Canadian GP 2026 session times
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal — 22–24 May. This is a sprint weekend, so qualifying runs on Friday and there are two races.
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal — 22–24 May. This is a sprint weekend, so qualifying runs on Friday and there are two races.Canadian Grand Prix: Sunday 24 May at 21:00 UK time.
Session times
Times shown in circuit-local time (GMT-4).
- FP1Fri12:30
- Sprint QualifyingFri16:30
- SprintSat12:00
- QualifyingSat16:00
- RaceSun16:00
What this start time means where you are
Where the race lands for most readers: 16:00 on Sunday in the eastern US, an afternoon start; 08:00 on Monday in New Zealand, an early-morning start; and 21:00 on Sunday in the UK, an evening start.
At 21:00 UK time, this is among the latest race starts of the 2026 season.
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 16:00 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 5 of 23, 21 days after the Miami Grand Prix and 14 days before the Monaco 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 16:30 | Fri 17:30 | Fri 18:30 | Fri 12:30 | Fri 09:30 | Fri 13:30 | Sat 01:30* | Sat 02:30* | Sat 04:30* |
| Sprint Qualifying | Fri 16:30 | Fri 20:30 | Fri 21:30 | Fri 22:30 | Fri 16:30 | Fri 13:30 | Fri 17:30 | Sat 05:30* | Sat 06:30* | Sat 08:30* |
| Sprint | Sat 12:00 | Sat 16:00 | Sat 17:00 | Sat 18:00 | Sat 12:00 | Sat 09:00 | Sat 13:00 | Sun 01:00* | Sun 02:00* | Sun 04:00* |
| Qualifying | Sat 16:00 | Sat 20:00 | Sat 21:00 | Sat 22:00 | Sat 16:00 | Sat 13:00 | Sat 17:00 | Sun 05:00* | Sun 06:00* | Sun 08:00* |
| Race | Sun 16:00 | Sun 20:00 | Sun 21:00 | Sun 22:00 | Sun 16:00 | Sun 13:00 | Sun 17:00 | Mon 05:00* | Mon 06:00* | Mon 08:00* |
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.