Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 start times in ET, CT, MT and PT
The Mexico City Grand Prix starts Sunday, November 1 at 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain and noon Pacific. Daylight saving time ends that morning, so race day runs on standard time.
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The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix starts on Sunday, November 1 at 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain and 12 PM Pacific. The official timetable lists the race at 14:00 local time over 71 laps of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and notes that Mexico City is six hours behind UTC. That puts lights out at 20:00 UTC.
One detail matters for American viewers: daylight saving time in the United States ends at 2 AM on Sunday, November 1. Friday and Saturday sessions are on daylight time, and the race is on standard time. Grid and Pit converted each session from the official UTC offset with that change applied.
Every session in US time zones
| Session | Day | ET | CT | MT | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Fri, Oct 30 | 2:30 PM | 1:30 PM | 12:30 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Practice 2 | Fri, Oct 30 | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Practice 3 | Sat, Oct 31 | 1:30 PM | 12:30 PM | 11:30 AM | 10:30 AM |
| Qualifying | Sat, Oct 31 | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| Race | Sun, Nov 1 | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
The local times on the timetable are 12:30 and 16:00 on Friday for the two practice sessions, 11:30 for final practice and 15:00 for qualifying on Saturday, and 14:00 for the race on Sunday.
Why this race matters
Kimi Antonelli arrives 123 points ahead of George Russell and can clinch the championship in Mexico City, BBC Sport reported. Our title scenarios explainer walks through exactly what he needs.
The timetable says it is subject to change. Grid and Pit will update this page if the official times move.