British GP 2026 session times
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone — 3–5 Jul. This is a sprint weekend, so qualifying runs on Friday and there are two races.
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone — 3–5 Jul. This is a sprint weekend, so qualifying runs on Friday and there are two races.British Grand Prix: Sunday 5 July at 15:00 UK time.
Session times
Times shown in circuit-local time (BST).
- FP1Fri12:30
- Sprint QualifyingFri16:30
- SprintSat12:00
- QualifyingSat16:00
- RaceSun15:00
What this start time means where you are
Where the race lands for most readers: 10:00 on Sunday in the eastern US, a morning start; 02:00 on Monday in New Zealand, an overnight start; and 15:00 on Sunday in the UK, an afternoon start.
At 15:00 UK time, 16 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 12:30 on Friday and closing with the race at 15:00 on Sunday, all circuit-local. It is a sprint weekend, so there is only one hour of practice before the timetable turns competitive: qualifying for the sprint runs on Friday, the sprint and qualifying for the grand prix share Saturday, and both races count for points.
Round 9 of 23, back-to-back with the Austrian Grand Prix the weekend before and 14 days before the Belgian Grand Prix.
Every session, every timezone
| Session | Circuit local | UTC | UK | Central Europe | US Eastern | US Pacific | Brazil | Japan | Sydney | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | Fri 12:30 | Fri 11:30 | Fri 12:30 | Fri 13:30 | Fri 07:30 | Fri 04:30 | Fri 08:30 | Fri 20:30 | Fri 21:30 | Fri 23:30 |
| Sprint Qualifying | Fri 16:30 | Fri 15:30 | Fri 16:30 | Fri 17:30 | Fri 11:30 | Fri 08:30 | Fri 12:30 | Sat 00:30* | Sat 01:30* | Sat 03:30* |
| Sprint | Sat 12:00 | 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 |
| Qualifying | Sat 16:00 | Sat 15:00 | Sat 16:00 | Sat 17:00 | Sat 11:00 | Sat 08:00 | Sat 12:00 | Sun 00:00* | Sun 01:00* | Sun 03:00* |
| Race | Sun 15:00 | Sun 14:00 | Sun 15:00 | Sun 16:00 | Sun 10:00 | Sun 07:00 | Sun 11:00 | Sun 23:00 | 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.