Austin's Grand Prix is scheduled for Sunday at 3 pm
· BehindLines newsroom
The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, 2026, in Austin, Texas. The official F1 timetable lists the Grand Prix start at 3 pm local time. As Austin is five hours behind UTC in that programme, this corresponds to 8 pm UTC. The schedule remains subject to change.
The day involves more than this race. The published timetable includes a Masters Historic race in the morning, a Porsche Carrera Cup North America race, and the F1 Academy feature race at noon. The Formula 1 drivers' parade is scheduled between 1 pm and 1.30 pm. These slots describe a planned programme; they do not establish that each session has actually taken place.
McLaren also lists a 3 pm local start. Its introduction to the Circuit of The Americas gives a length of 5.513 kilometres and a race of 56 laps. The team describes a layout combining fast sequences in the first sector with a slower section towards the end of the lap. It highlights the setup compromise required between these different parts: a technical description of the circuit, rather than a promise of a result for its cars.
The tourist calendar and the track calendar do not have exactly the same boundaries. Visit Austin presents an event running from October 22 to 25, with an additional day on Thursday, while the three racing days are announced for Friday the 23rd through Sunday the 25th. This distinction explains why several dates may accompany the same weekend.
What these pages share is therefore an appointment and a venue. Converting a time to UTC helps compare calendars, but supplies neither the starting grid nor the final classification. The programme consulted before the race locates the meeting; it cannot identify a winner, describe the actual weather, or measure Sunday's attendance.