F1 Schedule: Race Weekend Times

How this F1 schedule works

This page shows the next Formula 1 race weekends session by session. The dark panel at the top is today: if there is a session today, the biggest one sits in the middle with its start time. If not, it shows the next session. Under that, the coming sessions run down a timeline, one day at a time.

The list fills itself. Once a day it checks a public sports database for new dates and changed start times and refreshes the page. Each session drops off once it is over.

Every time follows your device, so a race in Las Vegas, Melbourne or Monza shows in your own local time.

What happens on a race weekend

A normal weekend has three practice sessions, qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday. A sprint weekend swaps two practice sessions for a short race on Saturday.

How long each session lasts

• Practice: one hour.
• Qualifying: about one hour, in three parts (Q1, Q2 and Q3). The slowest cars drop out after each part.
• Sprint: about 100 km, usually around 30 minutes.
• The race: about 305 km, with a two-hour limit. Most races take about an hour and a half.

Race start times around the world

Races in Europe usually start in the early afternoon UK time. Races in the Americas start in the UK evening, and races in Asia and Australia often start early in the morning UK time. Night races, like Singapore and Las Vegas, move things around again. That is why this F1 schedule shows every session in your own time zone.

The 2026 season

The F1 schedule for 2026 runs from the season opener in Australia in March to the final race in December.

The 2026 season brings new engine and car rules, an 11th team with Cadillac on the grid, and a calendar of 24 races that ends in Abu Dhabi in December. Dates for a few races can move, so the list on this page is the one to trust for the next weekend. For the full calendar, see the official F1 race calendar.

How F1 points work

The top ten in every race score points: 25 for the win, then 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1. In a sprint, the top eight score from 8 points down to 1. The same points count for two titles: the drivers’ championship and the constructors’ championship for the teams. Since 2025 there is no extra point for the fastest lap.

Tyres, pit stops and strategy

Teams bring three dry tyre types to each race: soft, medium and hard. Softer tyres are faster but wear out sooner. In a dry race every driver must use at least two different dry types, which is why every car stops in the pits at least once. When it rains, teams switch to intermediate or full wet tyres. Strategy, when to stop and on which tyres, decides many races, so the F1 schedule for Sunday is only the start of the story.

Flags and safety cars

• Yellow flag: danger ahead, slow down and no overtaking.
• Red flag: the session stops and the cars return to the pit lane.
• Blue flag: a lapped car must let a faster car through.
• Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car: the field slows down while marshals clear the track.
• Chequered flag: the end of the session or race.

Reading the F1 schedule

Three tips make the F1 schedule easier to use. First, check if it is a sprint weekend, because then there is a race on Saturday too. Second, look at the day as well as the time: races in Asia, Australia and Las Vegas can fall on a different day in your time zone. Third, qualifying matters a lot, because overtaking is hard at many tracks, so the grid often decides the race. This F1 schedule shows all of it in your own time zone, so you only need to pick the sessions you want.

Race day alerts by email

Use the alerts box above, pick F1, and enter your email. On the morning of a race you get one short email with the start time in your own time zone. Nothing else, and you can unsubscribe in one click.

F1 schedule: common questions

What time is the F1 race today?

If there is a race today it sits at the top of this page with its start time in your time zone. If not, the top shows the next session.

What time is F1 qualifying?

Qualifying is usually on Saturday, at about the same time of day as the race. At most European races it starts an hour later than the race does on Sunday. The timeline on this page shows the exact time for the next weekend.

Is this a sprint weekend?

If you see a “Sprint” and “Sprint Qualifying” session on the timeline, it is a sprint weekend.

When is the next F1 race?

The timeline shows the next race weekends with every session. The race itself is the last session of each weekend.

How often is the F1 schedule updated?

Once a day, every day. If a session moves, the F1 schedule on this page follows within a day.

Which time zone does the F1 schedule use?

Yours. The page reads your device’s time zone, so the same F1 schedule shows UK time in London, Eastern time in New York and local time in Sydney.

Can I get an email on race day?

Yes. Use the alerts box: one email on the morning of a race, and you can unsubscribe in one click.