Madrid Grand Prix 2026

Round 14 of 22 · Madring · September 11–13, 2026

Race Start

Sunday, September 13 at 9:00 AM EDT
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Session Times (US Time Zones)

Session Eastern Central Mountain Pacific
Practice 1 Fri, Sep 11, 7:30 AM EDT Fri, Sep 11, 6:30 AM CDT Fri, Sep 11, 5:30 AM MDT Fri, Sep 11, 4:30 AM PDT
Practice 2 Fri, Sep 11, 11:00 AM EDT Fri, Sep 11, 10:00 AM CDT Fri, Sep 11, 9:00 AM MDT Fri, Sep 11, 8:00 AM PDT
Practice 3 Sat, Sep 12, 6:30 AM EDT Sat, Sep 12, 5:30 AM CDT Sat, Sep 12, 4:30 AM MDT Sat, Sep 12, 3:30 AM PDT
Qualifying Sat, Sep 12, 10:00 AM EDT Sat, Sep 12, 9:00 AM CDT Sat, Sep 12, 8:00 AM MDT Sat, Sep 12, 7:00 AM PDT
Race Sun, Sep 13, 9:00 AM EDT Sun, Sep 13, 8:00 AM CDT Sun, Sep 13, 7:00 AM MDT Sun, Sep 13, 6:00 AM PDT

Circuit Guide

Brand new for 2026: the Madring, a hybrid street-and-permanent circuit around Madrid's IFEMA exhibition district, hosting Spain's second Grand Prix of the season. Its headline feature is a huge banked corner — one of the steepest in modern F1 — and a layout no team has real data for. New circuits reset the pecking order for a weekend: simulator quality and driver adaptability matter more than the car's championship position.

Circuit
Madring
Length
5.47 km
Laps
57
Corners
22
First GP
2026
Local Start
3:00 PM (Madrid)

Watching from the US

Sunday morning start in the US, like the other European rounds. First-ever races at new circuits are unpredictable by nature — expect evolving grip, surprise qualifying results, and at least one strategy gamble that pays off big. Worth watching practice highlights just to learn the track with the drivers.