For the 24th time in F1 history, the season will start in Melbourne in March, and finish in Abu Dhabi.
It will be the 14th time the season finale has taken place at the Yas Marina circuit. The 2026 season is to be third season in a row with 24 races on the calendar.
What’s New?
Madrid will become the 80th different circuit to host an F1 Grand Prix when it joins the schedule in 2026.
The Spanish venue has been given a slot in early September in a double-header with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and will be one of two Grands Prix to be held in Spain next season.
Canada is set to move from June to May, after Miami and before the start of the European season in Monaco later in June.
Thirteen races will take place before the Summer Shutdown, with the remaining 11 after the two-week break.
As in 2025, Hungary is the final stop before the August interval, and Zandvoort will host F1’s return at the end of the month.
Six double-headers and two triple-headers will keep the teams busy, with the final six races of the season taking place across two periods of three races in as many weekends.
The F1 Sprint Race calendar for 2026 will be announced in due course.