Singapore F1 2026 Race Schedule: Sprint, Qualifying & Race Times

Singapore’s 2026 Grand Prix introduces its first F1 Sprint weekend. Here are the official Singapore-time sessions from Friday practice through Sunday’s night race. This guide focuses on practical decisions and uses current official sources available at publication time.

Singapore F1 2026 official race-weekend schedule

All times above are Singapore Time. Singapore GP advises fans to check the live Event Schedule because track sessions and entertainment timings can still change.

What the Sprint format changes in Singapore

The biggest change is Friday. In a conventional weekend, teams have multiple practice sessions before qualifying. In Singapore’s first Sprint weekend, Friday’s second track slot becomes Sprint Qualifying, which sets the grid for Saturday’s short Sprint race.

Saturday then features the Sprint in the late afternoon before the regular qualifying session at night. Sunday remains the main Grand Prix race, so a Sprint does not replace the Sunday race. It adds another competitive session and compresses the time teams have to refine set-up.

Friday: practice and Sprint Qualifying

The opening F1 practice runs from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. For fans interested in technical changes and track evolution, this session matters more than usual because it is the teams’ only conventional practice before competitive Sprint Qualifying.

Sprint Qualifying starts at 8.30pm. If you are attending the circuit after work, allow extra travel time: F1 road closures are already in force and LTA is encouraging visitors to use public transport.

Saturday: Sprint first, then Grand Prix qualifying

The first Singapore F1 Sprint begins at 5pm and is scheduled for 30 minutes. Sprint results award championship points but do not set the starting grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix.

The Grand Prix grid is decided later on Saturday in the regular qualifying session from 9pm to 10pm. This makes Saturday unusually dense: fans get a competitive race in daylight/early evening conditions and a full qualifying session under the Marina Bay lights.

Sunday: the night race

The main race starts at 8pm on Sunday, 11 October. Singapore GP lists a two-hour window through 10pm. Track conditions, safety cars and red flags can affect the real finishing time, so do not schedule a tight transport connection immediately after the nominal end.

The F1 Drivers’ Parade is scheduled from 6pm to 6.30pm before the race. If you want to see pre-race activities, arrive well before the 8pm start rather than treating the Grand Prix like a concert with a single headline time.

How the race schedule fits around the concerts

The Circuit Park entertainment programme runs throughout the weekend, with major acts including JJ Lin and Cortis on Friday, The Killers and Zara Larsson on Saturday, and Lana Del Rey, Janet Jackson and James Arthur on Sunday. Stage access depends on your ticket zone.

Use the official event schedule to spot clashes. Singapore GP runs multiple stages at the same time, and walking between Zone 1 and Zone 4 can take meaningful time once the crowd builds.

If you are watching without a ticket

The official race sessions are ticketed Circuit Park activities, but race week also has citywide Grand Prix Season Singapore events. Our free and no-race-ticket F1 events guide covers public pop-ups and activities outside the circuit.