Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 Start Times
🇦🇿 Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan · Saturday, 26 September 2026
- Race · Baku
- 15:00 Sat
- Race · UTC
- 11:00 Sat
- Race · US Eastern
- 7:00 AM Sat
- Race · UK
- 12:00 Sat
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Converting every session to your time zone.
Session times in every time zone
| Session | Track (Baku)GMT+4 | UTCUTC | US EasternEDT | US PacificPDT | UKBST | Central EuropeCEST | IndiaIST | JapanJST | Australia EasternAEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 (FP1) | 12:30Thu 24 | 08:30Thu 24 | 4:30 AMThu 24 | 1:30 AMThu 24 | 09:30Thu 24 | 10:30Thu 24 | 14:00Thu 24 | 17:30Thu 24 | 18:30Thu 24 |
| Practice 2 (FP2) | 16:00Thu 24 | 12:00Thu 24 | 8:00 AMThu 24 | 5:00 AMThu 24 | 13:00Thu 24 | 14:00Thu 24 | 17:30Thu 24 | 21:00Thu 24 | 22:00Thu 24 |
| Practice 3 (FP3) | 12:30Fri 25 | 08:30Fri 25 | 4:30 AMFri 25 | 1:30 AMFri 25 | 09:30Fri 25 | 10:30Fri 25 | 14:00Fri 25 | 17:30Fri 25 | 18:30Fri 25 |
| Qualifying | 16:00Fri 25 | 12:00Fri 25 | 8:00 AMFri 25 | 5:00 AMFri 25 | 13:00Fri 25 | 14:00Fri 25 | 17:30Fri 25 | 21:00Fri 25 | 22:00Fri 25 |
| Race | 15:00Sat 26 | 11:00Sat 26 | 7:00 AMSat 26 | 4:00 AMSat 26 | 12:00Sat 26 | 13:00Sat 26 | 16:30Sat 26 | 20:00Sat 26 | 21:00Sat 26 |
All times are session start times.
Common questions
What time does the Azerbaijan Grand Prix start?
The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix started on Saturday 26 September at 15:00 local time in Baku, which is 11:00 UTC, 7:00 AM EDT and 12:00 BST in the UK.
What time is qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?
Qualifying started on Friday 25 September at 16:00 local time in Baku, which is 12:00 UTC, 8:00 AM EDT and 13:00 BST in the UK.
Is there a sprint at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?
No. The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a standard weekend: three practice sessions, qualifying on Friday and the race on Saturday.
What time is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Australia, India and Japan?
The race started at 21:00 AEST on Sat 26 Sept in Sydney and Melbourne, 16:30 IST on Sat 26 Sept in India and 20:00 JST on Sat 26 Sept in Japan.