– The IndyCar field concludes its season-opening triple-header on the new Arlington street circuit in Texas. After St. Petersburg, this is already the second street circuit of the year on the schedule. Mick Schumacher has no experience disadvantage this time, as the track is new for the entire IndyCar circus.
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Arlington is the smallest city in the Fort Worth-Arlington-Dallas metropolitan area and is virtually squeezed between the other, significantly larger metropolises. While the city of Arlington itself has fewer than 400.000 inhabitants, the entire Metroplex has more than eight million inhabitants. It is thus larger than the Ruhr area.
The street circuit for the Arlington Grand Prix is eagerly awaited, as it is considered the most promising track in terms of sporting action among the three new street circuits on the 2026 IndyCar calendar.
Exciting questions arise: Can Alex Palou bounce back after the accident in Phoenix? Will Will Power finally deliver a decent result for Andretti? And: Will Mick Schumacher perform strongly as in Phoenix or weakly as in St. Pete?
IndyCar Arlington Schedule (All times CET)
Normally, Texas is seven hours behind European time. However, since the USA has already completed the switch to daylight saving time, the difference until the start of daylight saving time in Europe is currently only six hours, which corresponds to the normal East Coast difference.
Friday, March 13
21:05 – 22:25: 1st Free Practice
Saturday, March 14
14:35 – 15:55: 2nd Free Practice
19:35 – 21:15: Qualifying
Sunday, March 15
15:05 – 15:35: Warmup
18:07: Race Start
For local time, six hours must be subtracted as indicated.
Livestream and TV Broadcast
The TV rights in Germany for the 2026 IndyCar season are split, but the series cannot be found on free-to-air TV: As usual, the pay-TV channel Sky in Germany shows all IndyCar races – once again on Sky Sport F1, the channel that primarily reports on Formula 1. (IndyCar 2026 on TV and Livestream: All details)
Motorvision is another pay-TV channel that has been broadcasting IndyCar races live since 2025. The coverage is broadcast via Motorvision+ and is available not only in Germany but also in Austria and Switzerland.
In addition, there is a paid offering from IndyCar with livestreams of all sessions on the official website Indycarlive.com. These can also be followed “on demand” at any time.
The track layout of the Arlington Grand Prix
Friday, March 13
21:00 – 22:30: 1st Free Practice (Sky)
Saturday, March 14
01:00 – 02:30: Replay 1st Free Practice (Sky)
14:30 – 16:00: 2nd Free Practice (Sky)
19:30 – 21:30: Qualifying (Sky)
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Sunday, March 15
00:00 – 02:00: Replay Qualifying (Sky)
18:00 – 20:30: Race live (Sky)
19:00 – 22:05: Race live (Motorvision TV)
22:30 – 00:30: Replay Race (Sky)
IndyCar Arlington 2026 Entry List
In the 2025 IndyCar series, 25 drivers from ten different teams are registered. The eleventh team, Prema, is currently looking for a buyer and has indicated that it might return to the series at a later point in the season. All 25 vehicles have a so-called charter, which entitles them to start in all races. Occasionally, guest starters join.
All rookies are provided with yellow markings on their cars so that opponents know they are dealing with an inexperienced driver. (Overview: Mick Schumacher and his 24 opponents in detail)
#2 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske – Chevrolet
#3 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske – Chevrolet
#4 – Caio Collet – A.J. Foyt Enterprises – Chevrolet (Rookie)
#5 – Patricio “Pato” O’Ward – Arrow McLaren – Chevrolet
#6 – Nolan Siegel – Arrow McLaren – Chevrolet
#7 – Christian Lundgaard – Arrow McLaren – Chevrolet
#8 – Kyffin Simpson – Chip Ganassi Racing – Honda
#9 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing – Honda
#10 – Alex Palou – Chip Ganassi Racing – Honda
#12 – David Malukas – Team Penske – Chevrolet
#14 – Santino Ferrucci – A.J. Foyt Enterprises – Chevrolet
#15 – Graham Rahal – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – Honda
#18 – Romain Grosjean – Dale Coyne Racing – Honda
#19 – Dennis Hauger – Dale Coyne Racing – Honda (Rookie)
#20 – Alexander Rossi – Ed Carpenter Racing – Chevrolet
#21 – Christian Rasmussen – Ed Carpenter Racing – Chevrolet
#26 – Will Power – Andretti Global – Honda
#27 – Kyle Kirkwood – Andretti Global – Honda
#28 – Marcus Ericsson – Andretti Global – Honda
#45 – Louis Foster – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – Honda
#47 – Mick Schumacher – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – Honda (Rookie)
#60 – Felix Rosenqvist – Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian – Honda
#66 – Marcus Armstrong – Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian – Honda
#76 – Rinus “VeeKay” van Kalmthout – Juncos Hollinger Racing – Chevrolet
#77 – Sting Ray Robb – Juncos Hollinger Racing – Chevrolet
Data on the Streets of Arlington
Type: Temporary street circuit
Length: 2,730 miles (4,393 kilometers)
Direction: clockwise
Turns: 14
Race title: Java House Grand Prix of Arlington
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