If you want to hear Checo Pérez’s laps called en español this weekend, open Apple TV: every session of the 2026 United States Grand Prix streams there with Spanish commentary. The race starts Sunday, October 25, at 3 p.m. Central (4 p.m. ET), and all three practice sessions are free to watch without a subscription.
Below: every session in your time zone, what’s free and what isn’t, and why the Spanish call won’t be on Univision this time.
Can you watch the U.S. Grand Prix in Spanish?
Yes. Apple TV is the exclusive U.S. home of Formula 1 in 2026, and it offers Spanish commentary for every session of the 2026 United States Grand Prix, from Friday practice to Sunday’s race. You can switch the audio in the Apple TV app on phones, smart TVs, streaming devices and the web.
According to Apple’s official F1 page, all practice sessions are available without a subscription, along with a select number of race weekends. Qualifying and the race itself require an Apple TV subscription, unless Austin turns out to be one of those free weekends. Check the app before Sunday so nobody is fighting with a login at 2:59 p.m.
One thing that will not happen: Austin on Univision. TelevisaUnivision announced in May that the race it will simulcast with Apple this season is the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, November 21. For the U.S. Grand Prix, Spanish commentary lives on Apple TV only.
2026 United States Grand Prix schedule in your time zone
Austin runs on Central time, so the official schedule is easy for Texas and the Midwest and a little early for California. This is a standard weekend, with three practice sessions and no Sprint, according to Formula 1’s official timetable.
| Day | Session | ET | CT (Austin) | MT | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct. 23 | Practice 1 | 1:30 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. | 11:30 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. |
| Fri, Oct. 23 | Practice 2 | 5 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 2 p.m. |
| Sat, Oct. 24 | Practice 3 | 1:30 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. | 11:30 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. |
| Sat, Oct. 24 | Qualifying | 5 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 2 p.m. |
| Sun, Oct. 25 | Race (56 laps) | 4 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 1 p.m. |
In Arizona, which doesn’t change its clocks, use the Pacific column. The race has a two-hour window, so plan on la carrera wrapping up by about 6 p.m. ET at the latest.
Planning a full sports weekend? The World Series opens Friday night at 8 p.m. ET, which means qualifying on Saturday ends with plenty of time to switch channels.
Why Austin feels like a home race for Latino fans
The Circuit of The Americas sits in Austin, Texas, and this year Checo arrives in a new suit: Sergio Pérez, born in Guadalajara, is back on the grid with Cadillac, the new American team backed by General Motors, alongside Finland’s Valtteri Bottas.
Presentamos oficialmente Cadillac Escalade-V Edición Checo Pérez, una SUV que combina el performance de V-Series con detalles exclusivos inspirados en nuestro piloto favorito. https://t.co/Ari2LVhkzB
— Cadillac México (@Cadillacmexico) October 20, 2026
That makes this weekend different from his Red Bull years. Checo is now the Latino face of an American team, racing in the U.S., for Mexican and Mexican American fans who kept following him through his year away from the grid.
He is not the only one. Argentina’s Franco Colapinto drives for Alpine, and Austin is a track he knows well: in 2024, with Williams, he scored points there after a pass on Fernando Alonso that Argentine media still bring up every time he returns to Texas. If your familia is Argentine, Sunday is your race too.
¡Vamos, Checo! ¡Vamos, Franco! Whoever you’re riding with, the start is at 3 p.m. Central.
What comes after Austin?
Mexico City, one week later. The Mexico City Grand Prix runs October 30 to November 1 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, according to Formula 1, which means Checo races at home, with the podium inside a former baseball stadium.
Watch the clock on that one. U.S. daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, the same day as the race, and most of Mexico no longer changes its clocks at all. The Mexico City race is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET that afternoon, after the U.S. clocks fall back.
Then comes Las Vegas on Saturday, November 21, the one Univision will carry. Three races in four weeks, and the group chat is not going to calm down.
So block Sunday at 3 p.m. Central, set Apple TV to español, and tell us in the comments: are you riding with Checo or with Franco this weekend?
