United States GP 2026 session times
Circuit of the Americas, Austin — 23–25 Oct.
Circuit of the Americas, Austin — 23–25 Oct.United States Grand Prix: Sunday 25 October at 20:00 UK time.
Session times
Times shown in circuit-local time (GMT-5).
- FP1Fri12:30
- FP2Fri16:00
- FP3Sat12:30
- QualifyingSat16:00
- RaceSun15:00
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; 09:00 on Monday in New Zealand, a morning start; and 20:00 on Sunday in the UK, an evening start.
At 20:00 UK time, 19 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.
Round 18 of 23, 14 days after the Singapore Grand Prix and back-to-back with the Mexico City 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 12:30 | Fri 17:30 | Fri 18:30 | Fri 19:30 | Fri 13:30 | Fri 10:30 | Fri 14:30 | Sat 02:30* | Sat 04:30* | Sat 06:30* |
| FP2 | Fri 16:00 | Fri 21:00 | Fri 22:00 | Fri 23:00 | Fri 17:00 | Fri 14:00 | Fri 18:00 | Sat 06:00* | Sat 08:00* | Sat 10:00* |
| FP3 | Sat 12:30 | Sat 17:30 | Sat 18:30 | Sat 19:30 | Sat 13:30 | Sat 10:30 | Sat 14:30 | Sun 02:30* | Sun 04:30* | Sun 06:30* |
| Qualifying | Sat 16:00 | Sat 21:00 | Sat 22:00 | Sat 23:00 | Sat 17:00 | Sat 14:00 | Sat 18:00 | Sun 06:00* | Sun 08:00* | Sun 10:00* |
| Race | Sun 15:00 | Sun 20:00 | Sun 20:00 | Sun 21:00 | Sun 16:00 | Sun 13:00 | Sun 17:00 | Mon 05:00* | Mon 07:00* | Mon 09:00* |
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.