Mexico City Grand Prix 2026: Race Time by U.S. Time Zone on Sunday, Nov. 1, and Full Weekend Schedule

The Mexico City Grand Prix race is Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at 14:00 local time, which is 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), according to Formula 1 (F1). F1 lists the race as 71 laps or 120 minutes, and says its timetable is subject to change. Below: every session in U.S. time zones, and the clock change that moves Sunday’s start.

What is the Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 schedule?

F1 gives these times in Mexico City local time, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) minus 6 hours (UTC-6). The U.S. columns are our conversion, not an official schedule.

Session	Mexico City (UTC-6)	Eastern	Central	Mountain	Pacific
First practice, Fri., Oct. 30	12:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m. EDT	1:30 p.m. CDT	12:30 p.m. MDT	11:30 a.m. PDT
Second practice, Fri., Oct. 30	4 p.m.	6 p.m. EDT	5 p.m. CDT	4 p.m. MDT	3 p.m. PDT
Third practice, Sat., Oct. 31	11:30 a.m.	1:30 p.m. EDT	12:30 p.m. CDT	11:30 a.m. MDT	10:30 a.m. PDT
Qualifying, Sat., Oct. 31	3 p.m.	5 p.m. EDT	4 p.m. CDT	3 p.m. MDT	2 p.m. PDT
Grand Prix, Sun., Nov. 1	2 p.m.	3 p.m. EST	2 p.m. CST	1 p.m. MST	12 p.m. PST

The abbreviations are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Central Daylight Time (CDT), Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Central Standard Time (CST), Mountain Standard Time (MST) and Pacific Standard Time (PST).

What time is the F1 race on Sunday?

The race starts at 2 p.m. in Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 1. By our conversion that is 3 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. CST, 1 p.m. MST and 12 p.m. PST. Elsewhere, it is 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the United Kingdom and 21:00 Central European Time (CET) in central Europe.

Arizona is on MST, UTC-7, which our conversion puts one hour behind Mexico City: first practice at 11:30 a.m. MST on Friday and the race at 1 p.m. MST on Sunday.

Why does the clock change matter for race day?

U.S. clocks fall back at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, the same morning as the race. Friday and Saturday sessions are still on U.S. daylight time, so Eastern viewers are 2 hours ahead of Mexico City for practice and qualifying. On Sunday the United States is on standard time, so the gap is 1 hour. That is why practice runs at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Friday for a 12:30 p.m. local start, while the race at 2 p.m. local is 3 p.m. EST, not 4 p.m.

Our daylight saving time ends Nov. 1, 2026 story covers the change itself.

Where can you watch the Mexico City Grand Prix in the U.S.?

The F1 page we used does not name a U.S. broadcaster. Check your F1 broadcaster or F1 TV for the channel and start of coverage.

Free Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 weekend schedule

Our printable lists the five sessions with local and Eastern times on one page. Mark the weekend on your October 2026 printable calendar and your November 2026 printable calendar. Other event times by time zone are in our Ballon d’Or 2026 ceremony time and World Series 2026 schedule stories.