Round 18United States Grand Prix 2026
Round 18 · Circuit of the Americas, Austin
Qualifying starts in
The race in your time
At the circuit · Austin
15:00
Sun, Oct 25
London
20:00
Sun, Oct 25
New York
16:00
Sun, Oct 25
Tokyo
05:00
Mon, Oct 26
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Circuit Technical Facts & Analysis
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) · Austin, Texas, United States
5.513 km
56 laps
308.4 km20 (11 left · 9 right)
2 DRS1:36.169
Charles Leclerc (2019)Famous 41-meter uphill climb into Turn 1 blind apex and high-speed Esses section modeled after Silverstone's Maggotts-Becketts.
High lateral G-forces in Sector 1 coupled with bumpy track surface demanding delicate suspension setup and strong tire degradation management.
Weekend schedule
a reminder per sessionWhere to watch the United States Grand Prix
Formula 1
Live race coverage by country for the 2026 season. Rights can change between seasons — check your local listings.
Formula 12026
- United StatesApple TV
- United KingdomSky Sports F1
- GermanyRTL TelevisionSky Sport F1
- FranceCanal+
- ItalySky Sport F1TV8
- SpainDAZN
- NetherlandsViaplay
- TürkiyebeIN Sports
- Middle East & North AfricabeIN Sports
- SingaporebeIN Sports
- AlbaniaSuperSport
- ArmeniaFast Sports
- ArgentinaFox Sports
- AustriaORFServus TVSky Sport F1
- AustraliaFox Sports
- AzerbaijanIdman Azerbaijan TVSetanta Sports
- Bosnia & HerzegovinaArena Sport
- BelgiumPlay SportsTipik
- BulgariaDiema Sport
- BrazilTV GloboSporTV
- CanadaRDSTSN
- SwitzerlandSRG SSRCanal+Sky Sport F1
- ChinaGreat Sports
- CyprusOmega Channel
- CzechiaNova Sport
- DenmarkTV3+
- EstoniaGo3 Sport
- FinlandV Sport
- GeorgiaSetanta Sports
- GreeceANT1
- Hong KongbeIN Sports
- CroatiaRTL / RTL 2Voyo
- HungaryM4 Sport
- IndonesiabeIN Sports
- IrelandSky Sports F1
- IsraelSport 5
- IndiaFanCode
- IcelandViaplay Group
- JapanFuji TV Next
- CambodiabeIN Sports
- South KoreaCoupang Play
- LaosbeIN Sports
- LiechtensteinSRG SSRSky Sport F1
- LithuaniaGo3 Sport
- LuxembourgRTLSky Sport
- LatviaGo3 Sport
- MonacoCanal+
- MoldovaSetanta Sports
- MontenegroArena Sport
- North MacedoniaArena Sport
- Myanmar (Burma)Canal+
- MaltaTVMSport+
- MexicoSky Sports
- MalaysiabeIN Sports
- NorwayV Sport
- New ZealandSky Sport
- PhilippinesbeIN Sports
- PolandEleven Sports
- PortugalDAZN
- RomaniaAntena
- SerbiaArena Sport
- RussiaOkko
- SwedenV Sport
- SloveniaKanal AVoyo
- SlovakiaNova Sport
- San MarinoSky Sport F1
- SurinameATVQN Sport
- Sub-Saharan AfricaSuperSportCanal+ Sport
- TaiwanVideolandELTA
- UkraineSetanta Sports
- VietnamTV360
- KosovoSport
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Broadcast schedules can vary by match and region — check your local listings.
Frequently asked questions
- What time does the United States Grand Prix start?
- The race starts on Sunday, October 25 at 15:00 local time in Austin, which is 20:00 UTC. The clock at the top of this page shows it in your own time zone.
- When is Qualifying at the United States Grand Prix?
- Qualifying is on Saturday, October 24 at 16:00 local time in Austin (21:00 UTC).
- Where can I watch the United States Grand Prix?
- The race is shown live in 72 countries, including United States (Apple TV), United Kingdom (Sky Sports F1), Germany (RTL Television, Sky Sport F1), France (Canal+). The list on this page names the rights holder in each market.
About the United States Grand Prix
The United States Grand Prix is held at the Circuit of the Americas outside Austin, Texas, a purpose-built track that hosted its first Formula 1 race in 2012. It runs anti-clockwise and is known for its opening climb: the run from the grid rises steeply to a tight, blind first corner, which makes the start one of the most watched moments of the season. The first sector's fast, flowing esses were inspired by some of the classic sections of European circuits.
Austin is on US Central Time, so the race starts in the Texas afternoon, which is the evening in Europe and Türkiye. Practice and qualifying follow the same pattern and are easy to follow live from Europe. The schedule on this page converts every session to your own local time.