What Time Does the 2026 United States Grand Prix Start?

Live Countdown to Lights Out

2026 United States Grand Prix starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 20:00 UTC — 56 days from now.

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LIGHTS OUT!

The 2026 United States Grand Prix starts Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Circuit of the Americas. Every session time in your timezone, with a live countdown to lights out.

The race is held at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, USA. It is round 18 of 23 on the 2026 Formula 1 calendar.

2026 United States Grand Prix starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 20:00 UTC. The countdown above updates live, so you always see exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left.

Race weekend schedule — your local time

Session	UTC	Your time
Practice 1	Fri Oct 23, 17:30 UTC	—
Practice 2	Fri Oct 23, 21:00 UTC	—
Practice 3	Sat Oct 24, 17:30 UTC	—
Qualifying	Sat Oct 24, 21:00 UTC	—
Race	Sun Oct 25, 20:00 UTC	—

What time does the race start where you live?

Location	Local time
UTC	20:00
New York (US Eastern)	16:00 · 4:00 PM
Los Angeles (US Pacific)	13:00 · 1:00 PM
London (UK)	20:00 · 8:00 PM
Berlin / Paris (Central Europe)	21:00 · 9:00 PM
New Delhi (India)	01:30 · 1:30 AM (Oct 26)
Tokyo (Japan)	05:00 · 5:00 AM (Oct 26)
Sydney (Australia)	07:00 · 7:00 AM (Oct 26)
Your timezone	see local time above

Frequently asked questions

What time is qualifying for the 2026 United States Grand Prix?

Qualifying starts Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 21:00 UTC — see the schedule table above for your local time.

Is this a sprint weekend?

No — this is a standard weekend with three practice sessions.

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Session times come from the Jolpica-F1 API (the Ergast successor), rechecked every day. Page updated August 30, 2026.