The 2026 F1 United States GP is just around the corner as the team and drivers return to the North American Western Hemisphere for the next few races of the season. The race weekend will take place from October 23-25 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
The Circuit of the Americas has been on the F1 calendar since 2012. The US GP returned to F1 in 2012 with COTA after a four-year hiatus, as it was previously held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. COTA has been on the calendar ever since, but wasn’t raced in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Lewis Hamilton has won the most United States GPs, with six wins to his name. He won the 2007 US GP at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 races at COTA. Hamilton is also the winningest driver at COTA, closely followed by Max Verstappen, who has four wins at the circuit.
Max Verstappen has been the dominant driver, winning the last couple of races in Malaysia and Singapore. Ferrari also found pace at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. George Russell will be looking to return to winning ways and have a strong final quarter. It is still mathematically possible for Russell to win the championship.
Let’s have a look at the schedule for the 2026 United States GP.
2026 United States GP schedule and timings
Friday, October 23
Practice 1: 12:30 – 13:30 local time CDT
Practice 2: 16:00 – 17:00 local time CDT
Saturday, October 24
Practice 3: 12:30 – 13:30 local time CDT
Qualifying: 16:00 – 17:00 local time CDT
Sunday, October 25
Race: 15:00 onwards local time CDT
Note: All times are mentioned in Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC-5), as the race will take place in this time zone. Fans may convert these times as per their time zones.
Where to Watch the 2026 US GP at Circuit of the Americas
The 2026 F1 US GP will be broadcast worldwide on Formula 1’s official broadcast partners, a list of which is attached below. Fans can also catch the action live on the F1TV application and website.
United States of America: Apple TV
Canada: RDS
Mexico: TUDN/Sky Sports
United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports
Brazil: TV Globo
France: Canal+
Germany: Sky Germany
Italy: Sky Italia
India: FanCode
Africa: SuperSport
The full list of broadcasters for every country is available on F1’s official website.
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