F1 Practice Today: Australian Grand Prix 2026 start times, schedule, TV channel and live stream

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F1 Practice Today: Australian Grand Prix 2026 start times, schedule, TV channel and live stream

Practice continues on Saturday (March 7) at Albert Park in Melbourne

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Thursday 5 March 2026 18:56 Updated: 14:28

F1 practice continues today (Saturday March 7) at the Australian Grand Prix and we have all the key information for you.

After months of pre-season testing, the 2026 cars are getting their first proper trial at the iconic Albert Park street circuit as they take to the track with the eyes of the world on F1.

Free Practice 3 gets under way on Saturday after two sessions on Friday, so let's get down to the key details about timings and how to watch live on TV.

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F1 Practice Times - 2026 Australian Grand Prix

Saturday sees the third and final free practice practice session, at 12:30 AEDT (01:30 GMT).

Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:

Australian Grand Prix 2026 Session Times

Free Practice 3 (FP3) - Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location	Time
Local time (AEDT)	12:30 Saturday
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)	01:30 Saturday
Central European Time (CET)	02:30 Saturday
United States (EST)	20:30 Friday
United States (CST)	19:30 Friday
United States (PST)	17:30 Friday
Brazil (BRT)	22:30 Friday
Australia (AWST)	09:30 Saturday
Australia (ACT)	12:00 Saturday
Mexico (CST)	19:30 Friday
Japan (JST)	10:30 Saturday
South Africa (SAST)	03:30 Saturday
Egypt (EET)	03:30 Saturday
China (CST)	09:30 Saturday
India (IST)	07:00 Saturday
Singapore (SGT)	09:30 Saturday
Turkey (TRT)	04:30 Saturday
United Arab Emirates (GST)	05:30 Saturday
Saudi Arabia (AST)	04:30 Saturday

How to watch the 2026 Australian Grand Prix practice live on TV today

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:

Where to watch: F1 2026 broadcasters by region

Region/Country	Broadcaster(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
United States	Apple TV
Italy	Sky Italia
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
Japan	Fuji TV, DAZN
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten
Spain	DAZN
Canada	RDS, TSN
Germany	Sky Deutschland, RTL
France	Canal+
Belgium	RTBF, Telenet
Luxembourg	RTL Lux, Sky DE
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico
Singapore	beIN SPORTS
Hungary	M4 Sport
Brazil	Bandeirantes
Austria	Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey	beIN SPORTS
Africa	SuperSport
Latin America	ESPN

F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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