Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026: Race Times, F1 Fantasy Picks & Results

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is round 23 of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with the race on Sun 6 Dec. PPFL teams lock at the start of FP1: Fri 4 Dec, 09:30 UK time. Until then you can change your 2 drivers, constructor and captain as often as you like.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026 session times

Session	UK	US Eastern	US Pacific	Australia (Sydney)	Local (Abu Dhabi)
Practice 1	Fri 4 Dec, 09:30	Fri 4 Dec, 04:30	Fri 4 Dec, 01:30	Fri 4 Dec, 20:30	Fri 4 Dec, 13:30
Practice 2	Fri 4 Dec, 13:00	Fri 4 Dec, 08:00	Fri 4 Dec, 05:00	Sat 5 Dec, 00:00	Fri 4 Dec, 17:00
Practice 3	Sat 5 Dec, 10:30	Sat 5 Dec, 05:30	Sat 5 Dec, 02:30	Sat 5 Dec, 21:30	Sat 5 Dec, 14:30
Qualifying	Sat 5 Dec, 14:00	Sat 5 Dec, 09:00	Sat 5 Dec, 06:00	Sun 6 Dec, 01:00	Sat 5 Dec, 18:00
Race	Sun 6 Dec, 13:00	Sun 6 Dec, 08:00	Sun 6 Dec, 05:00	Mon 7 Dec, 00:00	Sun 6 Dec, 17:00

Times for UK, US Eastern, US Pacific, Sydney and the circuit's local time. See the full 2026 F1 race calendar.

What PPFL managers picked

What PPFL managers picked for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is published the moment teams lock at the start of FP1 (Fri 4 Dec, 09:30 UK time), so nobody can copy the crowd. See every earlier round on the F1 fantasy most-picked drivers 2026 page.

Driver of the Day history at Yas Marina

The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race held here since the vote began.

2025: Max Verstappen (19.0% of the vote)
2024: Charles Leclerc (29.4% of the vote)
2023: Yuki Tsunoda (24.2% of the vote)
2022: Sebastian Vettel (56.6% of the vote)
2021: Kimi Räikkönen (42.8% of the vote)
2020: Max Verstappen (21.9% of the vote)
2019: Nico Hülkenberg (26.4% of the vote)
2018: Fernando Alonso
2017: Valtteri Bottas
2016: Sebastian Vettel

Recent Abu Dhabi Grand Prix winners

Planning your team? Check driver and constructor values on the F1 fantasy Price Form and the Yas Marina circuit guide.

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