2026 F1 Calendar Revealed

Method 1 has unveiled the 24-race calendar for its 2026 season, starting in Australia on March 8 and ending in Abu Dhabi on December 6.

The FIA and Method 1 have formally confirmed the 2026 F1 calendar, with 24 races set to happen over the course of 40 weeks. The 2026 season marks the beginning of a brand new period for the game, being the primary yr of a serious rules overhaul, wherein the grid will develop to eleven groups as new American constructor Cadillac make their debut.

After a sequence of flyaway races from March to Might, the European Method 1 season kicks off in June with the Monaco Grand Prix. Like in 2025, the Las Vegas Grand Prix – which is held on the Las Vegas Strip on a Saturday night time – would be the solely race of the season to not happen on a Sunday.

2026 Method 1 Calendar

First Look for Madrid, Final Look for Zandvoort

There’s one new addition to the Method 1 calendar in 2026, with Madrid – and the brand new Madring circuit – changing Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as host of the Spanish Grand Prix. The all-new Spanish Grand Prix strikes to a brand new slot on the calendar and is ready to happen on September 13.

In the meantime, Catalunya – which has been host of the Spanish race since 1991 – will stay on the schedule and can host the newly-titled Barcelona Grand Prix in June. 2026 is the ultimate yr of Catalunya’s present contract to host F1 races. Its future past that’s unsure.

2026 would be the closing look on the F1 calendar for Zandvoort. The host of the Dutch Grand Prix introduced in December 2024 that 2026 will mark the ultimate time F1 races on the observe, having re-joined the schedule after a 36-year absence in 2021.

The Australian Grand Prix would be the first race of the yr, having returned to the season-opening slot – with a report attendance of over 465,000 – for the primary time since 2019 this yr.

F1 Calendar Rationalisation Continues

As a part of Method 1’s ongoing mission to attain its internet zero carbon emissions targets by 2030, the F1 calendar continues to endure rationalisation and regionalisation. Earlier calendar shuffles have seen the Japanese Grand Prix transfer to April, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix transfer to September and the Qatar Grand Prix transfer to the top of the yr to be paired with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

For 2026, the important thing space of change is the beginning of the European season. Beforehand, F1 started its European season after the Miami Grand Prix, earlier than heading again over the Atlantic Ocean after a few European races for the Canadian Grand Prix in June. That has modified for 2026.

To get rid of the pointless air journey, Canadian Grand Prix organisers agreed a cope with Method 1 in November 2024 to maneuver its race from its conventional June slot to Might. In the meantime, the Monaco Grand Prix agreed the same deal as a part of its new longer-term contract which sees the enduring race within the principality transfer from its long-established place on the final weekend of Might to the primary weekend of June.

The 2025 Canadian Grand Prix will happen on Might 24, that means there might be a direct conflict with the Indianapolis 500. The 2 races are set to run across the similar time, with the well-known 500-mile race beginning simply earlier than the F1 motion in Montreal will get underway.

Pre-Season Testing Dates Not But Introduced

Method 1 is but to verify dates and circuits for pre-season testing for the 2026 season. To this point, it has confirmed that there might be three separate three day checks as groups become familiar with their new equipment within the first yr of F1’s newest regulation adjustments.

Autosport reviews that Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host the primary take a look at in late January. The occasion might be held behind closed doorways over 5 days, with groups capable of shakedown their new automobiles on any three days within the five-day window. It’s then believed that two three-day checks will happen in Bahrain in mid-February, earlier than Ramadan begins on February 18.

Talking concerning the new calendar, Method 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali mentioned:

“We’re excited to welcome Madrid to the calendar, and to see large automotive manufacturers like Audi, Cadillac and Ford be part of the Method 1 grid. It guarantees to be an unforgettable season, the place as soon as once more we’ll come collectively at 24 wonderful international venues to look at the most effective drivers on the earth push themselves to the restrict and produce unimaginable wheel to wheel racing for our tens of millions of followers watching across the globe.

I need to thank all our followers for his or her passionate assist and the FIA, with all of the volunteers, marshals and officers, in addition to the promoters, companions, sponsors, host cities and the native motor racing federations for his or her dedication and assist in delivering this schedule in what I do know might be one other historic yr for Method 1.”

Along with the 24 Grands Prix, Method 1 will once more host a choice of Dash races in 2026. Though unconfirmed, it’s doubtless there might be six rounds utilising the Dash format subsequent yr. It has already been confirmed that the Dutch Grand Prix will run the F1 Dash format in 2026, as a part of its closing look on the calendar.

When Will Tickets for 2026 Method 1 Races go on Sale?

Tickets for races on the 2026 Method 1 calendar are extremely unlikely to go on sale earlier than the 2025 race at every observe takes place. Lately, the Austrian Grand Prix has been the primary occasion to put tickets on sale for the next yr, with tickets for subsequent yr changing into out there quickly after annually’s race in early July. Learn extra: When Do 2026 Method 1 Tickets Go On Sale?

It’s additionally potential to safe entry to the next season’s Grands Prix early, typically even earlier than the present season’s race takes place. F1 Experiences is already on sale for 2026 races in China, Japan and Bahrain, and you may also place a deposit for many races on subsequent yr’s calendar.

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