{"id":141595,"date":"2025-09-16T17:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/141595\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:21:11","slug":"montreal-to-host-formula-1-2026-sprint-race-for-the-first-time-plus-start-time-pushed-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/141595\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal to Host Formula 1 2026 Sprint Race for the First Time Plus Start Time Pushed Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s official: Formula One and the sport\u2019s governing body the FIA just announced that Montreal will host sprint races for the first time in history in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Next year\u2019s Formula 1 calendar will feature six sprint events, including debuts in Montreal, Zandvoort, and Singapore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/things-to-do\/grand-prix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Montreal Grand Prix weekend: guide and best events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The season opens in Shanghai, followed by Miami, while Silverstone returns after last hosting in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Time Out Montreal previously reported, Formula 1 has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/news\/the-canadian-grand-prix-has-been-moved-to-may-in-2026-heres-why-111924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shifted the Montreal race<\/a> from June to May next year, aligning it with the Miami Grand Prix as part of efforts to better regionalize the calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Another change: this year, the Montreal race will start at 4 p.m. local time to avoid a clash with the Indy 500.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"9a6a110c-e37a-bd91-fbce-d5e500840cab\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758043270_498_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Grand Prix\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Eva Blue\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106138564\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Eva Blue&#13;<\/p>\n<p>What is the Formula 1 2026 race schedule for Montreal?<\/p>\n<p>Here is the Formula 1 2026 schedule and start times for the Canadian Grand Prix:<\/p>\n<p>FP1: 12:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sprint Quali: 4:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sprint: 12 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quali: 4 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Race: 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>When is the Canadian Grand Prix 2026?<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Grand Prix will be held on May 22, 23 and 24 in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"0f67973e-683a-348a-e037-cc40f0002008\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758043271_446_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Grand Prix\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Eva Blue | Tourisme Montr\u00e9al\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106013248\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Eva Blue | Tourisme Montr\u00e9al&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Where is the Canadian Grand Prix 2026?<\/p>\n<p>Located on a man-made island in the St. Lawrence River, Montr\u00e9al\u2019s Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar for more than four decades.<\/p>\n<p>When do tickets for the Canadian Grand Prix 2026 go on sale?<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on sale on September 19, 2026. For more information, click on the link <a href=\"https:\/\/gpcanada.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/things-to-do\/best-things-to-do-in-montreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Complete guide to the best things to do in Montreal<br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/restaurants\/best-downtown-montreal-restaurants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best downtown Montreal restaurants<br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/restaurants\/best-restaurants-in-montreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best 50 restaurants in Montreal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s official: Formula One and the sport\u2019s governing body the FIA just announced that Montreal will host sprint&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1422,1687,372,6537,101,1420,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-141595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-f1","tag-categories-things-to-do","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports","tag-things-to-do","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}