United States Grand Prix 2026

Round 17 of 22 · Circuit of the Americas · October 23–25, 2026

Race Start

Sunday, October 25 at 4:00 PM EDT
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Session Times (US Time Zones)

Session Eastern Central Mountain Pacific
Practice 1 Fri, Oct 23, 2:30 PM EDT Fri, Oct 23, 1:30 PM CDT Fri, Oct 23, 12:30 PM MDT Fri, Oct 23, 11:30 AM PDT
Practice 2 Fri, Oct 23, 6:00 PM EDT Fri, Oct 23, 5:00 PM CDT Fri, Oct 23, 4:00 PM MDT Fri, Oct 23, 3:00 PM PDT
Practice 3 Sat, Oct 24, 1:30 PM EDT Sat, Oct 24, 12:30 PM CDT Sat, Oct 24, 11:30 AM MDT Sat, Oct 24, 10:30 AM PDT
Qualifying Sat, Oct 24, 5:00 PM EDT Sat, Oct 24, 4:00 PM CDT Sat, Oct 24, 3:00 PM MDT Sat, Oct 24, 2:00 PM PDT
Race Sun, Oct 25, 4:00 PM EDT Sun, Oct 25, 3:00 PM CDT Sun, Oct 25, 2:00 PM MDT Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM PDT

Circuit Guide

Circuit of the Americas in Austin is America's permanent F1 home and one of the best modern circuits anywhere: a steep climb into the blind Turn 1 hairpin, an Esses sequence borrowed from Suzuka, and a long back straight with real overtaking. COTA draws the biggest crowds of the F1 season, and the racing consistently delivers. It also opens a three-race swing through the Americas that often decides the championship.

Circuit
Circuit of the Americas
Length
5.513 km
Laps
56
Corners
20
First GP
2012
Local Start
3:00 PM (Austin)

Watching from the US

Home-country timing: every session is in comfortable US afternoon hours, with the race starting Sunday mid-afternoon. No conversions, no alarms — this and Miami are the two weekends the time zones work entirely in your favor. The run up the hill into Turn 1 on lap one is the best start of the year.