Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 Start Time: Race, Qualifying and Practice in U.S. Time
The Las Vegas Grand Prix race starts Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11 p.m. ET, which is 8 p.m. PT in Las Vegas, and it's on Apple TV. Qualifying is the night before, Friday, Nov. 20, also at 11 p.m. ET. No sprint is scheduled; the weekend runs Thursday to Saturday night.
| Session | ET | CT | MT | PT | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Thu, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. | Thu 6:30 p.m. | Thu 5:30 p.m. | Thu 4:30 p.m. | Fri 00:30 |
| Practice 2 | Thu, Nov. 19, 11 p.m. | Thu 10 p.m. | Thu 9 p.m. | Thu 8 p.m. | Fri 04:00 |
| Practice 3 | Fri, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. | Fri 6:30 p.m. | Fri 5:30 p.m. | Fri 4:30 p.m. | Sat 00:30 |
| Qualifying | Fri, Nov. 20, 11 p.m. | Fri 10 p.m. | Fri 9 p.m. | Fri 8 p.m. | Sat 04:00 |
| Race | Sat, Nov. 21, 11 p.m. | Sat 10 p.m. | Sat 9 p.m. | Sat 8 p.m. | Sun 04:00 |
We matched the ET times against three places: Apple TV's F1 schedule (written in Eastern), the Jolpica F1 data (kept in UTC) and the session list on Formula 1's Las Vegas page. The CT, MT and PT columns are our own conversion from UTC. All five sessions come after U.S. clocks go back on Sunday, Nov. 1, so every time is standard time, and Las Vegas is on Pacific Standard Time.
What time does the Las Vegas Grand Prix start?
Lights out is at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 21: 10 p.m. Central, 9 p.m. Mountain and 8 p.m. Pacific. The start is already Sunday, Nov. 22, in UTC. Formula 1's page puts the race at 50 laps and 309.958 kilometers. No end time is published on Apple's page, so we don't give one.
What channel is the Las Vegas Grand Prix on?
Apple TV. There's no cable or broadcast channel for it. Apple's Where to Watch Formula 1 page says U.S. Apple TV subscribers get every free practice, qualifying session, sprint and Grand Prix.
Can I watch the Las Vegas Grand Prix without a subscription?
Practice, yes; the race, unconfirmed. Apple says every practice is available without a subscription, along with “a select number of race weekends.” The page names no weekends, so whether Las Vegas is one is unknown. Practice 1 on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. ET is the first chance to see what the app shows.
Is there a sprint in Las Vegas?
No. Apple, Jolpica and Formula 1 each show five sessions for Nov. 19–21: three practices, qualifying and the race.
The F1 race start-time page always shows the next race first. F1, UFC and NASCAR share one table in the weekend TV schedule. How we verify each time is in the two-source rule, and the start times section and home page list the rest.
FAQ
What time is Las Vegas qualifying in the U.S.? Friday, Nov. 20, at 11 p.m. ET, which is 10 p.m. CT, 9 p.m. MT and 8 p.m. PT.
Is the Las Vegas Grand Prix on ESPN or Fox? No. Apple's own F1 page names Apple TV as the U.S. service for 2026.
Sources
- Apple TV, Where to Watch Formula 1: session times in ET, what a subscription includes and the free-practice note, read Oct. 31, 2026, 2:30 a.m. ET.
- Jolpica F1 API (api.jolpi.ca/ergast/f1/2026/21.json): session times in UTC, read Oct. 31, 2026.
- Formula 1, Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 race page: session schedule, lap count and race distance, read Oct. 31, 2026.