The 2026 Japanese Grand Prix was scheduled to start at 06:00 UK time (BST) on Sunday 29 March 2026. That race has passed. The next Japanese Grand Prix is listed for Sunday 11 April 2027, but Formula 1 has not yet announced its start time; the session schedule is marked TBC.
Why the 2026 race started at 06:00 in the UK
Formula 1’s 2026 Japanese Grand Prix timetable listed the race for 14:00 local time in Suzuka on Sunday 29 March. The timetable says Suzuka is nine hours ahead of UTC, making the scheduled start 05:00 UTC.
In the UK, clocks went forward at 1am on 29 March 2026, marking the start of British Summer Time (BST), which is one hour ahead of UTC. So 05:00 UTC converted to 06:00 BST. GOV.UK explains the seasonal clock change in its clock-change guidance.
When is the next Japanese Grand Prix?
Formula 1’s 2027 calendar lists the Japanese Grand Prix for Sunday 11 April 2027, within the 9–11 April race weekend. The event page currently shows the session schedule as TBC, so a confirmed UK race start time is not available yet.
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