System 1 2026 schedule: Australia stays host of opening race as 24-race calendar confirmed with new Madrid circuit | F1 Information
System 1 has confirmed a 24-race schedule for 2026 that may see Australia stay because the host of the opening spherical of the season.
Madrid, as had already been confirmed, is the one circuit added to the schedule as the brand new host of the Spanish Grand Prix, with Barcelona staying on within the ultimate 12 months of its present contract with F1.
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola drops off the calendar, as anticipated, having held 5 races since returning as an F1 host in 2020.
As was the case in 2025, the timing of Ramadan means Bahrain can’t host the primary spherical in March, which suggests Albert Park in Melbourne will tick off the second of 5 events of which it’s contracted to host the race as a part of a deal till 2037.
System 1 will open a season in Melbourne for the twenty fourth time
The Canadian Grand Prix will happen in Could for the primary time having been introduced ahead a number of weeks from its regular slot to observe the Miami Grand Prix in an try to make the calendar extra sustainable.
Switching later to facilitate the transfer is the Monaco Grand Prix, which can kick off an uninterrupted European summer time of racing at first of June.
The British Grand Prix stays in its acquainted slot, with the Silverstone race scheduled for July 5.
The newly-added Madrid race will shut out the European races in September.
There are solely two triple-headers on subsequent 12 months’s calendar, closing out the season.
The races in Austin, Mexico Metropolis and Sao Paulo revert to operating on three consecutive weekends, whereas Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi once more type a triple-header to shut out the marketing campaign.
2026 F1 calendar
Australia – March 8
China – March 15
Japan – March 29
Bahrain – April 12
Saudi Arabia – April 19
Miami – Could 3
Canada – Could 24
Monaco – June 7
Spain (Barcelona) – June 14
Austria – June 28
Nice Britain – July 5
Belgium – July 19
Hungary – July 26
Netherlands – August 23
Italy – September 6
Spain (Madrid) – September 13
Azerbaijan – September 27
Singapore – October 11
USA – October 25
Mexico – November 1
Brazil – November 8
Las Vegas – November 21
Qatar – November 29
Abu Dhabi – December 6
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