2026 Formula One Race Sprint Schedule Released

The 2026 Formula 1 sprint season in its sixth year will start in Shanghai, followed by Miami, with both Grands Prix hosting a Sprint weekend for the third consecutive year.

Silverstone returns to the Sprint Calendar for the first time since the format’s inaugural event in 2021. Montreal, Zandvoort and Singapore are all set to host their first ever Sprint weekend.

The full F1 schedule was previously released as a new Madring street circuit in Madrid will debut on the schedule in September 2026, replacing the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola in Italy. Times for the races were announced as well.

Spain gets two races in 2026 as Barcelona stays on the calendar for the final year of its contract before Madrid’s race on September 13. F1 has said Madrid’s race will be known as the Spanish Grand Prix; the schedule doesn’t specify a new name for Barcelona’s race, which has been known as the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991.

Spain’s second race means Italy drops back to having one grand prix as Imola leaves the schedule. The historic track returned to the schedule in 2020 as a late addition amid the pandemic and has hosted five races since.

“It promises to be an unforgettable season, where once again we will come together at 24 amazing global venues to watch the best drivers in the world push themselves to the limit and produce incredible wheel to wheel racing for our millions of fans watching around the globe,” said Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1’s president and chief executive officer.

The Australian Grand Prix on March 8 starts the season for the second year running because the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia again move to April to avoid clashing with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The season stays at 24 races and concludes with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Dec. 4-6.

As part of a push to limit intercontinental travel, the Canadian Grand Prix moves forward from June to May 24 so that it follows the Miami Grand Prix, a potential clash with the Indianapolis 500.

Moving Canada in 2026 creates a consolidated European leg of the season across the summer months, beginning in Monaco from June 5-7 and finishing in Madrid. The championship then returns to Asia with the Azerbaijan and Singapore Grands Prix, ahead of a triple header in the Americas highlighted by Austin on October 25, before Las Vegas on November 21, Qatar and Abu Dhabi close out the season.

2026 Formula 1 Schedule

All race times local to destination
March 8: Australia, 3 p.m.
March 15: China, 3 p.m.
March 29: Japan, 2 p.m.
April 12: Bahrain, 6 p.m.
April 19: Saudi Arabia, 8 p.m.
May 3: Miami, 4 p.m.
May 24: Montreal, 4 p.m.
June 7: Monaco, 3 p.m.
June 14: Barcelona, 3 p.m.
June 28: Austria, 3 p.m.
July 5: Silverstone, 3 p.m.
July 19: Belgium, 3 p.m.
July 26: Hungary, 3 p.m.
August 23: Vandervoort, 3 p.m.
September 6: Monza, 3 p.m.
September 13: Madrid, 3 p.m.
September 26: Baku, 3 p.m.
October 11: Singapore, 8 p.m.
October 25: Austin, 3 p.m.
November 1: Mexico City, 2 p.m.
November 8: Brazil, 2 p.m.
November 21: Las Vegas, 8 p.m.
November 29: Qatar, 7 p.m.
December 6: Abu Dhabi, 5 p.m.