{"id":18504,"date":"2026-01-01T18:25:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=676368"},"modified":"2026-01-01T18:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:55:31","slug":"formula-1-confirms-24-race-calendar-for-2026-season-melbourne-opens-madrid-added-imola-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/formula-1\/formula-1-confirms-24-race-calendar-for-2026-season-melbourne-opens-madrid-added-imola-dropped\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 confirms 24-race calendar for 2026 season; Melbourne opens, Madrid added, Imola dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1 has officially unveiled its <strong>2026 race calendar<\/strong>, featuring <strong>24 Grands Prix and six Sprint events<\/strong>, making it one of the most extensive seasons in the sport\u2019s history. The championship will once again run from <strong>March to December<\/strong>, with races spread across five continents.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne<\/strong> will host the season opener, taking place <strong>one week earlier than last year<\/strong>, while the <strong>Abu Dhabi Grand Prix<\/strong> will continue its role as the season finale in December.<\/p>\n<p>A key change for 2026 is the <strong>removal of the Imola Grand Prix<\/strong>, meaning Italy will have just one race on the calendar \u2014 the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Spain, however, gains an additional round with the introduction of the <strong>Madrid Grand Prix<\/strong>, which will join <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> as a second Spanish venue at a different point in the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We can't wait! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<p>This is where we'll be going racing in 2026 \u2b07\ufe0f\ud83d\udc40<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F1?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#F1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hP5WVICniM\">pic.twitter.com\/hP5WVICniM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Formula 1 (@F1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/F1\/status\/2006709491589591167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Sprint calendar sees new venues<\/h3>\n<p>The 2026 season will again feature <strong>six Sprint weekends<\/strong>, but with notable changes to the lineup. While <strong>Shanghai<\/strong> and <strong>Miami<\/strong> remain, several new circuits join the Sprint format for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sprint events in 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chinese GP \u2013 Shanghai<\/li>\n<li>Miami GP \u2013 Miami<\/li>\n<li>Canadian GP \u2013 Montreal (first Sprint)<\/li>\n<li>British GP \u2013 Silverstone (returns)<\/li>\n<li>Dutch GP \u2013 Zandvoort (first Sprint)<\/li>\n<li>Singapore GP \u2013 Marina Bay (first Sprint)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Saturday races and calendar reshuffle<\/h3>\n<p>Two races will be held on <strong>Saturday local time<\/strong> in 2026. The <strong>Azerbaijan Grand Prix<\/strong> in Baku will take place on <strong>September 26<\/strong>, following a request from local authorities, while the <strong>Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/strong> will again run as a Saturday night race on <strong>November 21<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The calendar also features logistical adjustments. The <strong>Canadian Grand Prix<\/strong> moves up to Round 7 from Round 10, while <strong>Monaco<\/strong> now runs directly before the <strong>Barcelona race<\/strong>, streamlining the European leg of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>Full Formula 1 2026 calendar<\/h3>\n<p>The 2026 season will comprise the following races:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mar 06\u201308<\/strong>: Australian GP \u2013 Melbourne<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mar 13\u201315<\/strong>: Chinese GP \u2013 Shanghai<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mar 27\u201329<\/strong>: Japanese GP \u2013 Suzuka<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apr 10\u201312<\/strong>: Bahrain GP \u2013 Sakhir<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apr 17\u201319<\/strong>: Saudi Arabian GP \u2013 Jeddah<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 01\u201303<\/strong>: Miami GP \u2013 Miami<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 22\u201324<\/strong>: Canadian GP \u2013 Montreal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jun 05\u201307<\/strong>: Monaco GP \u2013 Monaco<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jun 12\u201314<\/strong>: Spanish GP \u2013 Barcelona<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jun 26\u201328<\/strong>: Austrian GP \u2013 Spielberg<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jul 03\u201305<\/strong>: British GP \u2013 Silverstone<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jul 17\u201319<\/strong>: Belgian GP \u2013 Spa-Francorchamps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jul 24\u201326<\/strong>: Hungarian GP \u2013 Budapest<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aug 21\u201323<\/strong>: Dutch GP \u2013 Zandvoort<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sep 04\u201306<\/strong>: Italian GP \u2013 Monza<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sep 11\u201313<\/strong>: Spanish GP \u2013 Madrid<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sep 25\u201327<\/strong>: Azerbaijan GP \u2013 Baku<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct 09\u201311<\/strong>: Singapore GP \u2013 Singapore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct 23\u201325<\/strong>: United States GP \u2013 Austin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct 30 \u2013 Nov 01<\/strong>: Mexican GP \u2013 Mexico City<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov 06\u201308<\/strong>: S\u00e3o Paulo GP \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov 19\u201321<\/strong>: Las Vegas GP \u2013 Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov 27\u201329<\/strong>: Qatar GP \u2013 Lusail<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dec 04\u201306<\/strong>: Abu Dhabi GP \u2013 Yas Marina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a packed schedule, new venues, and multiple format changes, the <strong>2026 Formula 1 season is set to be one of the busiest and most diverse in the sport\u2019s history.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1 has officially unveiled its 2026 race calendar, featuring 24 Grands Prix and six Sprint events, making it one\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":39224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-formula-1"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}