British Grand Prix 2026 Start Times
🇬🇧 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England · Sunday, 5 July 2026
- Race · UTC
- 14:00 Sun
- Race · US Eastern
- 10:00 AM Sun
- Race · UK
- 15:00 Sun
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Session times in every time zone
| Session | UTCUTC | US EasternEDT | US PacificPDT | UKBST · track time | Central EuropeCEST | IndiaIST | JapanJST | Australia EasternAEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 (FP1) | 11:30Fri 3 | 7:30 AMFri 3 | 4:30 AMFri 3 | 12:30Fri 3 | 13:30Fri 3 | 17:00Fri 3 | 20:30Fri 3 | 21:30Fri 3 |
| Sprint Qualifying | 15:30Fri 3 | 11:30 AMFri 3 | 8:30 AMFri 3 | 16:30Fri 3 | 17:30Fri 3 | 21:00Fri 3 | 00:30Sat 4 | 01:30Sat 4 |
| Sprint | 11:00Sat 4 | 7:00 AMSat 4 | 4:00 AMSat 4 | 12:00Sat 4 | 13:00Sat 4 | 16:30Sat 4 | 20:00Sat 4 | 21:00Sat 4 |
| Qualifying | 15:00Sat 4 | 11:00 AMSat 4 | 8:00 AMSat 4 | 16:00Sat 4 | 17:00Sat 4 | 20:30Sat 4 | 00:00Sun 5 | 01:00Sun 5 |
| Race | 14:00Sun 5 | 10:00 AMSun 5 | 7:00 AMSun 5 | 15:00Sun 5 | 16:00Sun 5 | 19:30Sun 5 | 23:00Sun 5 | 00:00Mon 6 |
All times are session start times.
Common questions
What time does the British Grand Prix start?
The 2026 British Grand Prix started on Sunday 5 July at 15:00 local time in Silverstone, which is 14:00 UTC, 10:00 AM EDT and 15:00 BST in the UK.
What time is qualifying for the British Grand Prix?
Qualifying started on Saturday 4 July at 16:00 local time in Silverstone, which is 15:00 UTC, 11:00 AM EDT and 16:00 BST in the UK.
Is there a sprint at the British Grand Prix?
Yes. Sprint Qualifying was at 15:30 UTC on Fri 3 Jul and the Sprint at 11:00 UTC on Sat 4 Jul (7:00 AM EDT, 12:00 BST UK).
What time is the British Grand Prix in Australia, India and Japan?
The race started at 00:00 AEST on Mon 6 Jul in Sydney and Melbourne, 19:30 IST on Sun 5 Jul in India and 23:00 JST on Sun 5 Jul in Japan.