F1 ACADEMY To Race at Silverstone in 2026 As Calendar Announced

Silverstone will host a round of the F1 ACADEMY for the first time in 2026, as the series unveiled its season four calendar today.

The British track will play host to the fourth round on the schedule next season, which like 2025 will feature seven rounds across four continents.

Shanghai will again host the season curtain-raiser, and Las Vegas will again host the finale, which this year witnessed a championship showdown between our Junior Doriane Pin and Ferrari’s Maya Weug.

Jeddah – which hosted round one in 2024, the first full season event on the F1 support bill – follows China, before the series returns to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for a second successive season in May.

After Silverstone and the summer break, the series heads to Zandvoort for round five.

Austin is next up, returning to the rota after two seasons away. It was at the Circuit of the Americas in 2023 that saw the championship first appear on the F1 weekend schedule, and George was on hand to present the trophies on the podium to inaugural season champion Marta Garcia.

The series will then finish along the Las Vegas Strip under the bright lights in November.

Susie Wolff, Managing Director of F1 ACADEMY, said: "Our 2026 F1 ACADEMY calendar reflects the momentum we're building and the visibility we're earning across the sport. Silverstone and Austin are two fantastic additions to our 2026 roster, and returning to five established races gives us our strongest calendar yet, closing once again in Las Vegas where we aim to finish the season with the same style and flair we delivered this year."

As in 2025, each weekend will feature a Practice session, a Qualifying session, and two races. The grid for the first race will set by reversing the top eight from qualifying.

In 2025, two points were awarded for pole position, and one for fastest lap in each race. Points were awarded in Race 1 to the top eight finishers as follows: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

Race 2 saw more points on offer, mirroring the scoring system from F1 for the top 10 finishers: 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-5-4-2-1.

F1 ACADEMY Calendar