F1 Qualifying Time Today: McLaren and Mercedes Face Montreal Schedule
Formula 1’s f1 qualifying time today update for Montreal gives fans the full 2026 Canadian Grand Prix weekend: Free Practice 1 opens Friday at 1230 local time, with Sprint Qualifying at 1630. The schedule also fixes Saturday’s Sprint and Qualifying, then the 70-lap race on Sunday at 1600 local time.
That means the fifth round of the 2026 season at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve now has a clear three-day map for viewers following every session in one place. Live timing is set to run across the weekend, while coverage is also available through F1 TV Pro in selected countries.
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Opens Friday
Free Practice 1 begins on Friday, May 22, at 1230 local time in Montreal. Sprint Qualifying follows later that day at 1630 local time, giving teams only a short window to adjust before the weekend shifts into race-mode.
The venue sits on Notre Dame Island in the middle of the St Lawrence River. It first hosted a Grand Prix in 1978 under the moniker Circuit Ile Notre-Dame, and Montreal’s current forecast calls for temperate, cloudy conditions with temperatures reaching the low twenties.
Saturday’s Sprint And Qualifying
Saturday, May 23, starts with the Sprint at 1200 local time, then Qualifying at 1600 local time. That order puts the short race ahead of the main grid-setting session, with light rain possible both Saturday and Sunday.
For fans tracking the event live, F1 TV Pro is available on Apple TV, Chromecast Generation 2 and above, Android TV, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. F1 TV Premium adds 4K Ultra HD/HDR viewing on up to six different devices.
Sunday In Montreal
The 70-lap Grand Prix begins on Sunday, May 24, at 1600 local time. With 22 drivers set for the weekend and live timing available on F1.com and the F1 app across every session, the schedule now leaves no guesswork for viewers planning around the Montreal round.
Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Kimi Antonelli, George Russell and Max Verstappen are among the drivers who will build their weekend around those times. For anyone watching from home, the practical move is simple: lock in the Friday and Saturday session times now, because Montreal’s weather could make the final two days the most unsettled part of the weekend.
