🇦🇺 Australian GP 2026

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Date (UTC)
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Lights out (UTC)
4:00 AM
Countdown
Lights out!
Round
1 of 22
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Country
Australia
Weekend
Standard
Race start (UTC)
Sunday, March 8, 04:00 UTC

When is the Australian GP?

The Australian GP is round 1 of the 2026 Formula 1 season, held at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Australia. Lights out is scheduled for Sunday, March 8 at 04:00 UTC. The card above converts that to your local time automatically and counts down to the start.

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