The F1 season kicks off this weekend with the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix. Don't miss any of the action and check out all the session start times for the weekend here.

Round 1 of the 2026 F1 season sees the paddock descend on Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix.

The new campaign and era for F1 kicks off with the 58 laps around the scenic Albert Park, with a scheduled start time of 04:00 GMT, 15:00 local time on Sunday, March 8th.

Want to see the Abu Dhabi start times in your local time zone? Check out the schedule for the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix below!

The schedule for the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix is automatically adjusted to your time zone.

F1 schedule Australian GP
Session	Date	Time
Free practice 1	Friday 6 March	02:30 - 03:30
Free practice 2	Friday 6 March	06:00 - 07:00
Free practice 3	Saturday 7 March	02:30 - 03:30
Qualifying	Saturday 7 March	06:00 - 07:00
Race	Sunday 8 March	05:00 - 07:00

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Start time of the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix

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