Formula One reveals calendar for 2026 season
Formula One signage can be seen at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Formula One and motorsports ruling body FIA revealed on Tuesday the calendar for the 2026 season with 24 races. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa
Formula One and motorsports ruling body FIA revealed on Tuesday the calendar for the 2026 season with 24 races.
The season will start with the Australian Grand Prix on March 8 and conclude at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 6.
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The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will again be held in April due to Ramadan taking place throughout February and March.
The first European race will be the Monaco Grand Prix on June 7.
Besides the race in Barcelona on June 14, Spain will also host the inaugural event in Madrid taking place on September 13.
The Imola race, meanwhile, has been removed from the calendar after it failed to renew its contract. Italy will then host only the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 6.
Drivers will have their summer break after the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 26 and return on August 23 at the Dutch Grand Prix.
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F1 is expected to continue with six sprint events in 2026, with three three-days tests planned in Barcelona and Bahrain.
The 2026 season will see two major changes in the sport. Cadillac will become the 11th team, bringing up the grid to 22 cars, while major regulations are to come into force - including new power units running 100% advanced sustainable fuels.
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