🇨🇳 Chinese GP 2026

Start time in your timezone, with a live countdown and a one-tap calendar reminder.

Date (UTC)
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Lights out (UTC)
7:00 AM
Countdown
Lights out!
Round
2 of 22
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit
Country
China
Weekend
Sprint
Race start (UTC)
Sunday, March 15, 07:00 UTC

When is the Chinese GP?

The Chinese GP is round 2 of the 2026 Formula 1 season, held at Shanghai International Circuit in China. Lights out is scheduled for Sunday, March 15 at 07:00 UTC. The card above converts that to your local time automatically and counts down to the start.

Add it to your calendar

Use Add to calendar to drop the race into your phone or laptop calendar with a 30-minute heads-up alarm. Want every round at once? Grab the full-season calendar from the homepage and subscribe so it stays in sync if a session time changes.