Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 Start Times
🇲🇽 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico · Sunday, 1 November 2026
- Race · Mexico City
- 2:00 PM Sun
- Race · UTC
- 20:00 Sun
- Race · US Eastern
- 3:00 PM Sun
- Race · UK
- 20:00 Sun
Converting every session to your time zone.
Session times in every time zone
| Session | Track (Mexico City)CST | UTCUTC | US EasternEDT / EST | US PacificPDT / PST | UKGMT | Central EuropeCET | IndiaIST | JapanJST | Australia EasternAEDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 (FP1) | 12:30 PMFri 30 | 18:30Fri 30 | 2:30 PMFri 30 · EDT | 11:30 AMFri 30 · PDT | 18:30Fri 30 | 19:30Fri 30 | 00:00Sat 31 | 03:30Sat 31 | 05:30Sat 31 |
| Practice 2 (FP2) | 4:00 PMFri 30 | 22:00Fri 30 | 6:00 PMFri 30 · EDT | 3:00 PMFri 30 · PDT | 22:00Fri 30 | 23:00Fri 30 | 03:30Sat 31 | 07:00Sat 31 | 09:00Sat 31 |
| Practice 3 (FP3) | 11:30 AMSat 31 | 17:30Sat 31 | 1:30 PMSat 31 · EDT | 10:30 AMSat 31 · PDT | 17:30Sat 31 | 18:30Sat 31 | 23:00Sat 31 | 02:30Sun 1 | 04:30Sun 1 |
| Qualifying | 3:00 PMSat 31 | 21:00Sat 31 | 5:00 PMSat 31 · EDT | 2:00 PMSat 31 · PDT | 21:00Sat 31 | 22:00Sat 31 | 02:30Sun 1 | 06:00Sun 1 | 08:00Sun 1 |
| Race | 2:00 PMSun 1 | 20:00Sun 1 | 3:00 PMSun 1 · EST | 12:00 PMSun 1 · PST | 20:00Sun 1 | 21:00Sun 1 | 01:30Mon 2 | 05:00Mon 2 | 07:00Mon 2 |
All times are session start times. Clocks change during this weekend in US Eastern (EDT to EST) and US Pacific (PDT to PST); the times above already include the change.
Common questions
What time does the Mexico City Grand Prix start?
The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix starts on Sunday 1 November at 2:00 PM local time in Mexico City, which is 20:00 UTC, 3:00 PM EST and 20:00 GMT in the UK.
What time is qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix?
Qualifying starts on Saturday 31 October at 3:00 PM local time in Mexico City, which is 21:00 UTC, 5:00 PM EDT and 21:00 GMT in the UK.
Is there a sprint at the Mexico City Grand Prix?
No. The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix is a standard weekend: three practice sessions, qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
What time is the Mexico City Grand Prix in Australia, India and Japan?
The race starts at 07:00 AEDT on Mon 2 Nov in Sydney and Melbourne, 01:30 IST on Mon 2 Nov in India and 05:00 JST on Mon 2 Nov in Japan.