Azerbaijan GP 2026 session times
Baku City Circuit, Baku — 24–26 Sept.
Baku City Circuit, Baku — 24–26 Sept.Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Saturday 26 September at 12:00 UK time.
Session times
Times shown in circuit-local time (GMT+4).
- FP1Thu12:30
- FP2Thu16:00
- FP3Fri12:30
- QualifyingFri16:00
- RaceSat15:00
What this start time means where you are
Where the race lands for most readers: 07:00 on Saturday in the eastern US, an early-morning start; 23:00 on Saturday in New Zealand, a late-night start; and 12:00 on Saturday in the UK, an afternoon start.
At 12:00 UK time, 5 rounds of the 2026 season start earlier in the day.
5 sessions across the weekend, opening with FP1 at 12:30 on Thursday and closing with the race at 15:00 on Saturday, all circuit-local.
Round 15 of 23, 13 days after the Spanish Grand Prix and back-to-back with the Bahrain Grand Prix the weekend after.
Every session, every timezone
| Session | Circuit local | UTC | UK | Central Europe | US Eastern | US Pacific | Brazil | Japan | Sydney | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | Thu 12:30 | Thu 08:30 | Thu 09:30 | Thu 10:30 | Thu 04:30 | Thu 01:30 | Thu 05:30 | Thu 17:30 | Thu 18:30 | Thu 20:30 |
| FP2 | Thu 16:00 | Thu 12:00 | Thu 13:00 | Thu 14:00 | Thu 08:00 | Thu 05:00 | Thu 09:00 | Thu 21:00 | Thu 22:00 | Fri 00:00* |
| FP3 | Fri 12:30 | Fri 08:30 | Fri 09:30 | Fri 10:30 | Fri 04:30 | Fri 01:30 | Fri 05:30 | Fri 17:30 | Fri 18:30 | Fri 20:30 |
| Qualifying | Fri 16:00 | Fri 12:00 | Fri 13:00 | Fri 14:00 | Fri 08:00 | Fri 05:00 | Fri 09:00 | Fri 21:00 | Fri 22:00 | Sat 00:00* |
| Race | Sat 15:00 | Sat 11:00 | Sat 12:00 | Sat 13:00 | Sat 07:00 | Sat 04:00 | Sat 08:00 | Sat 20:00 | Sat 21:00 | Sat 23:00 |
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.