Abu Dhabi GP 2026 session times
Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Marina — 4–6 Dec.
Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Marina — 4–6 Dec.Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Sunday 6 December at 13:00 UK time.
Session times
Times shown in circuit-local time (GST).
- FP1Fri13:30
- FP2Fri17:00
- FP3Sat14:30
- QualifyingSat18:00
- RaceSun17:00
What this start time means where you are
Where the race lands for most readers: 08:00 on Sunday in the eastern US, an early-morning start; 02:00 on Monday in New Zealand, an overnight start; and 13:00 on Sunday in the UK, an afternoon start.
At 13:00 UK time, 6 rounds of the 2026 season start earlier in the day.
The race runs on Sunday at the circuit, but not everywhere — it falls on a different calendar day in New Zealand (Monday).
5 sessions across the weekend, opening with FP1 at 13:30 on Friday and closing with the race at 17:00 on Sunday, all circuit-local.
Round 23 of 23 closes the season, back-to-back with the Qatar Grand Prix the weekend before.
Every session, every timezone
| Session | Circuit local | UTC | UK | Central Europe | US Eastern | US Pacific | Brazil | Japan | Sydney | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | Fri 13:30 | Fri 09:30 | Fri 09:30 | Fri 10:30 | Fri 04:30 | Fri 01:30 | Fri 06:30 | Fri 18:30 | Fri 20:30 | Fri 22:30 |
| FP2 | Fri 17:00 | Fri 13:00 | Fri 13:00 | Fri 14:00 | Fri 08:00 | Fri 05:00 | Fri 10:00 | Fri 22:00 | Sat 00:00* | Sat 02:00* |
| FP3 | Sat 14:30 | Sat 10:30 | Sat 10:30 | Sat 11:30 | Sat 05:30 | Sat 02:30 | Sat 07:30 | Sat 19:30 | Sat 21:30 | Sat 23:30 |
| Qualifying | Sat 18:00 | Sat 14:00 | Sat 14:00 | Sat 15:00 | Sat 09:00 | Sat 06:00 | Sat 11:00 | Sat 23:00 | Sun 01:00* | Sun 03:00* |
| Race | Sun 17:00 | Sun 13:00 | Sun 13:00 | Sun 14:00 | Sun 08:00 | Sun 05:00 | Sun 10:00 | Sun 22:00 | Mon 00:00* | Mon 02:00* |
Times are 24-hour and account for daylight saving in each zone. An asterisk marks a session that falls on a different calendar day where you are than at the circuit.