2026 Season · 23 Rounds
Every Grand Prix date, session time, and sprint weekend for the 2026 Formula 1 season, with a countdown to the next race and the upcoming races in date order. Click any race for the full travel guide and detailed schedule.
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Oct 23-25 · Austin
No round number: cancelled
Jeddah · Apr 17-19 · not a championship round
R7
Barcelona · Jun 12-14
R12
Zandvoort · Aug 21-23
R16
Held at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia — relocated from Bahrain · Oct 2-4
The FIA published the official 24-round 2027 calendar in September 2026. It opens with the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir on Mar 12–14 and ends with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Island on Dec 10–12, with 10 sprint weekends.
What changes for planning: Bahrain returns and opens the season, Zandvoort drops off, Barcelona takes a one-year break, and Portimão and Istanbul come back. Session start times are not published yet, so only the weekend dates are firm.
Last updated: September 2026 — official calendar, confirmed by the FIA.
See our F1 2027 calendar pageThe 2026 F1 season has 23 rounds, from March to December. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was cancelled. The Bahrain Grand Prix was held at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia (Oct 2-4) instead of at its usual circuit.
The next F1 race is the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Oct 23-25 2026. The countdown at the top of this page shows the time to the start of the race. After that, 5 races remain this season, starting with the Mexico City Grand Prix (Oct 30 - Nov 1).
The 2026 sprint weekends are: Chinese GP (Mar 13-15), Miami GP (May 1-3), Canadian GP (May 22-24), British GP (Jul 3-5), Dutch GP (Aug 21-23) and Singapore GP (Oct 9-11). Sprint weekends feature Sprint Qualifying on Friday and a Sprint Race on Saturday.
Yes — Madrid hosts its first F1 race in 2026 with a brand-new street circuit. The Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid is separate from the Barcelona race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Yes. The FIA published the official 24-round 2027 calendar in September 2026. It opens with the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir on Mar 12-14 and ends with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Island on Dec 10-12, with 10 sprint weekends. Zandvoort drops off for 2027, Barcelona-Catalunya takes a one-year break, and Portimao and Istanbul Park return. Session start times have not been published yet. Our F1 2027 calendar page at grandprixpal.com/f1-calendar-next lists every round and links to the guide for that circuit.
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