Motorsport DashMotorsport Dash
Back

Miami GP 2026 session times

Miami International Autodrome, Miami — 1–3 May. This is a sprint weekend, so qualifying runs on Friday and there are two races.

Miami Grand Prix: Sunday 3 May at 21:00 UK time.

Session times

Times shown in circuit-local time (GMT-4).

  • FP1Fri12:00
  • 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 12:00 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 4 of 23, 36 days after the Japanese Grand Prix and 21 days before the Canadian Grand Prix.

Every session, every timezone

SessionCircuit localUTCUKCentral EuropeUS EasternUS PacificBrazilJapanSydneyNew Zealand
FP1Fri 12:00Fri 16:00Fri 17:00Fri 18:00Fri 12:00Fri 09:00Fri 13:00Sat 01:00*Sat 02:00*Sat 04:00*
Sprint QualifyingFri 16:30Fri 20:30Fri 21:30Fri 22:30Fri 16:30Fri 13:30Fri 17:30Sat 05:30*Sat 06:30*Sat 08:30*
SprintSat 12:00Sat 16:00Sat 17:00Sat 18:00Sat 12:00Sat 09:00Sat 13:00Sun 01:00*Sun 02:00*Sun 04:00*
QualifyingSat 16:00Sat 20:00Sat 21:00Sat 22:00Sat 16:00Sat 13:00Sat 17:00Sun 05:00*Sun 06:00*Sun 08:00*
RaceSun 16:00Sun 20:00Sun 21:00Sun 22:00Sun 16:00Sun 13:00Sun 17:00Mon 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.