Qatar GP 2026 session times
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail — 27–29 Nov.
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail — 27–29 Nov.Qatar Grand Prix: Sunday 29 November at 16:00 UK time.
Session times
Times shown in circuit-local time (GMT+3).
- FP1Fri16:30
- FP2Fri20:00
- FP3Sat17:30
- QualifyingSat21:00
- RaceSun19:00
What this start time means where you are
Where the race lands for most readers: 11:00 on Sunday in the eastern US, a morning start; 05:00 on Monday in New Zealand, an overnight start; and 16:00 on Sunday in the UK, an afternoon start.
At 16:00 UK time, 17 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 16:30 on Friday and closing with the race at 19:00 on Sunday, all circuit-local.
Round 22 of 23, the middle leg of a triple-header, with the Las Vegas Grand Prix the weekend before and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix the weekend after.
Every session, every timezone
| Session | Circuit local | UTC | UK | Central Europe | US Eastern | US Pacific | Brazil | Japan | Sydney | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | Fri 16:30 | Fri 13:30 | Fri 13:30 | Fri 14:30 | Fri 08:30 | Fri 05:30 | Fri 10:30 | Fri 22:30 | Sat 00:30* | Sat 02:30* |
| FP2 | Fri 20:00 | Fri 17:00 | Fri 17:00 | Fri 18:00 | Fri 12:00 | Fri 09:00 | Fri 14:00 | Sat 02:00* | Sat 04:00* | Sat 06:00* |
| FP3 | Sat 17:30 | Sat 14:30 | Sat 14:30 | Sat 15:30 | Sat 09:30 | Sat 06:30 | Sat 11:30 | Sat 23:30 | Sun 01:30* | Sun 03:30* |
| Qualifying | Sat 21:00 | Sat 18:00 | Sat 18:00 | Sat 19:00 | Sat 13:00 | Sat 10:00 | Sat 15:00 | Sun 03:00* | Sun 05:00* | Sun 07:00* |
| Race | Sun 19:00 | Sun 16:00 | Sun 16:00 | Sun 17:00 | Sun 11:00 | Sun 08:00 | Sun 13:00 | Mon 01:00* | Mon 03:00* | Mon 05:00* |
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.