There are three Formula 1 races in the United States in 2026: the Miami Grand Prix in May, the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin in October, and the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November. Miami and Austin have already run, so Las Vegas on Saturday, November 21 is the last US race of the season. Below are the dates, the race and qualifying start times in every US time zone, how each weekend is shaped, the two other North American rounds, and how to watch all of it in the US.
Apple holds exclusive US rights to Formula 1 from 2026. Practice, qualifying and the race stream with an Apple TV subscription, and Apple makes all practice sessions and selected race weekends available without one. Check Apple’s official F1 viewing guide for each weekend, or read our guide to watching F1 without cable for the full setup.
Race start times come from the official 2026 calendar data (via the Jolpica F1 API, as published on the WatchF1 schedule). Miami and Austin ran while US clocks were on daylight time (EDT, CDT, MDT, PDT). Las Vegas runs after the November 1 switch, so its times are standard time (EST, CST, MST, PST).
| Round | Race | Eastern (ET) | Central (CT) | Mountain (MT) | Pacific (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Miami Grand Prix, Miami International Autodrome Sprint | Sun May 3, 4 PM | Sun May 3, 3 PM | Sun May 3, 2 PM | Sun May 3, 1 PM |
| 18 | United States Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas, Austin | Sun Oct 25, 4 PM | Sun Oct 25, 3 PM | Sun Oct 25, 2 PM | Sun Oct 25, 1 PM |
| 21 | Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | Sat Nov 21, 11 PM | Sat Nov 21, 10 PM | Sat Nov 21, 9 PM | Sat Nov 21, 8 PM |
Arizona stays on Mountain Standard Time all year. For Miami and Austin, Phoenix matched the Pacific column; for Las Vegas, Phoenix matches the Mountain column. The Las Vegas race is on Saturday night in the US, which is already Sunday, November 22 in UTC.
Qualifying sets the grid. At the two daytime US races it ran on Saturday afternoon, and in Las Vegas it runs on Friday night. Miami also had a Sprint: it was one of the six 2026 Sprint weekends, with Sprint Qualifying on Friday and the Sprint on Saturday before Grand Prix qualifying.
| Race | Eastern (ET) | Central (CT) | Mountain (MT) | Pacific (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | Sat May 2, 4 PM | Sat May 2, 3 PM | Sat May 2, 2 PM | Sat May 2, 1 PM |
| Austin | Sat Oct 24, 5 PM | Sat Oct 24, 4 PM | Sat Oct 24, 3 PM | Sat Oct 24, 2 PM |
| Las Vegas | Fri Nov 20, 11 PM | Fri Nov 20, 10 PM | Fri Nov 20, 9 PM | Fri Nov 20, 8 PM |
Miami Sprint weekend: Practice 1 on Fri May 1 at 12 PM ET, Sprint Qualifying at 4:30 PM ET the same day, and the Sprint on Sat May 2 at 12 PM ET. Las Vegas practice runs on Thursday, November 19 (4:30 PM and 8 PM PT) and Friday, November 20 (4:30 PM PT).
Round 4: Miami Grand Prix, May 3. The first US race of 2026 was a Sprint weekend at the Miami International Autodrome. The race started at 4 PM Eastern on Sunday, which put it in the late afternoon on the East Coast and early afternoon out West. With the Sprint at noon Eastern on Saturday and Sprint Qualifying on Friday afternoon, it gave US fans competitive sessions on all three days. If you follow the sport from South Florida, our Miami F1 guide lists places that show races all season.
Round 18: United States Grand Prix, October 25. Circuit of the Americas in Austin hosted the second US round on a standard weekend. The race started at 3 PM local time in Austin (4 PM Eastern, 1 PM Pacific), with qualifying on Saturday at 4 PM Central. It came one week before the Mexico City Grand Prix, so late October gave fans two North American races on back-to-back weekends. Fans in Texas can find watch spots in our Austin F1 guide.
Round 21: Las Vegas Grand Prix, November 21. The last US race of 2026 runs at night on the Las Vegas Strip, and it moves the whole weekend a day earlier. Practice is on Thursday night, qualifying on Friday night and the race on Saturday night. Lights out is 8 PM Pacific, prime time on the West Coast, and 11 PM Eastern, so East Coast fans will be up past midnight for the finish. Our Las Vegas Grand Prix guide has every session time, including the UK times for friends watching from abroad.
Searching for F1 races near the US rather than strictly in it? The 2026 calendar has two more rounds in North America, which brings the continent's total to five.
| Round | Race | Date | Eastern (ET) | Pacific (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Sprint | Sun May 24 | 4 PM | 1 PM |
| 19 | Mexico City Grand Prix, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Sun Nov 1 | 3 PM | 12 PM |
Canada followed Miami three weeks later, and both were Sprint weekends. Mexico City followed Austin one week later, on the day US clocks went back to standard time.
1. Put Saturday, November 21 in your calendar. Las Vegas is the one race of the season that is not on a Sunday in the US. Use the first table above and pick your time zone. Qualifying is the night before at the same clock time.
2. Test streaming during Thursday practice. In the US every session is on Apple TV, and practice is available without a subscription. Thursday night practice is a good time to check the app, your sign-in and your picture before qualifying and the race.
3. Plan for a late finish in the East. An 11 PM Eastern start means the checkered flag comes after midnight. If you are watching at a bar, ask how late it stays open on Saturday and whether it will keep the sound on to the flag.
4. Pick your crowd. Prime-time timing makes Las Vegas the easiest race of the year to watch with friends on the West Coast. Whatever you choose for a public venue, confirm with the venue that it is showing the race, its opening hours, sound and any reservation or ticket requirements.
After Las Vegas, the season finishes outside the Americas in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. There is no 2027 calendar in our schedule data yet, so WatchF1 will add next season's US dates once they are published in the same official source.
Three. The 2026 calendar has the Miami Grand Prix (round 4, May 3), the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin (round 18, October 25) and the Las Vegas Grand Prix (round 21, November 21 in US time).
The Las Vegas Grand Prix. Miami ran in May and Austin ran in October, so Las Vegas on Saturday, November 21 is the last US race of the season. It starts at 8 PM Pacific and 11 PM Eastern.
11 PM Eastern on Saturday, November 21, 2026. That is 10 PM Central, 9 PM Mountain and 8 PM Pacific, which is local time in Las Vegas. Qualifying is the night before at the same times.
Yes, in Miami. Miami was one of six 2026 Sprint weekends, with the Sprint on Saturday, May 2 at 12 PM Eastern. The United States Grand Prix in Austin and the Las Vegas Grand Prix use the standard format of three practice sessions, qualifying and the race.
Five. Add the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal (May 24) and the Mexico City Grand Prix (November 1) to the three US races in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas.
Apple TV holds exclusive US rights to Formula 1 from 2026. Every session streams with an Apple TV subscription, and Apple makes all practice sessions and selected race weekends available without one. Check Apple's official F1 viewing guide for each weekend's availability.
Not in our schedule data yet. The WatchF1 schedule only carries the 2026 calendar, and we will add 2027 dates once they appear in the same official calendar source.
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