F1 Race Today: No Grand Prix on Oct. 26—Mexico City Is Next

If you searched “F1 race today” on Monday, October 26, 2026, there is no Grand Prix on the schedule. The United States Grand Prix in Austin ran October 23–25, and the next round is the Mexico City Grand Prix, October 30–November 1. The race is set for Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 p.m. in Mexico City, with the U.S. start time shifting across time zones when daylight saving time ends that morning.

Is there an F1 race today?

No Formula 1 Grand Prix is scheduled for Monday, October 26. The official 2026 F1 calendar places the Austin round on October 23–25 and the Mexico City round on October 30–November 1. That means the next race-day broadcast is six days away. There is no reason to set an alarm for a Monday race, but fans can use the gap to check the upcoming weekend’s session times and confirm their streaming access.

The next event is at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. The Grand Prix is scheduled for 71 laps, and Formula 1 lists the race start at 2:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, November 1. For a U.S. viewer, the useful detail is that this date is also the end of daylight saving time, so Sunday’s Eastern time uses EST rather than the EDT abbreviation used on Friday and Saturday.

Mexico City Grand Prix schedule and U.S. start times

The session times below follow Formula 1’s published Mexico City timetable. The circuit’s local schedule is six hours behind UTC. The U.S. conversions show the four continental time zones, so viewers do not have to guess which “Eastern” or “local” time a listing means.

On Friday and Saturday, U.S. clocks are still on daylight time: EDT is UTC−04:00, CDT UTC−05:00, MDT UTC−06:00, and PDT UTC−07:00. At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, clocks in areas that observe daylight saving time move back one hour. Sunday’s abbreviations are therefore EST (UTC−05:00), CST (UTC−06:00), MST (UTC−07:00), and PST (UTC−08:00). The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s 2026 daylight-saving dates confirm the change. Alaska and Hawaii are not included in the U.S. table; use the UTC column or check a date-aware local listing.

How to watch Formula 1 in the United States

For the 2026 season, Apple TV is the U.S. home for Formula 1 coverage. Apple says an Apple TV subscription carries every Grand Prix live, including practice sessions, qualifying, and Sprints. Viewers can watch in the Apple TV app or through Apple’s U.S. Formula 1 page. The app is available on Apple devices and supported smart TVs, streaming devices, game consoles, Android and Windows devices; web viewing is available at tv.apple.com.

Formula 1’s own broadcast-information page is a second official place to verify the U.S. broadcaster. This matters if you find an old channel guide or a page for another country: broadcast rights differ by territory and can change between seasons. For this article’s U.S. audience, the Apple TV listing is the relevant one to check.

Choose a viewing option that fits your weekend

If you want every lap of the race weekend, a live subscription is the straightforward choice: start with Friday practice, then keep the same service for Saturday qualifying and Sunday’s Grand Prix. The trade-off is that it requires a paid subscription and several hours across three days. It suits fans who follow setup changes, qualifying runs, and race strategy as well as the main event.

If you have limited time, plan around the sessions you care about. Qualifying on Saturday determines the starting order, while Sunday’s Grand Prix is the main race. Watching only the race means a shorter commitment, but it does not remove the subscription requirement stated by Apple for live F1 coverage. If cost is the deciding factor, check Apple’s current U.S. offer and the Mexico City event page before starting a subscription; eligibility, pricing, and what is included are controlled by the provider and may change.

Viewers who are not ready to subscribe can still use Formula 1’s calendar and timetable to follow the event schedule, then compare the official broadcaster’s current terms with their own viewing needs. Avoid relying on a search result that merely says “F1 on TV”: confirm that it is for the United States, the 2026 season, and the Mexico City Grand Prix. A listing for a different country may identify a different network or streaming service.

A quick check before the lights go out

1. Check the date first: no Grand Prix is scheduled today, Monday, October 26; the next race is Sunday, November 1.
2. Match the time to the place. The published Mexico City start is 2:00 p.m. at UTC−06:00, which is 8:00 p.m. UTC.
3. Use the correct U.S. clock. The race begins at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00), 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, 1:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, and noon Pacific Standard Time.
4. Confirm the stream on Apple’s U.S. F1 page or in the Apple TV app, especially if you are checking a free trial, a subscription, or a device that has not been used for live sports before.
5. Recheck the official timetable before the weekend. Formula 1 notes that session times can change, and the event page is the source to consult if a practice or qualifying time is updated.

For most U.S. viewers who only want the main event, the simplest plan is to verify the Apple TV race listing and tune in Sunday, November 1, at the time for their zone. Fans who want the full weekend can use the schedule above to decide whether Friday practice and Saturday qualifying are worth the extra viewing time. Schedule checked October 26, 2026.