The 2026 Method 1 season begin instances have been unveiled with the Canadian Grand Prix race begin pushed again to keep away from a direct conflict with the Indianapolis 500.
At the side of F1 revealing its six dash race venues for subsequent season, the beginning instances for each session in 2026 have been launched.
The one change is a later begin time for the Canadian GP, which in earlier years has began at 2pm native time on the Sunday of the Montreal occasion, however for 2026 will begin at 4pm native time.
This transformation is aimed toward avoiding a direct conflict with the Indy 500 that’s on the identical weekend, after the Canadian GP was moved to an end-of-Could calendar slot as a part of F1’s regional grouping with its calendar.
The Indy 500 usually begins at 12:45pm native time (Indianapolis being on the identical time zone as Montreal), which provides IndyCar’s blue riband occasion a window of simply over three hours earlier than the beginning of the F1’s Canadian GP. Each occasions are scheduled for twenty-four Could 2026.
The beginning instances additionally reconfirm that the 2026 F1 season will see two Saturday grands prix; the Las Vegas GP, which has run with a Saturday evening race since 2023, whereas the Azerbaijan GP has been moved to a Saturday race day to keep away from clashing with a nationwide day of mourning on the Sunday.
Full 2026 F1 begin instances (all native instances):
|
Date |
Nation |
FP1 |
FP2 |
FP3 |
Q |
R |
|
08/03 |
Australia |
12:30 |
16:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
15/03 |
China |
11:30 |
15:30 (SQ) |
11:00 (S) |
15:00 |
15:00 |
|
29/03 |
Japan |
11:30 |
15:00 |
11:30 |
15:00 |
14:00 |
|
12/04 |
Bahrain |
14:30 |
18:00 |
15:30 |
19:00 |
18:00 |
|
19/04 |
Saudi Arabia |
16:30 |
20:00 |
16:30 |
20:00 |
20:00 |
|
03/05 |
Miami |
12:30 |
16:30 (SQ) |
12:00 (S) |
16:00 |
16:00 |
|
24/05 |
Canada |
12:30 |
16:30 (SQ) |
12:00 (S) |
16:00 |
16:00 |
|
07/06 |
Monaco |
13:30 |
17:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
14/06 |
Barcelona |
13:30 |
17:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
28/06 |
Austria |
13:30 |
17:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
05/07 |
Nice Britain |
12:30 |
16:30 (SQ) |
12:00 (S) |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
19/07 |
Belgium |
13:30 |
17:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
26/07 |
Hungary |
13:30 |
17:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
23/08 |
Netherlands |
12:30 |
16:30 (SQ) |
12:00 (S) |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
06/09 |
Italy |
12:30 |
16:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
13/09 |
Spain |
13:30 |
17:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
26/09 |
Azerbaijan* |
12:30 |
16:00 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
11/10 |
Singapore |
17:30 |
21:30 (SQ) |
17:00 (S) |
21:00 |
20:00 |
|
25/10 |
United States |
12:30 |
16:00 |
12:00 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
01/11 |
Mexico |
12:30 |
16:00 |
11:30 |
15:00 |
14:00 |
|
08/11 |
Brazil |
12:30 |
16:00 |
11:30 |
15:00 |
14:00 |
|
21/11 |
Las Vegas* |
16:30 |
20:00 |
16:30 |
20:00 |
19:00 |
|
29/11 |
Qatar |
16:30 |
20:00 |
17:30 |
21:00 |
20:00 |
|
06/12 |
Abu Dhabi |
13:30 |
17:00 |
14:30 |
18:00 |
17:00 |
*Saturday races
2026 F1 begin instances
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