F1 2026 calendar revealed: Madrid joins 24-race season as Imola falls off checklist

The 2026 Components One season will kick off in Melbourne in March and once more characteristic 24 races as Madrid arrives on the calendar.

The Australian Grand Prix will get the brand new marketing campaign up and working on the weekend of 6-8 March and it’ll once more conclude in Abu Dhabi on 4-6 December. Madrid, which final hosted an F1 race in 1981, enters the schedule on 11-13 September. The brand new “Madring” circuit, that includes each road and non-street sections, is underneath development and would be the solely new venue on the calendar in 2026.

It replaces the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, which drops off the 24-race checklist after Max Verstappen’s victory in Could. It would even be one in every of two races in Spain with Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya remaining on the agenda for subsequent season – no less than – over the weekend of 12-14 June.

These modifications are available in a 12 months that can see the introduction of recent aerodynamics and energy unit guidelines and the arrival of some new names on the grid, together with a Cadillac crew.

The F1 president, Stefano Domenicali, mentioned: “2026 will likely be a brand new period for Components One the place we’ll witness a model new set of rules for our sport, the vehicles and the engines that will likely be powered by 100% sustainable gas. We’re excited to welcome Madrid to the calendar and to see large automotive manufacturers like Audi, Cadillac and Ford be part of the Components One grid.

“It guarantees to be an unforgettable season, the place as soon as once more we’ll come collectively at 24 wonderful world venues to observe the very best drivers on the earth push themselves to the restrict and produce unimaginable wheel-to-wheel racing for our tens of millions of followers watching across the globe.”

Different modifications embody the Monaco Grand Prix, thought-about the game’s most prestigious occasion, shifting from its common end-of-Could slot to 5-7 June. The Canadian Grand Prix additionally switches from its traditional June date to 22-24 Could, following Miami within the schedule, as a part of the game’s continued drive to scale back carbon emissions.

The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort will happen for the ultimate time on 21-23 August. The four-time world champion Verstappen’s dwelling race returned in 2021, having beforehand been absent for 35 years. The British Grand Prix at Silverstone – which this 12 months celebrates its seventy fifth anniversary – will happen on 3-5 July.