There are four Formula 1 races left in 2026: Brazil, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. The Mexico City Grand Prix on November 1 was round 19 of 23, and the season ends in Abu Dhabi on December 6. Below is every remaining race with its US start time, the qualifying times, how the closing weeks fall on the calendar, and how to watch each one 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). US clocks moved to standard time on November 1, so every time below is EST, CST, MST or PST. Formula 1 can change session times or the calendar, so check again on race week.
| Round | Race | Eastern (ET) | Central (CT) | Mountain (MT) | Pacific (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Brazilian Grand Prix, São Paulo | Sun Nov 8, 12 PM | Sun Nov 8, 11 AM | Sun Nov 8, 10 AM | Sun Nov 8, 9 AM |
| 21 | Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas | Sat Nov 21, 11 PM | Sat Nov 21, 10 PM | Sat Nov 21, 9 PM | Sat Nov 21, 8 PM |
| 22 | Qatar Grand Prix, Lusail | Sun Nov 29, 11 AM | Sun Nov 29, 10 AM | Sun Nov 29, 9 AM | Sun Nov 29, 8 AM |
| 23 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina | Sun Dec 6, 8 AM | Sun Dec 6, 7 AM | Sun Dec 6, 6 AM | Sun Dec 6, 5 AM |
Arizona stays on Mountain Standard Time all year, so Phoenix matches the Mountain column. The Las Vegas Grand Prix is on Saturday night in the US, which is already Sunday in UTC and in Europe.
Qualifying sets the grid, and for many US fans it lands at a friendlier hour than the race. All four remaining weekends use the standard format, so qualifying is the session right after the third practice. The 2026 calendar had six Sprint weekends (China, Miami, Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and Singapore), and Singapore in October was the last of them, so there are no Sprint races left this season.
| Race | Eastern (ET) | Central (CT) | Mountain (MT) | Pacific (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Sat Nov 7, 1 PM | Sat Nov 7, 12 PM | Sat Nov 7, 11 AM | Sat Nov 7, 10 AM |
| Las Vegas | Fri Nov 20, 11 PM | Fri Nov 20, 10 PM | Fri Nov 20, 9 PM | Fri Nov 20, 8 PM |
| Qatar | Sat Nov 28, 1 PM | Sat Nov 28, 12 PM | Sat Nov 28, 11 AM | Sat Nov 28, 10 AM |
| Abu Dhabi | Sat Dec 5, 9 AM | Sat Dec 5, 8 AM | Sat Dec 5, 7 AM | Sat Dec 5, 6 AM |
Practice times for every weekend are on each race page and on the full schedule. Las Vegas practice runs on Thursday evening in the US; the other three rounds start practice on Friday.
Round 20: Brazilian Grand Prix, November 8. The run-in starts at Interlagos in São Paulo. It is the most comfortable race of the four for most of the country: noon on the East Coast and 9 AM on the West Coast, with qualifying on Saturday afternoon in the East. Practice falls on Friday daytime, so the weekend works for anyone who can watch a session over lunch. Our Brazilian Grand Prix guide has the full weekend schedule.
Round 21: Las Vegas Grand Prix, November 21. After a free weekend, Formula 1 comes to the Las Vegas Strip for a Saturday night race. Lights out is 8 PM Pacific and 11 PM Eastern, which makes it the one remaining race in prime time on the West Coast and a late night on the East Coast. Qualifying is on Friday night and practice is on Thursday night. See our Las Vegas Grand Prix guide for every session.
Round 22: Qatar Grand Prix, November 29. One week later the series moves to the Lusail International Circuit over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The race starts at 11 AM Eastern and 8 AM Pacific on Sunday, and qualifying is on Saturday afternoon in the East. Practice is on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The Qatar Grand Prix guide has the full timetable.
Round 23: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, December 6. The season finale at Yas Marina is the early one. The race starts at 8 AM Eastern and 5 AM Pacific, and every session of the weekend is before noon on the East Coast. Whatever is still open in the standings is settled here. Our Abu Dhabi Grand Prix guide covers the whole weekend.
The last stretch of 2026 has a clear shape. Brazil on November 8 stands on its own, followed by a weekend with no race. Then come three race weekends in a row: Las Vegas on November 21, Qatar on November 29 and Abu Dhabi on December 6. Teams and fans call a run like that a triple header, and it is the busiest part of the closing schedule.
For US viewers the three back-to-back races could hardly feel more different. Las Vegas is a Saturday night race in the West. Qatar is a late-morning Sunday race in the East during a holiday weekend. Abu Dhabi is a breakfast race in the East and a before-dawn race in the West. If you want to catch all of them live, it helps to plan the alarms and the evenings now rather than week by week.
After the checkered flag in Abu Dhabi the calendar goes quiet. There is no 2027 calendar in our schedule data yet, so WatchF1 will add next season's dates once they are published in the same official source.
1. Put all four races in your calendar today. Use the first table above and pick the column for the time zone you will be in that weekend. If you travel for Thanksgiving, the Qatar race follows your clock, not your home time zone.
2. Sort out streaming before Brazil. In the US every session is on Apple TV. Practice is available without a subscription, so Friday practice in Brazil is a good time to test the app, your sign-in and your picture before qualifying and the race.
3. Plan for the late and early starts. Las Vegas ends close to or after midnight on the East Coast. Abu Dhabi begins at 5 AM on the West Coast. Sign in to the Apple TV app the night before so the race is ready to play.
4. Decide where you will watch. A noon start in Brazil or an 11 AM start in Qatar suits a bar or a friend's living room. A 5 AM finale on the West Coast may be a solo stream with a group chat running alongside it. 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.
Four. After the Mexico City Grand Prix on November 1, the 2026 calendar has the Brazilian Grand Prix (round 20), the Las Vegas Grand Prix (round 21), the Qatar Grand Prix (round 22) and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (round 23).
The Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo. The race starts Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 12 PM Eastern, 11 AM Central, 10 AM Mountain and 9 AM Pacific.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina on Sunday, December 6, 2026. It is round 23 of 23 and starts at 8 AM Eastern and 5 AM Pacific.
No. The 2026 calendar has six Sprint weekends: China, Miami, Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and Singapore. Singapore in October was the last one, so the final four rounds all use the standard format of three practice sessions, qualifying and the Grand Prix.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix. It starts Saturday, November 21 at 11 PM Eastern and 8 PM Pacific. The Brazil, Qatar and Abu Dhabi races are all on Sunday in the US.
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.
Yes. Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi run on three weekends in a row, from November 21 to December 6. Brazil comes two weeks before Las Vegas.
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