The only change is a later start time for the Canadian GP, which in previous years has started at 2pm local time on the Sunday of the Montreal event, but for 2026 will start at 4pm local time.<\/p>\n
This change is aimed at avoiding a direct clash with the Indy 500 that is on the same weekend, after the Canadian GP was moved to an end-of-May calendar slot as part of F1\u2019s regional grouping with its calendar.<\/p>\n
The Indy 500 normally starts at 12:45pm local time (Indianapolis being on the same time zone as Montreal), which gives IndyCar\u2019s blue riband event a window of just over three hours before the start of the F1\u2019s Canadian GP. Both events are scheduled for 24 May 2026.<\/p>\n
The start times also reconfirm that the 2026 F1 season will see two Saturday grands prix; the Las Vegas GP, which has run with a Saturday night race since 2023, while the Azerbaijan GP has been moved to a Saturday race day to avoid clashing with a national day of mourning on the Sunday.<\/p>\n
Full F1 2026 local start times:<\/p>\n
Date<\/p>\n
Country<\/p>\n
FP1<\/p>\n
FP2<\/p>\n
FP3<\/p>\n
Q<\/p>\n
R<\/p>\n
08\/03<\/p>\n
Australia<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
15\/03<\/p>\n
China<\/p>\n
11:30<\/p>\n
15:30 (SQ)<\/p>\n
11:00 (S)<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
29\/03<\/p>\n
Japan<\/p>\n
11:30<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
11:30<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
14:00<\/p>\n
12\/04<\/p>\n
Bahrain<\/p>\n
14:30<\/p>\n
18:00<\/p>\n
15:30<\/p>\n
19:00<\/p>\n
18:00<\/p>\n
19\/04<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n
16:30<\/p>\n
20:00<\/p>\n
16:30<\/p>\n
20:00<\/p>\n
20:00<\/p>\n
03\/05<\/p>\n
Miami<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:30 (SQ)<\/p>\n
12:00 (S)<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
24\/05<\/p>\n
Canada<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:30 (SQ)<\/p>\n
12:00 (S)<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
07\/06<\/p>\n
Monaco<\/p>\n
13:30<\/p>\n
17:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
14\/06<\/p>\n
Barcelona<\/p>\n
13:30<\/p>\n
17:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
28\/06<\/p>\n
Austria<\/p>\n
13:30<\/p>\n
17:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
05\/07<\/p>\n
Great Britain<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:30 (SQ)<\/p>\n
12:00 (S)<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
19\/07<\/p>\n
Belgium<\/p>\n
13:30<\/p>\n
17:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
26\/07<\/p>\n
Hungary<\/p>\n
13:30<\/p>\n
17:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
23\/08<\/p>\n
Netherlands<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:30 (SQ)<\/p>\n
12:00 (S)<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
06\/09<\/p>\n
Italy<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
13\/09<\/p>\n
Spain<\/p>\n
13:30<\/p>\n
17:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
26\/09<\/p>\n
Azerbaijan*<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
11\/10<\/p>\n
Singapore<\/p>\n
17:30<\/p>\n
21:30 (SQ)<\/p>\n
17:00 (S)<\/p>\n
21:00<\/p>\n
20:00<\/p>\n
25\/10<\/p>\n
United States<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
12:00<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
01\/11<\/p>\n
Mexico<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
11:30<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
14:00<\/p>\n
08\/11<\/p>\n
Brazil<\/p>\n
12:30<\/p>\n
16:00<\/p>\n
11:30<\/p>\n
15:00<\/p>\n
14:00<\/p>\n
21\/11<\/p>\n
Las Vegas*<\/p>\n
16:30<\/p>\n
20:00<\/p>\n
16:30<\/p>\n
20:00<\/p>\n
19:00<\/p>\n
29\/11<\/p>\n
Qatar<\/p>\n
16:30<\/p>\n
20:00<\/p>\n
17:30<\/p>\n
21:00<\/p>\n
20:00<\/p>\n
06\/12<\/p>\n
Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n
13:30<\/p>\n
17:00<\/p>\n
14:30<\/p>\n
18:00<\/p>\n
17:00<\/p>\n
*Saturday races<\/p>\n
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2026 F1 start times<\/p>\n
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