Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will stay on the Method 1 calendar till no less than 2032, having secured a rotational deal which can see the game race on the observe in 2028, 2030 and 2032.
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host Method 1 races in 4 of the following seven seasons following the signing of a brand new rotational deal. Previously the host of the Spanish Grand Prix, Catalunya turns into host of the Barcelona Grand Prix in 2026, with the most recent race on the observe set to happen on June 12-14. The observe is not going to seem on the calendar in 2027, however will host races in 2028, 2030 and 2032.
Catalunya first joined the Method 1 calendar in 1991, having been constructed as a part of the 1992 Olympic Video games improvement programme in Barcelona. It hosted the Spanish Grand Prix in each following season – however the occasion strikes to the brand new Madring circuit in Madrid in 2026. The brand new Madrid race makes its debut in September.
Talking in regards to the new deal for Catalunya, Method 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali famous the circuit’s vital funding in bettering the fan expertise on the circuit, having constructed a brand new rooftop viewing space, constructed a brand new hospitality house and hosted fan festivals forward of every of the final two race weekends:
“Barcelona is an unimaginable metropolis, and the Method 1 followers there all the time welcome us with such ardour, so I’m delighted that we’ll proceed to race on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for years to return. The workforce have invested closely within the circuit and hosted incredible fan festivals in recent times, so we sit up for seeing how they proceed to develop the expertise, each for attendees on the race and for town as an entire […] I can’t wait to see our good followers in Barcelona in June!”
Catalunya to Rotate with Spa-Francorchamps
There was long-term hypothesis over the way forward for Catalunya’s tenure on the calendar since Madrid was introduced as the brand new host of the Spanish Grand Prix again in January 2024. The writing appeared to be on the wall for the Barcelona observe when the return of the Portuguese Grand Prix was introduced in December 2025. Portimao will make its return to the calendar after a six-year absence in 2027.
Nevertheless, quickly after, it emerged that Method 1 was weighing up a rotational deal to maintain the Barcelona observe on the schedule in spite of everything. With it now being confirmed that it’ll seem on the calendar on a rotational foundation, Spain will host two Grands Prix in 2028, 2030 and 2032.
From 2027 onwards, Catalunya will seem on the calendar within the seasons that Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps doesn’t. It was revealed in January 2025 that the Belgian Grand Prix – one other occasion which had beforehand confronted hypothesis on its longer-term future – will enter right into a rotational deal and won’t seem on the calendar in 2028 and 2030.
It’s reported that organisers of the Belgian Grand Prix had tried to show their current contract again into an annual deal – however the newest affirmation that Catalunya will rotate with the occasion means that the makes an attempt had been unsuccessful.
2026 Barcelona Grand Prix Tickets Nonetheless Obtainable
Catalunya stays probably the most well-liked European races on the calendar, having welcomed over 300,000 followers final season. A handful of tickets for the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix stay accessible through our trusted provider, together with 3-day seats in Grandstand I, plus Normal Admission entry.
Grandstand and Hospitality Packages are additionally accessible for the race weekend through F1 Experiences, Method 1’s official ticket bundle associate. Get insider entry with unique perks, like paddock entry, observe excursions and appearances from a number of the greatest names within the sport.
