2026 F1 calendar: Full 24-race schedule revealed

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F1 announces its 2026 schedule: 24 races on the calendar as Imola is dropped, Madrid arrives and the Canadian Grand Prix clashes directly with the Indianapolis 500

Australia will again open the season

Australia will again open the season

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The Canadian Grand Prix will clash directly with the Indianapolis 500 in 2026, Formula 1 has confirmed, as it revealed next season’s schedule with racing’s governing body, the FIA.

For the third year in a row, there will be 24 races on the calendar. Imola is not on a schedule that has, as expected, two races in Spain thanks to the arrival of the Madrid street circuit, while Barcelona retains its place.

The season will again kick off in Australia on 8 March and finish with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 6 December.

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, whose contract with F1 expired in 2025, has failed to secure a new deal and so Imola will be absent from the calendar next year.

Spain will be the only country other than the United States to host two grands prix, as Barcelona still has a contract for 2026. However, F1 is yet to announce the name of the Barcelona race, as Madrid has the rights to the Spanish GP moniker from next season.

The other notable change to the calendar is the Canadian GP being moved to the 22-24 May weekend, the same date as the Indianapolis 500.

The two races will not only take place on the same day, but will also have overlapping times, creating a direct scheduling clash for the first time in history.

There will be two triple-headers next year but, unlike this season, they will take place at the end of the year, with Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi closing out the year.

 

2026 Formula 1 calendar

Date Country Venue
06-08 March Australia Melbourne
13-15 March China Shanghai
27-29 March Japan Suzuka
10-12 April Bahrain Sakhir
17-19 April Saudi Arabia Jeddah
01-03 May USA Miami
22-24 May Canada Montreal
05-07 June Monaco Monaco
12–14 June Spain Barcelona-Catalunya
26-28 June Austria Spielberg
03-05 July United Kingdom Silverstone
17-19 July Belgium Spa-Francorchamps
24-26 July Hungary Budapest
21-23 August Netherlands Zandvoort
04-06 September Italy Monza
11-13 September Spain Madrid*
25-27 September Azerbaijan Baku
09-11 October Singapore Singapore
23-25 October USA Austin
30 October – 01 November Mexico Mexico City
06-08 November Brazil São Paulo
19-21 November USA Las Vegas
27-29 November Qatar Lusail
04-06 December Abu Dhabi Yas Marina