TV guide
[AU][NZ][UK]
F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 TV times (AU, NZ, UK)
Baku race Sat 26 Sep. AU race ~18:55 WITA (20:55 AEST) on [AU] Fox Sports 506 + [AU] Kayo Sports. UK reference ~19:00 WITA on [GB] Sky Sports F1. [NZ] Sky Sport 1 also listed.
Quick answer
- Race (AU primary): Saturday 26 September 2026 — ~18:55 WITA = ~20:55 AEST / ~11:55 BST (Baku) —
evt_e46922e6 - AU channels: [AU] Fox Sports 506 + [AU] Kayo Sports
- UK reference cluster: ~19:00 WITA = 21:00 AEST / 12:00 BST — [GB] Sky Sports F1 (
evt_d69e6a67) - Do not treat
evt_45484d8b(~17:30 WITA) as the live race kick-off; Aggregator flags it as likely pre-race / merge noise
Session table (multi-TZ)
| Session | WITA | AEST | NZST | BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 (Thu) | ~16:30 | ~18:30 | ~20:30 | ~09:30 |
| FP2 (Thu) | ~20:00 | ~22:00 | ~00:00 Fri | ~13:00 |
| FP3 (Fri) | ~16:30 | ~18:30 | ~20:30 | ~09:30 |
| Qualifying (Fri) | ~20:00 | ~22:00 | ~00:00 Sat | ~13:00 |
| Race AU listing (Sat) | ~18:55 | ~20:55 | ~22:55 | ~11:55 |
| Race UK cluster (Sat) | ~19:00 | ~21:00 | ~23:00 | ~12:00 |
Tune in early for build-up — exact coverage starts vary by broadcaster. AU race listing (evt_e46922e6) sits ~5 minutes ahead of the UK Sky cluster.
Channels
Scraper-OK (ausport AU ingest confirmed 2026-09-24)
- AU race (primary): [AU] Fox Sports 506 + [AU] Kayo Sports (
evt_e46922e6, ~18:55 WITA race cluster) - AU practice / quali: [AU] Fox Sports 506 + [AU] Kayo Sports
- UK race (reference): [GB] Sky Sports F1 / [GB] Sky Sports Main Event / [GB] Sky Sports Ultra HDR (
evt_d69e6a67, ~19:00 WITA) - NZ race listing: [NZ] Sky Sport 1
Same-day clash (AU)
AFL Grand Final bounce is 2:30pm AEST the same Saturday. See AFL Grand Final TV channel.