Skip to content
F1
Race calendar2026 regulations2025

Official Grand Prix start times for 2026 F1 season confirmed

The start times for the 24-round 2026 Formula 1 season have been published.

GENERAL%20CROP%20(64).png

The FIA has announced the race start times for the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Kicking off with the Australian Grand Prix from March 6-8 and concluding at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix across the weekend of December 4-6, the 24-race campaign will see the sport visit five of the world’s seven continents.

In a year that will feature new technical regulations and advanced sustainable fuels, the calendar also sees further improvements to the geographical flow of races, with Canada now following Miami in an earlier slot which creates a consolidated European leg of the season across the summer months.

Meanwhile the Sprint is set to feature at six race weekends in 2026, including three new Sprint locations.

Check out the table below for a full list of timings.

2026 F1 start times

Venue, race dateSprint (local time)Qualifying (local time)Race (local time)
Australia, Mar 8-16001500
China, Mar 15110015001500
Japan, Mar 29-15001400
Bahrain, Apr 12-19001800
Saudi Arabia, Apr 19-20002000
Miami, May 3120016001600
Canada, May 24120016001600
Monaco, Jun 7-16001500
Barcelona, Jun 14-16001500
Austria, Jun 28-16001500
Great Britain, Jul 5120016001500
Belgium, Jul 19-16001500
Hungary, Jul 26-16001500
Netherlands, Aug 23120016001500
Italy, Sep 6-16001500
Spain, Sep 13-16001500
Azerbaijan, Sep 26-16001500
Singapore, Oct 11170021002000
United States, Oct 25-16001500
Mexico, Nov 1-15001400
Brazil, Nov 8-15001400
Las Vegas, Nov 21-20002000
Qatar, Nov 29-21001900
Abu Dhabi, Dec 6-18001700

Next Up

Related Articles