2026 Canadian F1 Grand Prix Set for Sunday Afternoon Start
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Formula 1's 2026 Canadian Grand Prix is scheduled for Sunday at 5 p.m. Argentina time.
- The race is the seventh event of the 2026 World Championship and will be broadcast on Fox Sports and streamed on Disney+ Premium and F1 TV Pro.
- Franco Colapinto, driving for Alpine, has achieved his best result of seventh place in Miami this season.
The 2026 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix is set to take place this Sunday at 5 p.m. Argentina time. This marks the seventh race of the 2026 World Championship, held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Fans can watch the event live on Fox Sports and stream it via Disney+ Premium and F1 TV Pro.
For Argentinian driver Franco Colapinto, this season with Alpine has seen mixed results. The Canadian Grand Prix is his fifth race as a full-time driver for the team. He finished 14th in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, though those races were suspended. In Australia, he also finished 14th. His performance improved in China, where he secured his first point by finishing 10th in the main race after a 14th place in the sprint. He then finished 16th in Japan, 10th in the Miami sprint, and achieved his best result of seventh in the main Miami race. In the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race this weekend, Colapinto finished ninth.
Originally published by La Naciรณn in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.