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Round 16 of 22 · Marina Bay Street Circuit · October 9–11, 2026 · Sprint Weekend
Free .ics download — sessions appear in your local time in Google, Apple & Outlook calendars.
| Session | Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Fri, Oct 9, 5:30 AM EDT | Fri, Oct 9, 4:30 AM CDT | Fri, Oct 9, 3:30 AM MDT | Fri, Oct 9, 2:30 AM PDT |
| Sprint Qualifying | Fri, Oct 9, 9:30 AM EDT | Fri, Oct 9, 8:30 AM CDT | Fri, Oct 9, 7:30 AM MDT | Fri, Oct 9, 6:30 AM PDT |
| Sprint Race | Sat, Oct 10, 7:00 AM EDT | Sat, Oct 10, 6:00 AM CDT | Sat, Oct 10, 5:00 AM MDT | Sat, Oct 10, 4:00 AM PDT |
| Qualifying | Sat, Oct 10, 9:00 AM EDT | Sat, Oct 10, 8:00 AM CDT | Sat, Oct 10, 7:00 AM MDT | Sat, Oct 10, 6:00 AM PDT |
| Race | Sun, Oct 11, 8:00 AM EDT | Sun, Oct 11, 7:00 AM CDT | Sun, Oct 11, 6:00 AM MDT | Sun, Oct 11, 5:00 AM PDT |
F1's original night race becomes a sprint weekend in 2026 — Marina Bay under floodlights, with points available on all three days. Singapore is the most physically demanding race of the year: 90%+ humidity, cockpit temperatures over 50°C, and nearly two hours of wall-to-wall concentration with no rest. The combination of a sprint format and a circuit where safety cars are near-guaranteed makes this one of the most strategically volatile weekends of the season.
The night-race timing is actually friendly to US mornings: sessions land in the morning hours US time, with the Grand Prix on Sunday morning Eastern. The spectacle of F1 cars between skyscrapers under lights is the best-looking broadcast of the year — watch this one on the biggest screen you have.
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