Race Grid Guide

Inaugural-event notice: the FIA calendar lists Madrid subject to circuit homologation, and venue operations may change. Recheck official guidance before travel.

Race weekend · Updated 23 August 2026

Madrid Grand Prix 2026 schedule

Every published session time for the inaugural Madrid weekend, shown in UTC and Madrid local time.

SessionUTCMadrid
Practice 111:3013:30
Practice 215:0017:00
Practice 310:3012:30
Qualifying14:0016:00
Race13:0015:00

Madrid times are CEST (UTC+2). Recheck in race week.

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Weekend format

Madrid is currently scheduled as a conventional three-practice weekend: two Friday practices, final practice and qualifying on Saturday, then the race on Sunday. It is not listed as a Sprint weekend.

02

Time-zone check

Madrid observes CEST (UTC+2) in September. The official feed exposes UTC times, so this guide adds two hours for the local circuit time. Recheck in race week in case the promoter or FIA revises the timetable.

  • Friday: FP1 13:30 and FP2 17:00 Madrid time
  • Saturday: FP3 12:30 and qualifying 16:00 Madrid time
  • Sunday: race start 15:00 Madrid time
03

Plan beyond the track

Gates, support categories and entertainment can start much earlier than the headline sessions. Treat the Formula 1 timetable as the anchor, then use the official ticket message and venue schedule to set your arrival time.

Primary sources

Operational facts are checked against the organiser, FIA or Formula 1. External links open the controlling source.