Races › Round 3
2026 Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan · Mar 27 – Mar 29
Quick answerLights out for the Japanese Grand Prix is at Sun, Mar 29, 05:00 AM UTC (shown in UTC).
Weekend schedule (your local time)
| Session | Starts |
|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Fri, Mar 27, 02:30 AM UTC |
| Practice 2 | Fri, Mar 27, 06:00 AM UTC |
| Practice 3 | Sat, Mar 28, 02:30 AM UTC |
| Qualifying | Sat, Mar 28, 06:00 AM UTC |
| Grand Prix | Sun, Mar 29, 05:00 AM UTC |
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Three practice sessions let teams fine-tune their cars. Saturday's qualifying decides the starting order, and the Grand Prix is where the points are scored.If you only watch one thing, watch the race. If you watch two, add qualifying.
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