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2026 São Paulo Grand Prix: F1 session start times at Interlagos

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The 71-lap race is scheduled to start at 14:00 local time on Sunday 8 November, with qualifying a day earlier.

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Interlagos hosts the 2026 São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday 8 November, with the 71-lap race scheduled to start at 14:00 local time. That is 17:00 GMT and 18:00 CET.

Two practice sessions are scheduled for Friday, with a third and qualifying on Saturday. The race is the 20th round of the season. It has formally been called the São Paulo Grand Prix since 2021; the last event under the Brazilian Grand Prix name was in 2019.

Session start times in São Paulo local time, GMT and CET:

SessionDateSão PauloGMTCET
First practiceFriday 6 November12:3015:3016:30
Second practiceFriday 6 November16:0019:0020:00
Third practiceSaturday 7 November11:3014:3015:30
QualifyingSaturday 7 November15:0018:0019:00
RaceSunday 8 November14:0017:0018:00

RacingNews365’s timetable lists the Friday and Saturday sessions on 6 and 7 November, but its accompanying text dates them 7 and 8 November. The site says the clock times in its table are automatically adjusted to the reader’s time zone.

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  1. SOURCE2026 F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Brazil Time ScheduleRacingNews365 English