Formula 1 has confirmed the full Austrian Grand Prix weekend timetable, with Max Verstappen and the rest of the grid due at the Red Bull Ring from Friday 26 June before the 71-lap race on Sunday 28 June.
The Spielberg weekend is Round 8 of the 2026 season, following Barcelona-Catalunya and coming one week before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. First practice is scheduled for 13:30 local time on Friday, followed by second practice at 17:00.
Saturday brings final practice at 12:30 before qualifying at 16:00, setting the grid for one of the shortest and most attackable laps on the F1 calendar.
Red Bull Ring Sets Up Verstappen Home-Stand Test
The Grand Prix itself is listed for 15:00 local time on Sunday, with Formula 1 noting in its official Austrian Grand Prix timetable that the race will run over 71 laps or a maximum of 120 minutes.
That matters because Spielberg rarely allows teams to hide. Heavy braking zones, fast direction changes and the Red Bull Ring’s punishing tyre surface can turn a routine weekend into a strategy fight very quickly.
For Verstappen, the Austrian stop also brings the familiar orange-backed pressure of a Red Bull home crowd, with track position likely to matter from the first qualifying runs. The timetable is now locked in; the competitive answers start arriving next Friday.
