F1 2026 RACE START TIMES IN FULL, CANADIAN GP START MOVED TO AVOID INDY 500 CLASH

The FIA has finalized 2026 session start times, and the headline tweak is a direct nod to American motorsport: the Canadian Grand Prix will green-flag at 4pm local in Montreal, two hours later than its usual 2pm slot, to dodge a head-on clash with the Indy 500 on May 24.

With Indianapolis and Montreal sharing a time zone and the 500 rolling off at 12:45pm, fans now get a clean window — Borg-Warner first, then the run to Turn 1 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve roughly three hours later. A rare bit of calendar diplomacy that actually serves the viewer.

Elsewhere, Miami keeps its 4pm Sunday slot and hosts a sprint weekend, Austin runs at 3pm on October 25, and Vegas stays Saturday night with a 7pm start on November 21. Azerbaijan also shifts to Saturday for national mourning reasons.

For US fans, no more split-screen on Memorial Day weekend. Finally.