Canadian Grand Prix 2026

Round 5 of 22 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · May 22–24, 2026 · Sprint Weekend

Race Start

Sunday, May 24 at 4:00 PM EDT
--:--:--
 
📅 Add This Race to Calendar Add Full 2026 Season

Free .ics download — sessions appear in your local time in Google, Apple & Outlook calendars.

Session Times (US Time Zones)

Session Eastern Central Mountain Pacific
Practice 1 Fri, May 22, 1:30 PM EDT Fri, May 22, 12:30 PM CDT Fri, May 22, 11:30 AM MDT Fri, May 22, 10:30 AM PDT
Sprint Qualifying Fri, May 22, 5:30 PM EDT Fri, May 22, 4:30 PM CDT Fri, May 22, 3:30 PM MDT Fri, May 22, 2:30 PM PDT
Sprint Race Sat, May 23, 12:00 PM EDT Sat, May 23, 11:00 AM CDT Sat, May 23, 10:00 AM MDT Sat, May 23, 9:00 AM PDT
Qualifying Sat, May 23, 4:00 PM EDT Sat, May 23, 3:00 PM CDT Sat, May 23, 2:00 PM MDT Sat, May 23, 1:00 PM PDT
Race Sun, May 24, 4:00 PM EDT Sun, May 24, 3:00 PM CDT Sun, May 24, 2:00 PM MDT Sun, May 24, 1:00 PM PDT

Circuit Guide

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve moves to May for 2026 and picks up a sprint weekend — a big change for one of the calendar's most reliable chaos generators. The track on Île Notre-Dame is a point-and-shoot layout of long straights, heavy braking zones, and the infamous Wall of Champions waiting at the final chicane. Walls are close, safety cars are frequent, and strategy gambles often decide the result.

Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Length
4.361 km
Laps
70
Corners
14
First GP
1978
Local Start
4:00 PM (Montreal)

Watching from the US

Another fully US-friendly weekend: every session is in afternoon or early-evening Eastern time, and the race starts Sunday afternoon across all US time zones. Montreal in May can bring wild weather — rain here has produced some of the most famous races in F1 history, so don't skip the sprint.