Netflix Goes Full Throttle: Watch the F1 Canadian Grand Prix Live This Weekend — Full Schedule and Start Times

Netflix is actually doing it: a live Formula 1 race. The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix from Montreal will stream on Netflix with no pre-show or post-show fluff — just straight into the sessions. There is a catch (of course): it is only on Netflix in the U.S. Everyone else will still be watching on Apple TV. But if you are in the U.S., every Netflix plan gets you in.

What is Netflix streaming, exactly?

The full Canadian Grand Prix weekend — from first practice through the checkered flag — live from Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Friday, May 22 through Sunday, May 24, 2026. This is Netflix’s first time carrying a Formula 1 race live, after years of riding shotgun with docs and behind-the-scenes series.

When to watch

Netflix says its live coverage jumps right into the action, so the start times can look a little odd compared to the official track schedule. Here is the plan, with both U.S. stream times and local Montreal times:

• Free Practice 1 — Fri, May 22: 9:10 a.m. PT / 12:10 p.m. ET (Local: 12:30–1:30 p.m.)
• Sprint Qualifying — Fri, May 22: 1:10 p.m. PT / 4:10 p.m. ET (Local: 4:30–5:14 p.m.)
• Sprint — Sat, May 23: 8:15 a.m. PT / 11:15 a.m. ET (Local: 12:00–1:00 p.m.)
• Qualifying — Sat, May 23: 12:25 p.m. PT / 3:25 p.m. ET (Local: 4:00–5:00 p.m.)
• Race — Sun, May 24: 11:50 a.m. PT / 2:50 p.m. ET (Local: 4:00 p.m.)

If those ET times look a few minutes off from the track’s clock, that is on purpose. Netflix is timing its feed to drop you in right as the sessions fire up, not to pad the window.

Where you can (and cannot) watch on Netflix

Here is the fine print, and it matters: the Canadian Grand Prix live stream on Netflix is U.S.-only. That limitation is reportedly tied to a prior arrangement with Apple. Outside the U.S., you can still watch the race live on Apple TV.

Apple TV remains the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for Formula One this season and will continue streaming every race. Netflix’s Canadian GP broadcast will stick around after the checkered flag — the race is expected to remain available to watch on-demand on Netflix until the end of the current F1 season.

Why Netflix is doing this now

Netflix has been edging into sports for a while — documentaries, locker-room access series, and even a heavyweight boxing event — but this is a bigger swing. If the Canadian GP stream pulls numbers, expect Netflix to try more live sports experiments.

Already in your queue

If you want to catch up before the lights go out, Netflix is still the home of Formula 1: Drive to Survive and F1: The Academy. This time, though, you are not just watching the aftermath — you are watching it happen.