All 24 Grand Prix start times for 2026 have been revealed, meaning fans can start to officially mark their calendars for the year.

The biggest change for 2026 is that the Canadian Grand Prix will now start at 16:00 local time, two hours later than in 2025. This means that it will avoid clashing with the Indianapolis 500, with the two races set to take place on the same weekend in 2026. Meanwhile, the all-new street race in Madrid will start at 15:00 local time. 

This week, Formula 1 also announced the six venues that will host Sprints in 2026, including three new tracks as well as the return of the Sprint format at Silverstone. 

2026 F1 Grand Prix start times:

Grand Prix

Date

Lights out (local)

Lights out (UK)

Australian GP

6-8 March

15:00

04:00

Chinese GP

13-15 March

15:00

07:00

Japanese GP

27-29 March

14:00

06:00

Bahrain GP

10-12 April

18:00

16:00

Saudi Arabian GP

17-19 April

20:00

18:00

Miami GP

1-3 May

16:00

21:00

Canadian GP

22-24 May

16:00

21:00

Monaco GP

5-7 June

15:00

14:00

Barcelona GP

12-14 June

15:00

14:00

Austrian GP

26-28 June

15:00

14:00

British GP

3-5 July

15:00

15:00

Belgian GP

17-19 July

15:00

14:00

Hungarian GP

24-26 July

15:00

14:00

Dutch GP

21-23 August

15:00

14:00

Italian GP

4-6 September

15:00

14:00

Madrid GP

11-13 September

15:00

14:00

Azerbaijan GP

24-26 September

15:00

12:00

Singapore GP

9-11 October

20:00

13:00

United States GP

23-25 October

15:00

20:00

Mexico City GP

30 October -1 November

14:00

20:00

São Paulo GP

6-8 November

14:00

17:00

Las Vegas GP

19-21 November

20:00

04:00

Qatar GP

27-29 November

19:00

16:00

Abu Dhabi GP

4-6 December

17:00

13:00