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.
Together with 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 variation is geared 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-Might 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 Might 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 F1 2026 native begin 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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