F1 2026 Schedule in US Central Time (CST/CDT)
Every one of the 23 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season, converted to US Central local time (CST/CDT) for fans in Chicago & Austin. Most rounds start in the morning US Central time. 3 rounds fall in the early hours (before 6 am CST) — Chinese GP, Japanese GP, Bahrain GP in Malaysia — so set an alarm.
2026 F1 race times in US Central (CST/CDT)
The table below lists all 23 Grands Prix of the 2026 Formula 1 season with each race’s start time in US Central local time. Times are DST-correct — computed per race, so they shift by an hour when the clocks change between CST and CDT. Any race that starts on a different calendar day locally is tagged (next day) or (previous day). Tap any Grand Prix for its full local countdown, the world-timezone breakdown and how to watch.
| Round | Grand Prix | Date (US Central) | Start (CST/CDT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺 Australian GP start timeAlbert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia | Sat, 7 March (previous day) | 10:00 PM CST |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 Chinese GP start timeShanghai International Circuit, China | Sun, 15 March | 2:00 AM CDT |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japanese GP start timeSuzuka Circuit, Japan | Sun, 29 March | 12:00 AM CDT |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 Miami GP start timeMiami International Autodrome, United States | Sun, 3 May | 3:00 PM CDT |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canadian GP start timeCircuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada | Sun, 24 May | 3:00 PM CDT |
| 6 | 🇲🇨 Monaco GP start timeCircuit de Monaco, Monaco | Sun, 7 June | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 7 | 🇪🇸 Barcelona GP start timeCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain | Sun, 14 June | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 8 | 🇦🇹 Austrian GP start timeRed Bull Ring, Austria | Sun, 28 June | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 9 | 🇬🇧 British GP start timeSilverstone Circuit, United Kingdom | Sun, 5 July | 9:00 AM CDT |
| 10 | 🇧🇪 Belgian GP start timeCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | Sun, 19 July | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 11 | 🇭🇺 Hungarian GP start timeHungaroring, Hungary | Sun, 26 July | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 12 | 🇳🇱 Dutch GP start timeCircuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands | Sun, 23 August | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 13 | 🇮🇹 Italian GP start timeAutodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy | Sun, 6 September | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 14 | 🇪🇸 Spanish GP start timeMadring, Spain | Sun, 13 September | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 15 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan GP start timeBaku City Circuit, Azerbaijan | Sat, 26 September | 6:00 AM CDT |
| 16 | 🏁 Bahrain GP in Malaysia start timeSepang International Circuit, Malaysia | Sun, 4 October | 2:00 AM CDT |
| 17 | 🇸🇬 Singapore GP start timeMarina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore | Sun, 11 October | 7:00 AM CDT |
| 18 | 🇺🇸 United States GP start timeCircuit of the Americas, United States | Sun, 25 October | 3:00 PM CDT |
| 19 | 🇲🇽 Mexico City GP start timeAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico | Sun, 1 November | 2:00 PM CST |
| 20 | 🇧🇷 Brazilian GP start timeAutódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil | Sun, 8 November | 11:00 AM CST |
| 21 | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas GP start timeLas Vegas Strip Street Circuit, United States | Sat, 21 November (previous day) | 10:00 PM CST |
| 22 | 🇶🇦 Qatar GP start timeLosail International Circuit, Qatar | Sun, 29 November | 10:00 AM CST |
| 23 | 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi GP start timeYas Marina Circuit, United Arab Emirates | Sun, 6 December | 7:00 AM CST |
Why the times on this page are reliable
Formula 1 start times are published in UTC; this page converts each one into US Central time using the same automatic, DST-aware conversion behind our per-race pages. There is no guesswork and nothing to configure — the CST/CDT times above already account for daylight saving on the exact date of each race. For a race in a different local timezone, open its page and every session converts to wherever you are.
See the 2026 season in another timezone
Watching from somewhere else? The same full-season schedule, converted to another market: US Pacific · US Eastern · Mexico · Brazil (Brasília) · Argentina · UK & Ireland · Central Europe · Gulf (UAE) · India · Singapore · Japan · Eastern Australia.