Formulation 1 has confirmed which six rounds of the world championship will host dash occasions subsequent yr, together with three venues which haven’t beforehand hosted them.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Canada, Zandvoort within the Netherlands and the Singapore avenue circuit will play host to dash occasions for the primary time. F1 beforehand introduced its plan to stage a dash spherical on the ultimate version of the Dutch Grand Prix.
The brief race format may also return to Silverstone, which has solely beforehand performed host to a dash spherical as soon as, in 2021. Miami and Shanghai will host the 2 different dash rounds, as they did this yr.
The transfer to 3 new venues means Interlagos in Brazil won’t maintain a dash race for the primary time for the reason that format was launched 4 years in the past. Subsequent yr’s Brazilian Grand Prix will return to the standard association of three observe periods plus qualifying and a single race. The Belgian, United States (Austin) and Qatar rounds of the world championship may also drop their dash races subsequent yr.
Dash races have proved a divisive addition to the calendar. Formulation One Administration insist the format has succeeded in growing viewership of F1. Nonetheless the shorter races persistently obtain decrease scores than grands prix from RaceFans readers.
The latest dash occasion at Spa noticed no place adjustments among the many high 13 starters, apart from Max Verstappen’s first-lap move on Oscar Piastri and Pierre Gasly’s retirement. Alexander Albon was among the many drivers who criticised the race, calling it “very boring”. Whereas F1 drew consideration to the “important rise in TV viewership” for the race, it has not chosen Spa as a dash race venue for subsequent yr.
F1 will introduce sweeping new technical laws subsequent yr. The primary dash race on the 2026 F1 calendar will happen on the second spherical in Shanghai.
F1 has additionally confirmed the beginning instances for all periods on subsequent yr’s schedule. Import the 2026 session instances to your most popular calendar right here:
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