Race start
Sun 25 Oct, 20:00 UTC · Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, United States · Round 18 of 23
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Start time around the world
| London | Sun 25 Oct, 20:00 |
| Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin | Sun 25 Oct, 21:00 |
| Istanbul | Sun 25 Oct, 23:00 |
| Lagos | Sun 25 Oct, 21:00 |
| Dubai | Mon 26 Oct, 00:00 |
| Mumbai, Delhi | Mon 26 Oct, 01:30 |
| Jakarta | Mon 26 Oct, 03:00 |
| Manila, Singapore | Mon 26 Oct, 04:00 |
| Tokyo | Mon 26 Oct, 05:00 |
| Sydney | Mon 26 Oct, 07:00 |
| New York, Toronto | Sun 25 Oct, 16:00 |
| Chicago | Sun 25 Oct, 15:00 |
| Mexico City | Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 |
| Los Angeles | Sun 25 Oct, 13:00 |
| São Paulo | Sun 25 Oct, 17:00 |
The track
The Circuit of the Americas runs anticlockwise and opens with one of the most recognisable corners on the calendar: a long, steep uphill run to a tight left-hander where the whole field arrives at once. The first lap is often decided there. For 2026 the start moved to 3pm local time, which is 8pm in the UK and 9pm in Amsterdam on the night the clocks go back in Europe.
About this chat
The chat lives at chatinbrowser.com/live-us-gp. It opens on Sat 24 Oct, 14:00 UTC and closes on Mon 26 Oct, 01:00 UTC; nothing written in it is kept afterwards. No AI companions sit in /live-us-gp: whoever you meet there is a person following the same race, and if you are early it may be just you for a while. Unofficial: /live-us-gp is a fan chat with no connection to Formula 1, the FIA or any team.
What time does the 2026 United States Grand Prix start?
Race start is Sunday 25 October 2026 at 15:00 local time in Austin, Texas, which is Sun 25 Oct, 20:00 UTC. The table above converts the US GP start for 15 cities.
When is the US GP chat open?
It opens at Sat 24 Oct, 14:00 UTC, about a day before the start so qualifying is covered, and closes at Mon 26 Oct, 01:00 UTC, a few hours after the race. Outside those hours chatinbrowser.com/live-us-gp brings you back to this page.
Can I watch the US GP on chatinbrowser?
No. You watch the US GP on whichever broadcaster carries it where you live; chatinbrowser shows no pictures, timing or commentary of it, only the people in /live-us-gp talking while it runs.
Dates and times checked against: formula1.com calendar, formula1.com start times. If the US GP moves, the organiser's site is the final word and this page follows it.