Dutch GP 2026 session times
Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort — 21–23 Aug. This is a sprint weekend, so qualifying runs on Friday and there are two races.
Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort — 21–23 Aug. This is a sprint weekend, so qualifying runs on Friday and there are two races.Dutch Grand Prix: Sunday 23 August at 14:00 UK time.
Session times
Times shown in circuit-local time (CEST).
- 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: 09:00 on Sunday in the eastern US, a morning start; 01:00 on Monday in New Zealand, an overnight start; and 14:00 on Sunday in the UK, an afternoon start.
At 14:00 UK time, 8 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 12 of 23, 28 days after the Hungarian Grand Prix and 14 days before the Italian 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 10:30 | Fri 11:30 | Fri 12:30 | Fri 06:30 | Fri 03:30 | Fri 07:30 | Fri 19:30 | Fri 20:30 | Fri 22:30 |
| Sprint Qualifying | Fri 16:30 | Fri 14:30 | Fri 15:30 | Fri 16:30 | Fri 10:30 | Fri 07:30 | Fri 11:30 | Fri 23:30 | Sat 00:30* | Sat 02:30* |
| Sprint | Sat 12:00 | Sat 10:00 | Sat 11:00 | Sat 12:00 | Sat 06:00 | Sat 03:00 | Sat 07:00 | Sat 19:00 | Sat 20:00 | Sat 22:00 |
| Qualifying | Sat 16:00 | Sat 14:00 | Sat 15:00 | Sat 16:00 | Sat 10:00 | Sat 07:00 | Sat 11:00 | Sat 23:00 | Sun 00:00* | Sun 02:00* |
| Race | Sun 15:00 | Sun 13:00 | Sun 14:00 | Sun 15:00 | Sun 09:00 | Sun 06:00 | Sun 10:00 | Sun 22:00 | Sun 23:00 | Mon 01:00* |
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.