Overview

• The FIA released full 2026 session times, confirming Montreal’s race will begin at 16:00 local on May 24.
• The new slot creates roughly a three-hour, 15-minute window after the Indianapolis 500’s traditional 12:45 p.m. start in the same time zone.
• Reports caution that weather delays or an extended finish at Indianapolis could still overlap with the F1 race despite the adjustment.
• Montreal’s Memorial Day placement stems from F1’s North American regionalisation to keep freight in the region, including a date swap with Monaco.
• The timings also reconfirm two Saturday grands prix in 2026—Las Vegas and Azerbaijan—and F1 has said this same-day pairing should occur only about once every five years.