The Las Vegas Grand Prix takes place from Thursday 19th November to Saturday 21st November 2026.
Unusually the Grand Prix will be held on Saturday night and not Sunday.
The Vegas F1 race will be held at night, and when you see the full Las Vegas F1 schedule below you’ll realise why the GP is planned to start on the Saturday.
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Las Vegas F1 dates
The Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend takes place from Thursday 19th November to Saturday 21st November 2026.
Las Vegas F1 race weekend format
When Formula 1 heads to Las Vegas in 2026 it will use the traditional race weekend format of three practice sessions, one qualifying and then the Grand Prix. There is no Spint Race at the Las Vegas GP.
Below is the format of the different F1 sessions across the Vegas GP weekend, in local time:
Thursday 19th November:
- First practice session (60 mins)
- Second practice session (60 mins)
Friday 20th November:
- Third practice session (60 mins)
- Qualifying – Q1 / Q2 / Q3 (60 mins)
Saturday 21st November:
- Race (50 laps or 120 mins)
2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying time
Qualifying for the 2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix will take place at 8pm local time (20:00) on the evening of Friday 20th November.
Qualifying will be split in to three sections – Q1, Q2 and Q3.
All drivers will take part in Q1. Only the fastest 15 will make it through to Q2. Of those, only the quickest 10 will make it through to Q3 for the final shootout for pole position.
The whole qualifying session consisting of Q1, Q2 and Q3 will last for a total of 60 minutes.
2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix start time
The 2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix will start at 8pm (20:00) local time on Saturday 21st November.
The race will last for either 50 laps or 120 minutes, whichever is shorter.
Las Vegas F1 schedule 2026
Below is the full Las Vegas F1 schedule for the 2026 Grand Prix weekend.
| 2026 Las Vegas GP Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 19th Nov | Local Time | UK Time |
| Practice 1 | 16:30 - 17:30 | 00:30 - 01:30 (+1) |
| Practice 2 | 20:00 - 21:00 | 04:00 - 05:00 (+1) |
| Friday 20th Nov | ||
| Practice 3 | 16:30 - 17:30 | 00:30 - 01:30 (+1) |
| Qualifying | 20:00 - 23:00 | 04:00 - 05:00 (+1) |
| Saturday 21st Nov | ||
| Grand Prix | 20:00 | 04:00 (+1) |
Why is the Las Vegas F1 race on a Saturday?
To get the full Vegas experience, the F1 race will be held on the Las Vegas strip circuit layout and will take place at night under the bright neon lights of Sin City.
As Vegas is in the Pacific Time zone, it’s 8 hours behind UTC / GMT. To capture both the late-night USA fans and early morning European viewers it was decided to hold the race at 8pm local time on Saturday evening.
That means people in the USA can stay up late to watch the race (for those on the East Coast it will start at 11pm Saturday night). People in the UK can watch the race at 4am and those in central Europe can tune in at 5am Sunday morning.
What time is the Las Vegas F1 race in my country?
The Las Vegas F1 race will start at 20:00 local time (PST) and last for either 50 laps or 2 hours, whichever comes first.
Below is the Las Vegas F1 schedule for the practice, qualifying and race sessions in a number of different time zones.
| Session | Las Vegas Time PST |
Central CT |
Eastern ET |
UK GMT |
European CET |
Aus East AEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 16:30 - Thu 19 Nov | 18:30 | 19:30 | 00:30 +1 | 01:30 +1 | 11:30 +1 |
| Practice 2 | 20:00 - Thu 19 Nov | 22:00 | 23:00 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 15:00 +1 |
| Practice 3 | 16:30 - Fri 20 Nov | 18:30 | 19:30 | 00:30 +1 | 01:30 +1 | 11:30 +1 |
| Qualifying | 20:00 - Fri 20 Nov | 22:00 | 23:00 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 15:00 +1 |
| Race | 20:00 - Sat 21 Nov | 22:00 | 23:00 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 15:00 +1 |
What channel is the Las Vegas GP on?
UK viewers will be able to watch live coverage of the Las Vegas Grand Prix practice sessions, qualifying and race on the Sky Sports F1 channel. You need a paid subscription to do so, however. The pre-race build up usually starts around 90 minutes before the Vegas F1 race start time.
Race highlights will be available to view for free on Channel 4 during the afternoon / evening of Sunday 21st November.
Information on where coverage of the race will be internationally broadcast can be found on the official Formula 1 website.
Las Vegas F1 key information
Check out the full details of the new Las Vegas GP track layout so you’re up to speed before the F1 circus comes to sin city.
If you’re heading to Vegas to watch the race first hand, check out our guide to the Vegas F1 grandstands for some tips on the best seats at the track.
Additionally, make sure you’re clued up on the Las Vegas F1 dress code before putting on your glad rags and heading to the track.
Heading to Vegas for the weekend and need somewhere to stay? Check out our guide to the best, cheapest and most expensive Las Vegas F1 hotels.
Support races
As well as the F1 there will be some other series racing around Vegas during the Grand Prix weekend. For 2026 the Las Vegas GP support races are:
- F1 Academy
Thank you for your updates. We are here for the full three days. What stands out is how terribly unprepared the town of Las Vegas is for the logistics of race-goers getting to and from the racetrack. Not one concierge in any of the hotels had any idea how to advise ticket holders how to efficiently get to the racetrack. No one from F1 of Liberty Media told them anything. And the taxis just stopped running at 5pm. They gave up. The folks who could afford the Paddock could afford the limos…but everyone else is screwed.
Hi Carlo, thanks for your comment. I found the exact same thing. I was staying in Harrah’s which should have been easy to get to the Sphere Zone but there were no signposts and me (and a few thousands others) walked a long way down what turned out to be a closed road before having to turn around. It was a pain.