The 2026 F1 qualifying schedule
Grand Prix qualifying for all 23 rounds of the 2026 season — each row links to that Grand Prix, where the session is shown in your own timezone.
2026 F1 qualifying calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Grand Prix qualifying | Start times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇺 Australian GP | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | March 7 | in your timezone → |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 Chinese GP · sprint weekend | Shanghai International Circuit | March 14 | in your timezone → |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japanese GP | Suzuka Circuit | March 28 | in your timezone → |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 Miami GP · sprint weekend | Miami International Autodrome | May 2 | in your timezone → |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canadian GP · sprint weekend | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | May 23 | in your timezone → |
| 6 | 🇲🇨 Monaco GP | Circuit de Monaco | June 6 | in your timezone → |
| 7 | 🇪🇸 Barcelona GP | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | June 13 | in your timezone → |
| 8 | 🇦🇹 Austrian GP | Red Bull Ring | June 27 | in your timezone → |
| 9 | 🇬🇧 British GP · sprint weekend | Silverstone Circuit | July 4 | in your timezone → |
| 10 | 🇧🇪 Belgian GP | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | July 18 | in your timezone → |
| 11 | 🇭🇺 Hungarian GP | Hungaroring | July 25 | in your timezone → |
| 12 | 🇳🇱 Dutch GP · sprint weekend | Circuit Park Zandvoort | August 22 | in your timezone → |
| 13 | 🇮🇹 Italian GP | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | September 5 | in your timezone → |
| 14 | 🇪🇸 Spanish GP | Madring | September 12 | in your timezone → |
| 15 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan GP | Baku City Circuit | September 25 | in your timezone → |
| 16 | 🇲🇾 Bahrain GP in Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit | October 3 | in your timezone → |
| 17 | 🇸🇬 Singapore GP · sprint weekend | Marina Bay Street Circuit | October 10 | in your timezone → |
| 18 | 🇺🇸 United States GP | Circuit of the Americas | October 24 | in your timezone → |
| 19 | 🇲🇽 Mexico City GP | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | October 31 | in your timezone → |
| 20 | 🇧🇷 Brazilian GP | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | November 7 | in your timezone → |
| 21 | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas GP | Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | November 21 | in your timezone → |
| 22 | 🇶🇦 Qatar GP | Lusail International Circuit | November 28 | in your timezone → |
| 23 | 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi GP | Yas Marina Circuit | December 5 | in your timezone → |
Each row links to that Grand Prix’s page, where every session — including qualifying — is shown in your own timezone. On a sprint weekend, the qualifying above is the Grand Prix qualifying that sets Sunday’s grid; a separate Sprint Qualifying runs earlier in the weekend to set the Saturday sprint grid.
When is F1 qualifying held?
On a standard Grand Prix weekend, qualifying is the last session on Saturday, after three hours of practice spread across Friday and Saturday morning. It decides the starting order for Sunday’s Grand Prix, so it is the second-biggest moment of the weekend after the race itself — and the times move around the calendar, from early-morning starts for the Asia-Pacific rounds to evening sessions under lights at the night races.
Because a fixed clock time only helps viewers in one timezone, every session on this site is converted to yours on the individual race pages. Pick any round above to see its qualifying — and every other session — in your local time, with a countdown.
Qualifying on a sprint weekend
Six of the 23 2026 rounds are sprint weekends, which run two qualifying sessions. Sprint Qualifying sets the grid for the Saturday sprint, while the traditional Grand Prix qualifying — the session listed in the table above — still sets the grid for the Sunday race. For the full running order of a sprint weekend, see the 2026 F1 sprint schedule.
New to the format? How F1 qualifying works breaks down the three knockout stages (Q1, Q2, Q3) and the 107% rule, and how F1 works is the beginner’s guide to a whole race weekend. To see the whole calendar in order, browse the full 2026 race schedule in your timezone.
Session times can change (weather, schedule revisions); this page reflects the committed 2026 calendar. Unofficial; not affiliated with Formula 1.