2026 Austrian GP: Full Official Timetable Published for Red Bull Ring Weekend
Formula 1 has published the complete event schedule for the Formula 1 Lenovo Austrian Grand Prix 2026 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. The three-day weekend runs from Friday 26 June to Sunday 28 June, with Free Practice 1 at 13:30 CEST, FP2 at 17:00, FP3 at 12:30 CEST Saturday, Qualifying at 16:00, and the 71-lap race on Sunday at 15:00 CEST.
What the official timetable covers
Formula 1 has published the full schedule for the Formula 1 Lenovo Austrian Grand Prix 2026, covering every on-track and off-track appointment across the three-day event at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
The race is the eighth round of the 2026 Formula One World Championship. [1]
Session-by-session breakdown
Free Practice 1 opens proceedings at 13:30 local time (CEST) on Friday 26 June, with Free Practice 2 following at 17:00. [2] The final practice hour takes place at 12:30 on Saturday 27 June, before Qualifying at 16:00. [2] The 71-lap Grand Prix then begins at 15:00 on Sunday 28 June. [2]
Formula 1's official timetable notes that the race will run over 71 laps or a maximum of 120 minutes. [3] UK-based fans face a one-hour offset: FP1 and FP2 air at 12:30 BST and 16:00 BST on Friday, FP3 at 11:30 BST and Qualifying at 15:00 BST on Saturday, with the race starting at 14:00 BST on Sunday. [5]
Circuit profile
The race runs over 71 laps of the 4.326-kilometre Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. [1] It is a very short track that produces some of the most intense and fastest qualifying laps on the F1 calendar, and also offers plenty of overtaking opportunities with three long straights and some twisty corners. [4] The event is held at the Red Bull Ring for the 22nd time in the circuit's history, having previously also hosted two editions of the Styrian Grand Prix. [7]
Championship context
Going into the Austrian weekend, Kimi Antonelli leads the Drivers' Championship with 156 points, 41 ahead of Lewis Hamilton and 50 ahead of George Russell; Mercedes leads the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren. [7] In the US, subscribers can watch every session via the new dedicated F1 channel on Apple TV. [6]
:::analysis The standard three-session practice format used in Austria (rather than a Sprint weekend) gives teams a fuller picture of race pace before committing to set-up decisions. On a lap as short as 4.326 km, any meaningful performance delta built in Friday long-runs tends to be amplified come Sunday; teams will lean hard on FP2 data for tyre-compound selection before the grid locks in on Saturday afternoon. :::
Related reading
[1]: Formula 1 official timetable article, formula1.com, accessed 2026-06-24. [2]: Formula 1, "What time is the 2026 Austrian GP and how can I watch it?", formula1.com, accessed 2026-06-24. [3]: Formula 1 official 2026 calendar, formula1.com, accessed 2026-06-24. [4]: ESPN, "Austrian Grand Prix 2026: Race start time, how to watch, full schedule", espn.com, accessed 2026-06-24. [5]: Sky Sports, "Austrian GP 2026: Dates, schedule, weather, UK start time", skysports.com, accessed 2026-06-24. [6]: The Race, "How to watch the Austrian GP for free in the US + full weekend schedule", the-race.com, accessed 2026-06-24. [7]: Wikipedia, "2026 Austrian Grand Prix", en.wikipedia.org, accessed 2026-06-24.
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