F1 drivers who raced on weekends off — as Max Verstappen joins exclusive group
Only a few modern F1 drivers have raced outside the championship mid-season. As Max Verstappen prepares to race at the Nürburgring, here’s how his predecessors did
Explore more than a century of racing in the Motor Sport Database: thousands of drivers, teams, circuits and races in our interactive encyclopedia
3,496 Championships
20,295 Results
26,119 Drivers
14,841 Teams
935 Circuits
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Monza F2 – Race 2 06/09/2026 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship |
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Lone Star Le Mans 06/09/2026 2026 World Endurance Championship |
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Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey 06/09/2026 2026 NTT IndyCar Series |
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Cook Out Southern 500 06/09/2026 2026 NASCAR Cup Series |
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Monza F3 – Race 2 06/09/2026 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship |
2026 Spanish Grand Prix
IFEMA, Madrid
13 September 2026
2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku
26 September 2026
2026 Bahrain Grand Prix
Sepang, Selangor
4 October 2026
2026 Singapore Grand Prix
Singapore
11 October 2026
2026 United States Grand Prix
Travis County, Texas
25 October 2026
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