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Chinese GP 2026 session times
Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai — 13–15 Mar. This is a sprint weekend, so qualifying runs on Friday and there are two races.
Chinese Grand Prix: Sunday 15 March at 06:00 UK time.
Every session, every timezone
| Session | Circuit local | UTC | UK | Central Europe | US Eastern | US Pacific | Brazil | Japan | Sydney | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | Fri 11:30 | Fri 03:30 | Fri 03:30 | Fri 04:30 | Thu 23:30* | Thu 20:30* | Fri 00:30 | Fri 12:30 | Fri 14:30 | Fri 16:30 |
| Sprint Qualifying | Fri 15:30 | Fri 07:30 | Fri 07:30 | Fri 08:30 | Fri 03:30 | Fri 00:30 | Fri 04:30 | Fri 16:30 | Fri 18:30 | Fri 20:30 |
| Sprint | Sat 11:00 | Sat 03:00 | Sat 03:00 | Sat 04:00 | Fri 23:00* | Fri 20:00* | Sat 00:00 | Sat 12:00 | Sat 14:00 | Sat 16:00 |
| Qualifying | Sat 15:00 | Sat 07:00 | Sat 07:00 | Sat 08:00 | Sat 03:00 | Sat 00:00 | Sat 04:00 | Sat 16:00 | Sat 18:00 | Sat 20:00 |
| Race | Sun 14:00 | Sun 06:00 | Sun 06:00 | Sun 07:00 | Sun 02:00 | Sat 23:00* | Sun 03:00 | Sun 15:00 | Sun 17:00 | Sun 19:00 |
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.