
While the drivers' and teams' championships are long decided, there is a finely poised battle between Ferrari and Mercedes for best-of-the-rest spot that could form an important sub-plot this weekend.
Only four points separate the two powerhouse squads, with a maximum of 26 on offer in Abu Dhabi.
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
| 
 Session  | 
 GMT  | 
 CET  | 
 ET  | 
 PT  | 
 AEDT  | 
 JST  | 
 IST  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 FP1  | 
 09:30  | 
 10:30  | 
 04:30  | 
 01:30  | 
 20:30  | 
 18:30  | 
 15:00  | 
| 
 FP2  | 
 13:00  | 
 14:00  | 
08:00 | 
 05:00  | 
00:00 | 
 22:00  | 
18:30 | 
| 
 FP3  | 
 10:30  | 
 11:30  | 
 05:30  | 
02:30 | 
 21:30  | 
19:30 | 
 16:00  | 
| Quali | 
 14:00  | 
 15:00  | 
 09:00  | 
 06:00  | 
01:00 | 
 23:00  | 
 19:30  | 
| 
 Race  | 
 13:00  | 
 14:00  | 
 08:00  | 
 05:00  | 
 00:00  | 
 22:00  | 
18:30 | 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in the UAE
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice 1: 13:30 - 14:30 local time
 - Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 local time
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 3: 14:30 - 15:30 local time
 - Qualifying: 18:00 - 19:00 local time
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Race: 17:00 local time
 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in the UK/Portugal
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice 1: 09:30 - 10:30 GMT
 - Free Practice 2: 13:00 - 14:00 GMT
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 3: 10:30 - 11:30 GMT
 - Qualifying: 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Race: 13:00 GMT
 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in Europe
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice 1: 10:30 - 11:30 CET
 - Free Practice 2: 14:00 - 15:00 CET
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 3: 11:30 - 12:30 CET
 - Qualifying: 15:00 - 16:00 CET
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Race: 14:00 CET
 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in the US (Eastern Time)
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice 1: 04:30 - 05:30 ET
 - Free Practice 2: 08:00 - 09:00 ET
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 3: 05:30 - 06:30 ET
 - Qualifying: 09:00 - 10:00 ET
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Race: 08:00 ET
 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in the US (Pacific Time)
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice 1: 01:30 - 02:30 PT
 - Free Practice 2: 05:00 - 06:00 PT
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 3: 02:30 - 03:30 PT
 - Qualifying: 06:00 - 07:00 PT
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Race: 05:00 PT
 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in Australia
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice: 20:30 - 21:30 AEDT
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 2: 00:00 - 01:00 AEDT
 - Free Practice 3: 21:30 - 22:30 AEDT
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Qualifying: 01:00 - 02:00 AEDT
 
Monday 27th November 2023
- Race: 00:00 AEDT
 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in Japan
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice 1: 18:30 - 19:30 JST
 - Free Practice 2: 22:00 - 23:00 JST
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 3: 19:30 - 20:30 JST
 - Qualifying: 23:00 - 00:00 JST
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Race: 22:00 JST
 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in Africa
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice 1: 11:30 - 12:30 SAT / 12:30 - 13:30 EAT
 - Free Practice 2: 15:00 - 16:00 SAT / 16:00 - 17:00 EAT
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 3: 12:30 - 13:30 SAT / 13:30 - 14:30 EAT
 - Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 SAT / 17:00 - 18:00 EAT
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Race: 15:00 SAT / 16:00 EAT
 
2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP session timings in India
Friday 24th November 2023
- Free Practice 1: 15:00 - 16:00 IST
 - Free Practice 2: 18:30 - 19:30 IST
 
Saturday 25th November 2023
- Free Practice 3: 16:00 - 17:00 IST
 - Qualifying: 19:30 - 20:30 IST
 
Sunday 26th November 2023
- Race: 18:30 IST
 
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
Pirelli tyre allocation for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Pirelli has nominated the three softest tyres from its range for Vbu Dhabi, namely C3 (hard), C4 (medium) and C5 (soft). This is the same allocation that was used in Vegas last week.