MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JUNE 15: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W16 leads Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB21 Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes and the rest of the field at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 15, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
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Formula 1 heads to Montreal, Canada, this weekend for the fifth round of the
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Stats
- First Grand Prix: 1978
- Circuit Length: 4.361km (2.710 miles)
- Race Distance: 305.27km (189.686 miles)
- Number of Laps: 70
- Number of Turns: 14
- Fastest Lap Time: 1:13.078 (Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, 2019)
- Most Wins (Driver): Lewis Hamilton (7), Michael Schumacher (7)
- Most Wins (Constructor): Ferrari (11)
- Most Pole Positions (Driver): Lewis Hamilton (6), Michael Schumacher (6)
- Most Pole Positions (Constructor): Ferrari (8), McLaren (8), Williams (8)
- 2025 Race Winner: George Russell (Mercedes)
F1 Canadian Grand Prix 2026 Schedule
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve plays host to round five and the third sprint of the season this weekend. This means teams will only have one practice session to dial in their cars and gather crucial data.
The sole practice session (FP1) kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time (EDT) on Friday, May 22, followed by sprint qualifying later in the day at 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday, May 23, drivers will battle it out in the 100km sprint at 12 p.m. before fighting for starting grid positions in the grand prix qualifying at 4 p.m.
The main race will kick off at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 24.
Canadian Grand Prix 2026: Free Practice 1 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 12:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 11:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 9:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 10:30 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 5:30 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 6:30 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 2:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (ACST): 2 a.m. on Saturday
- Brasília, Brazil: 1:30 p.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 10:30 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 7:30 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 8:30 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 7:30 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 1:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Beijing, China (CST): 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
- New Delhi, India (IST): 10 p.m.
Canadian Grand Prix 2026: Sprint Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 4:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 3:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 1:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 2:30 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 9:30 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 10:30 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 6:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 4:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (ACST): 6 a.m. on Saturday
- Brasília, Brazil: 5:30 p.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 2:30 p.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 11:30 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Ankara, Turkey: 11:30 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 5:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Beijing, China (CST): 4:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 4:30 a.m. on Saturday
- New Delhi, India (IST): 2 a.m. on Saturday
Canadian Grand Prix 2026: Sprint Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 12 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 11 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 9 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 10 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 5 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 6 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 2 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 12 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (ACST): 1:30 a.m. on Sunday
- Brasília, Brazil: 1 p.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 10 a.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 7 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 8 p.m.
- Ankara, Turkey: 7 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 1 a.m. on Sunday
- Beijing, China (CST): 12 a.m. on Sunday
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 12 a.m. on Sunday
- New Delhi, India (IST): 9:30 p.m.
Canadian Grand Prix 2026: Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 4 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 3 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 1 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 2 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 9 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 10 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 6 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 4 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (ACST): 5:30 a.m. on Sunday
- Brasília, Brazil: 5 p.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 2 p.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 11 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 12 a.m. on Sunday
- Ankara, Turkey: 11 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 5 a.m. on Sunday
- Beijing, China (CST): 4 a.m. on Sunday
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 4 a.m. on Sunday
- New Delhi, India (IST): 1:30 a.m. on Sunday
Canadian Grand Prix 2026: Race Start Times
All below start times are on Sunday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 4 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 3 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 1 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 2 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 9 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 10 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 6 a.m. on Monday
- Australia (AWST): 4 a.m. on Monday
- Australia (ACST): 5:30 a.m. on Monday
- Brasília, Brazil: 5 p.m.
- Mexico City, Mexico: 2 p.m.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 11 p.m.
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 12 a.m. on Monday
- Ankara, Turkey: 11 p.m.
- Tokyo, Japan (JST): 5 a.m. on Monday
- Beijing, China (CST): 4 a.m. on Monday
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 4 a.m. on Monday
- New Delhi, India (IST): 1:30 a.m. on Monday
How To Watch 2026 F1 Canadian Grand Prix
Fans in the United States can catch all the action of the Canadian Grand Prix on Apple TV, with Netflix also jointly streaming it, marking the first time the platform will broadcast a live F1 race.
Meanwhile viewers in the United Kingdom can tune in to Sky Sports for extensive coverage of the weekend, with highlights available for free on Channel 4.
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterwards.
Below is the broadcast information for some key territories:
- United States: Apple TV
- United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports
- Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
- Italy: Sky Italia
- Netherlands: Viaplay TV
- Belgium: RTBF, Play Sports
- Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Japan: Fuji TV
- Austria: Servus TV, ORF
- China: Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
- New Zealand: Sky NZ
- Spain: DAZN
- Germany: Sky Deutschland, RTL
- France: Canal+
- Portugal: DAZN
- Mexico: TUDN, Sky Sports, Izzi
- Singapore: beIN SPORTS
- Brazil: TV Globo, sportv
- Middle East and Turkey: beIN SPORTS
- Latin America: ESPN
- Africa: SuperSport
Highlights from each day of the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com
