Chinese Grand Prix 2026 Start Times
🇨🇳 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China · Sunday, 15 March 2026
- Race · Shanghai
- 15:00 Sun
- Race · UTC
- 07:00 Sun
- Race · US Eastern
- 3:00 AM Sun
- Race · UK
- 07:00 Sun
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Converting every session to your time zone.
Session times in every time zone
| Session | Track (Shanghai)GMT+8 | UTCUTC | US EasternEDT | US PacificPDT | UKGMT | Central EuropeCET | IndiaIST | JapanJST | Australia EasternAEDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 (FP1) | 11:30Fri 13 | 03:30Fri 13 | 11:30 PMThu 12 | 8:30 PMThu 12 | 03:30Fri 13 | 04:30Fri 13 | 09:00Fri 13 | 12:30Fri 13 | 14:30Fri 13 |
| Sprint Qualifying | 15:30Fri 13 | 07:30Fri 13 | 3:30 AMFri 13 | 12:30 AMFri 13 | 07:30Fri 13 | 08:30Fri 13 | 13:00Fri 13 | 16:30Fri 13 | 18:30Fri 13 |
| Sprint | 11:00Sat 14 | 03:00Sat 14 | 11:00 PMFri 13 | 8:00 PMFri 13 | 03:00Sat 14 | 04:00Sat 14 | 08:30Sat 14 | 12:00Sat 14 | 14:00Sat 14 |
| Qualifying | 15:00Sat 14 | 07:00Sat 14 | 3:00 AMSat 14 | 12:00 AMSat 14 | 07:00Sat 14 | 08:00Sat 14 | 12:30Sat 14 | 16:00Sat 14 | 18:00Sat 14 |
| Race | 15:00Sun 15 | 07:00Sun 15 | 3:00 AMSun 15 | 12:00 AMSun 15 | 07:00Sun 15 | 08:00Sun 15 | 12:30Sun 15 | 16:00Sun 15 | 18:00Sun 15 |
All times are session start times.
Common questions
What time does the Chinese Grand Prix start?
The 2026 Chinese Grand Prix started on Sunday 15 March at 15:00 local time in Shanghai, which is 07:00 UTC, 3:00 AM EDT and 07:00 GMT in the UK.
What time is qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix?
Qualifying started on Saturday 14 March at 15:00 local time in Shanghai, which is 07:00 UTC, 3:00 AM EDT and 07:00 GMT in the UK.
Is there a sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix?
Yes. Sprint Qualifying was at 07:30 UTC on Fri 13 Mar and the Sprint at 03:00 UTC on Sat 14 Mar (11:00 PM EDT on Fri 13 Mar, 03:00 GMT UK).
What time is the Chinese Grand Prix in Australia, India and Japan?
The race started at 18:00 AEDT on Sun 15 Mar in Sydney and Melbourne, 12:30 IST on Sun 15 Mar in India and 16:00 JST on Sun 15 Mar in Japan.