The United States Grand Prix takes place from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th October 2024 at the Circuit of the Americas. For 2024 the US GP also includes a sprint race.
Below is the F1 Austin schedule for the race meeting, so you can plan your weekend if you’re visiting in person or know what times to tune in if you’re watching from afar.
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F1 Austin race weekend format
The 2024 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, is one of only 6 events on the F1 calendar this year to feature a sprint race.
The format of sprint weekends has changed for 2024. It’s now as follows:
Friday
- First practice session FP1 (60 mins)
- Sprint Shootout – qualifying for the sprint race (45 mins)
Saturday
- Sprint race (100km)
- Qualifying session Q1 Q2 Q3 (60 mins)
Sunday
- Race (56 laps or 120 mins)
The sprint shootout (qualifying) will take place on Friday afternoon to detemine the grid for the Sprint race, which will take place first thing on Saturday.
Qualifying for the Grand Prix will then take place on Saturday afternoon, after the sprint race.
2024 United States Grand Prix start time
The 2024 United States Grand Prix starts at 14:00 local time on Sunday 20th October. The Grand Prix will last for 56 laps of the COTA track layout or 2 hours, whichever is shorter.
F1 Austin Schedule 2024
Below is the 2024 F1 Austin schedule for the United Stated Grand Prix weekend. The times shown below are local circuit times in Texas (Central Time).
Only the Grand prix start time is confirmed at the moment. Everything else is TBC but will be updated here once finalised.
| 2024 COTA United States Grand Prix Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Friday 18th October | |
| TBC | Formula 1 First Practice Session - FP1 |
| TBC | Formula 1 Sprint Shootout |
| Saturday 19th October | |
| TBC | Formula 1 Sprint Race |
| TBC | Formula 1 Qualifying (Q1 / Q2 / Q3) |
| Sunday 20th October | |
| 14:00 | Formula 1 Grand Prix Race |
If you’re interested in the music and artists performing on the stages at COTA across the F1 weekend check out the Austin F1 concert schedule instead.
What time is the Austin F1 race in my country?
The United States Grand Prix at COTA will start at 14:00 local time (CT) on Sunday 20th October 2024, and will last for 56 laps or 2 hours – whichever is shortest.
Below are the time zones for all of the Austin F1 practice, qualifying, sprint and race sessions in a number of different timezones.
The times in light grey italic are still TBC.
If the time has a +1 after it it means it occurs that sessions takes place the next day in that time zone.
| Session | COTA Circuit Texas Central Time |
PT | ET | BST (UK) | CEST (Europe) |
AEDT (Aus) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 12:30 | 10:30 | 13:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 03:30 +1 |
| Sprint Shootout | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 07:00 +1 |
| Sprint | 12:30 | 10:30 | 13:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 03:30 +1 |
| Qualifying | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 |
| Race | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 05:00 +1 |
What channel is the United States Grand Prix on?
People tuning in from the UK will be able to watch live coverage of the United States Grand Prix practice, qualifying, Sprint shootout, Sprint race and main grand Prix on Sky Sports F1. You need a paid subscription to that channel, however.
Coverage and pre-race build up usually begins around 60 minutes before the US GP start time.
Free highlights of the race will be available to view on Channel 4 on the evening on Sunday 22nd October. Check the Channel 4 timetable closer to the weekend for exact timings.
International broadcast information can be found on the official Formula 1 website.
Austin F1 gate opening times
If you’re lucky enough to be attending the United States Grand Prix in person it’s important to know what time to arrive, especially if you want to try and get the best general admission viewing spots.
COTA usually confirms the exact gate opening times for spectators a few days before the event via email and their social media channels. But for reference, below are the 2023 times.
2023 F1 Austin spectator gate opening times:
- Friday – 8:00am
- Saturday – 9:00am
- Sunday – 7:30am
If you’re attending the US GP race weekend in person here are some useful guides:
F1 Austin detailed motorsport schedule
Below is the complete schedule for the on-track action across the 3-day weekend at COTA.
This includes timings for demo laps, F1 team press conferences at the Paddock Club hospitality track and pit lane tours.
It also includes timings of the F1 support races which for the 2023 Austin Grand Prix are the following:
- Masters Historic
- Porsche Carrera Cup North America
- F1 Academy
| Friday 20th October | |
|---|---|
| 08:15 - 08:55 | F1 Academy First Practice Session |
| 09:20 - 09:50 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America Practice Session |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Masters Historic Practice Session |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Paddock Club Track Tour |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | FIA F1 Car Presentation |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | FORMULA 1 FIRST PRACTICE SESSION FP1 |
| 13:55 - 14:35 | F1 Academy Second Practice Session |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Formula 1 Teams' Press Conference |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Masters Historic Qualifying Session |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Formula 1 Press Conference |
| 17:30 - 17:45 | F1 Academy First Qualifying Session |
| 17:55 - 18:10 | F1 Academy Second Qualifying Session |
| 18:20 - 19:20 | Paddock Club Track Tour |
| 18:20 - 19:20 | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk |
| Saturday 21st October | |
|---|---|
| 08:35 - 09:05 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America Qualifying Session |
| 09:45 - 10:20 | F1 Academy First Race (12 Laps, Max 30 Mins +1 Lap) |
| 10:55 - 11:20 | Masters Historic First Race (20 Mins +1 Lap) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Formula 1 Team Pit Stop Practice |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Paddock Club Track Tour |
| 12:30 - 13:14 | FORMULA 1 SPRINT SHOOTOUT |
| 13:25 - 13:45 | Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps |
| 14:10 - 14:50 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America First Race (35 Mins +1 Lap) |
| 15:30 - 15:55 | F1 Academy Second Race (8 Laps, Max 20 Mins +1 Lap) |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | FORMULA 1 SPRINT (19 Laps or 60 Mins) |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Formula 1 Press Conference |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Paddock Club Track Tour |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | F1 Experiences Champions Club Trophy Photo & Grid Walk |
| Sunday 22nd October | |
|---|---|
| 08:35 - 09:00 | Masters Historic Second Race (20 Mins +1 Lap) |
| 09:40 - 10:15 | F1 Academy Third Race (12 Laps, Max 30 Mins +1 Lap) |
| 10:50 - 11:30 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America Second Race (35 Mins +1 Lap) |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Formula 1 Drivers' Parade |
| 12:25 - 12:45 | Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps |
| 13:46 - 13:48 | Formula 1 National Anthem |
| 13:48 - 13:49 | Air Display Fly Past |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX (56 LAPS OR 120 MINS) |
