F1 Schedule 2026: Remaining Races and US Start Times
Update, November 1, 2026: Mexico City is done: Max Verstappen won and Kimi Antonelli clinched the 2026 title. Four races remain, starting with São Paulo on Sunday, November 8, at 12 p.m. ET. Read the Mexico City GP 2026 results.
Five races are left on the 2026 Formula 1 schedule, and two of them are in North America. Here are the dates, circuits and race start times in US time for every remaining Grand Prix, from Mexico City on November 1 to the Abu Dhabi finale on December 6. The United States Grand Prix in Austin is done: Kimi Antonelli won it. Read our US Grand Prix results.
Last updated: October 27, 2026
Remaining F1 Schedule 2026
| Date | Grand Prix | Local start | Eastern | Central | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | Mexico City | 2:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Nov 8 | São Paulo | 2:00 p.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 11:00 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. |
| Sat, Nov 21 | Las Vegas | 8:00 p.m. PST | 11:00 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Nov 29 | Qatar | 7:00 p.m. | 11:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 8:00 a.m. |
| Sun, Dec 6 | Abu Dhabi | 5:00 p.m. | 8:00 a.m. | 7:00 a.m. | 5:00 a.m. |
Local start times come from The Race. We converted them to US time. Daylight saving time ends on November 1, so every race from Mexico City onward is listed in standard time.
Central times are one hour behind Eastern. The United States Grand Prix in Austin on October 25 is no longer listed because it has been run.
Next Race: Mexico City Grand Prix
The Mexico City Grand Prix is on Sunday, November 1, at 3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. CT and 12 p.m. PT. It is not a sprint weekend. Because U.S. clocks go back at 2 a.m. on November 1, Friday and Saturday sessions are on daylight time and the race is on standard time. Session times come from the official Formula 1 event page; the U.S. conversions are ours.
| Session | Date | Eastern | Central | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Fri, Oct 30 | 2:30 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| Practice 2 | Fri, Oct 30 | 6:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. |
| Practice 3 | Sat, Oct 31 | 1:30 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. | 10:30 a.m. |
| Qualifying | Sat, Oct 31 | 5:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. |
| Race | Sun, Nov 1 | 3:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
For the weekend preview, see our Mexico City Grand Prix guide.
Which Races Are in the US?
Only one of the five remaining races is on American soil:
- The Las Vegas Grand Prix on the Strip, a Saturday-night race on November 21
The United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas was held on October 25 (see the results). Mexico City on November 1 is a short trip for fans in Texas and the Southwest, and its afternoon start makes it easy to watch live anywhere in the US.
Best Races to Watch Live From the US
Mexico City starts in the afternoon on the East Coast. São Paulo starts at noon ET. Las Vegas is a late night on the East Coast but prime time on the West Coast. Qatar and Abu Dhabi start in the morning, which works well for a weekend breakfast. For channels and streaming options, see our guide on how to watch every major racing series in the U.S.
No More Sprints in 2026
Singapore hosted the last sprint of the year. Every remaining race uses the standard format: practice on Friday, qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday (Saturday in Las Vegas). Our F1 sprint explainer covers the format if you want to look back.
What Is at Stake
Kimi Antonelli leads the championship by 123 points with 125 left to win. He can clinch the title in Mexico City on November 1 with a top-eight finish, and November’s four races are likely to decide it if he does not. See the F1 standings 2026 for the full table and our November title guide for the scenarios.
2026 Calendar Notes
The 2026 season has 23 rounds on the official Formula 1 calendar, ending in Abu Dhabi on December 6. The calendar was first announced with 24 rounds. The Spanish Grand Prix moved to the new Madring circuit in Madrid this year, and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ran on a Saturday. Looking further ahead, Formula 1 could return to Africa around 2030. Read what we know about F1 Rwanda.
How to read the times
Three clocks matter on this page. Local time is when the action happens at the circuit. Eastern and Pacific are what you set your alarm to.
Daylight saving time ends in the US on November 1, so every race from Mexico City onward is listed in standard time. A race that started at 4 p.m. ET in October starts an hour earlier on the clock once the change is made.
Mexico City, São Paulo and Qatar sit in their own time zones, and none of them change clocks on the same date as the US. The Eastern and Pacific columns already account for that, which is why the offsets are not always a round number.
What happens on each day of a race weekend
A standard Grand Prix weekend runs Friday to Sunday. Friday has two practice sessions, Saturday has a third practice followed by qualifying, and the race is on Sunday.
Each session matters for a different reason. Practice is where teams learn how the tires behave over a long run. Qualifying sets the grid, and track position at most of these circuits is hard to recover. The race is the only session that pays points.
The Las Vegas round is the exception. It runs Thursday to Saturday, which is why it appears in a different place in the table than the rest of the calendar.
Why the two US races start at very different hours
Austin runs in the afternoon, because the Circuit of the Americas sits in Texas and the race needs to fit the sport’s global broadcast window without running into the hottest part of the day.
Las Vegas runs at night for the opposite set of reasons. November afternoons there are warm enough to make the racing less interesting, and a Saturday night start lands in European Sunday morning television. The result is that US fans get one race over lunch and one in the evening.
If you only plan to watch a few of the five, our guide to watching F1 in the US covers the logistics.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many F1 races are left in 2026?
Five: Mexico City, São Paulo, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. The United States Grand Prix in Austin has been run and was won by Kimi Antonelli.
What time is the Las Vegas Grand Prix?
Saturday, November 21, at 8 p.m. PT, which is 11 p.m. ET.
When is the last F1 race of 2026?
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, December 6, at 8 a.m. ET.
Does daylight saving change F1 start times?
Yes. US clocks fall back on November 1, so a race starting at the same local hour appears an hour earlier in US time after that date.
What are the practice and qualifying days for a Grand Prix?
Practice is on Friday, qualifying is on Saturday and the race is on Sunday, except for the Las Vegas round, which runs Thursday to Saturday.
