How to watch the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix live this weekend

How to watch the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix live this weekend – RaceFans

March 23, 2026

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The changes to the 2026 Formula 1 calendar resulting from America and Israel’s air strikes on Iran mean this weekend’s grand prix will be the last for five weeks.

With the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix cancelled, and F1 stating no replacement events will take place in April, the season won’t resume until the Miami Grand Prix on the first weekend of May.

Following the sprint event in Shanghai earlier this month, F1 reverts to its traditional race weekend format this month. But with the following two rounds both scheduled to be sprint events, teams and drivers won’t get three practice sessions until the Monaco Grand Prix in June.

Here’s how to watch the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix live in the UK. Note the time zone in the UK will change overnight between qualifying and the grand prix:

2026 Japanese Grand Prix live session times

Event
Date
Start Time
End Time
Time Zone
Channels

Japanese Grand Prix: First practice
Friday 27th March
2:30am
3:30am
Europe: London
UK: Sky Sports F1

Japanese Grand Prix: Second practice
Friday 27th March
6:00am
7:00am
Europe: London
UK: Sky Sports F1

Japanese Grand Prix: Third practice
Saturday 28th March
2:30am
3:30am
Europe: London
UK: Sky Sports F1

Japanese Grand Prix: Qualifying
Saturday 28th March
6:00am

Europe: London
UK: Sky Sports F1

Japanese Grand Prix: Race
Sunday 29th March
6:00am

Europe: London
UK: Sky Sports F1

NB. F1 coverage in the USA is now available on Apple TV.

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Viewers in Britain can watch Channel 4’s highlights of the race weekend at the following times:

Event
Date
Time
Channel

Qualifying highlights
Saturday 28th March
11:00am
Channel 4

Grand prix highlights
Sunday 29th March
1:00pm
Channel 4

Find the local session times and other support race information for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix here:

Find times for every F1 session this year and all the 2026 race dates with the RaceFans Google Calendar.

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