Bahrain GP 2026 session times
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur — 2–4 Oct.
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur — 2–4 Oct.Bahrain Grand Prix: Sunday 4 October at 08:00 UK time.
Session times
Times shown in circuit-local time (GMT+8).
- FP1Fri10:00
- FP2Fri14:00
- FP3Sat14:00
- QualifyingSat17:00
- RaceSun15:00
What this start time means where you are
Where the race lands for most readers: 03:00 on Sunday in the eastern US, an overnight start; 20:00 on Sunday in New Zealand, an evening start; and 08:00 on Sunday in the UK, an early-morning start.
At 08:00 UK time, 4 rounds of the 2026 season start earlier in the day.
5 sessions across the weekend, opening with FP1 at 10:00 on Friday and closing with the race at 15:00 on Sunday, all circuit-local.
Round 16 of 23, the middle leg of a triple-header, with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix the weekend before and the Singapore 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 | Fri 10:00 | Fri 02:00 | Fri 03:00 | Fri 04:00 | Thu 22:00* | Thu 19:00* | Thu 23:00* | Fri 11:00 | Fri 12:00 | Fri 15:00 |
| FP2 | Fri 14:00 | Fri 06:00 | Fri 07:00 | Fri 08:00 | Fri 02:00 | Thu 23:00* | Fri 03:00 | Fri 15:00 | Fri 16:00 | Fri 19:00 |
| FP3 | Sat 14:00 | Sat 06:00 | Sat 07:00 | Sat 08:00 | Sat 02:00 | Fri 23:00* | Sat 03:00 | Sat 15:00 | Sat 16:00 | Sat 19:00 |
| Qualifying | Sat 17:00 | Sat 09:00 | Sat 10:00 | Sat 11:00 | Sat 05:00 | Sat 02:00 | Sat 06:00 | Sat 18:00 | Sat 19:00 | Sat 22:00 |
| Race | Sun 15:00 | Sun 07:00 | Sun 08:00 | Sun 09:00 | Sun 03:00 | Sun 00:00 | Sun 04:00 | Sun 16:00 | Sun 18:00 | Sun 20:00 |
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.