2026 F1 United States Grand Prix - Austin Time Schedule
Round 18 of the 2026 F1 season takes place this weekend with the United States Grand Prix from Austin, Texas.
Kimi Antonelli heads to the Lone Star State with the chance of securing his first F1 world drivers' championship, and is 102 clear of George Russell following Singapore, and 111 ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Antonelli must be 125 points clear after the weekend to be assured of becoming F1's youngest-ever world champion - something he can do if he wins and Russell finishes ninth or lower and Hamilton is fifth or lower.
The weekend is not a Sprint event, with three practice sessions leading into qualifying on Saturday before Sunday's race.
Free Practice 1 gets underway at 12:30 local time on Friday, October 23rd, which is 18:30 BST in the UK, before FP2 begins at 16:00 local time, 22:00 BST later in the day.
Free Practice 3 kicks off at 12:30 local time on Saturday, October 24th, before qualifying at 16:00 BST, 22:00 BST.
The clocks then go back in the UK and Europe on Sunday morning, with the race then set for a 15:00 local time start, 20:00 GMT as the UK comes off British Summer Time and reverts to Greenwich Mean Time.
Below, you can check out the full time schedule for this weekend's 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, with the times automatically adjusted to your time zone.
F1 schedule United States GP
| Session | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Free practice 1 | Friday 23 October | - |
| Free practice 2 | Friday 23 October | - |
| Free practice 3 | Saturday 24 October | - |
| Qualifying | Saturday 24 October | - |
| Race | Sunday 25 October | - |
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