_entity | binary_sensor.f1_overtake_mode | Optional Overtake Mode indicator. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
straight_mode_entity | sensor.f1_straight_mode | Optional Straight Mode status. Select the entity from your F1 Sensor entry. |
no_spoiler_entity | switch.f1_no_spoiler_mode | Entity whose on state enables spoiler protection. See No Spoiler Mode. |
Display and behavior
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
theme_mode | dark | dark, light or auto; auto follows Home Assistant. See Appearance. |
show_flag | true | Show the track status flag indicator |
show_lap_progress | true | Show the lap progress bar |
show_track_status | true | Show the current track status label |
show_weather | true | Show live track weather |
show_time_remaining | false | Show session time remaining when available |
show_time_elapsed | false | Show session time elapsed when available |
layout_mode | auto | auto, compact or full. Automatic layout responds to available card space. |
font_style | wide | wide, balanced or system. See Typography. |
All bundled cards also support f1_entry_id and card actions. Home Assistant layout settings remain available in the dashboard editor.
When data is missing
Outside an active session, live measurements and clocks may be unavailable. A missing remaining-time field is normal when the source does not supply a usable clock. If every field is empty during a session, check that the selected entities are enabled and belong to the same F1 Sensor entry.
For an Entity not found message, check the selection in Data Sources and confirm that the entity is enabled in F1 Sensor. For a missing card type or an old interface after an update, use the card loading checks.