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# F1 2026 grand prix race start times
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-time-is-f1-this-weekend-2026-grand-prix-start-times/
- Published: 2025-09-16T14:05:25.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-18T04:33:05.000Z
- Description: The 2026 F1 season will usher in a new era with the most radical set of rule changes in decades. Here are the start times for each of the grands prix in 2026
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1, #fia, #hide-countdown

The 2026 Formula 1 season will usher in a new era for the championship with the most radical set of rule changes in decades.

Here are the start times for each of the grands prix for the 2026 season; all times are local to the location they are in. In brackets, you'll find the UK time. 

## Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne

### Mar 8

**Qualifying** 4pm (5am)  
**Race** 3pm (4am)

## Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai

### Mar 15

**Sprint** 11am (3am)  
**Qualifying** 3pm (7am)  
**Race** 3pm (7am)

## Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka

### Mar 29

**Qualifying** 3pm (7am)  
**Race** 2pm (6am)

## Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir

### Apr 12

**Qualifying** 7pm (5pm)   
**Race** 6pm (4pm)

## Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah

### Apr 19

**Qualifying** 8pm (6pm)  
**Race** 8pm (6pm)

## Miami Grand Prix

### May 3

**Sprint** 12pm (5pm)   
**Qualifying** 4pm (9pm)  
**Race** 4pm (9pm)

## Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal

### May 24

**Sprint** 12pm (5pm)   
**Qualifying** 4pm (9pm)  
**Race** 4pm (9pm)

## Monaco Grand Prix

### Jun 7

**Qualifying** 4pm (3pm)   
**Race** 3pm (2pm)

## Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona

### Jun 14

**Qualifying** 4pm (3pm)  
**Race** 3pm (2pm)

## Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring

### Jun 28

**Qualifying** 4pm (3pm)  
**Race** 3pm (2pm) 

## British Grand Prix, Silverstone

### Jul 5

**Sprint** 12pm   
**Qualifying** 4pm  
**Race** 3pm

## Belgian Grand Prix, Spa

### Jul 19

**Qualifying** 4pm (3pm)  
**Race** 3pm (2pm) 

## Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring

### Jul 26

**Qualifying** 4pm (3pm)  
**Race** 3pm (2pm) 

## Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort

### Aug 23

**Sprint** 12pm (11am)  
**Qualifying** 4pm (3pm)  
**Race** 3pm (2pm) 

## Italian Grand Prix, Monza

### Sep 6

**Qualifying** 4pm (3pm)   
**Race** 3pm (2pm) 

## Spanish Grand Prix, Madring

### Sep 13

**Qualifying** 4pm (3pm)  
**Race** 3pm (2pm) 

## Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku

### Sep 26

**Qualifying** 4pm (1pm)  
**Race** 3pm (midday) 

## Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay

### Oct 11

**Sprint** 5pm (10am)  
**Qualifying** 9pm (2pm)   
**Race** 8pm (1pm)

## United States Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas

### Oct 25

**Qualifying** 4pm (9pm)   
**Race** 3pm (8pm)

## Mexican Grand Prix, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

### Nov 1

**Qualifying** 3pm (9pm)   
**Race** 2pm (8pm)

## Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos

### Nov 8

**Qualifying** 3pm (6pm)   
**Race** 2pm (5pm)

## Las Vegas Grand Prix

### Nov 21

**Qualifying** 8pm (4am)  
**Race** 8pm (4am)

## Qatar Grand Prix, Lusail

### Nov 29

**Qualifying** 9pm (6pm)  
**Race** 7pm (4pm)

## Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina

### Dec 6

**Qualifying** 6pm (2pm)  
**Race** 5pm (1pm)

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