F1 2026 schedule: Full race calendar, round dates for Formula One season

There's no shortage of excitement surrounding the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.

This season includes a raft of new regulations relating to engines, chassis, tyres and fuel, which could make for some unpredictable races between now and the end of the year.

Lando Norris became world champion for the first time in 2025 after finishing third at a dramatic concluding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, edging out race winner Max Verstappen in the title battle by just two points. McLaren and Red Bull were expected to lead the charge again, although Mercedes' pace early in the season meant they were the team to beat.

The Sporting News has the full schedule for 2026.

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F1 schedule 2026

The 2026 F1 season was again due to feature 24 races, but the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix were cancelled because of the war in the Middle East.

There is also a slight change to the lineup for this year.

The Spanish Grand Prix, which will be held in September, has been relocated to a new Madrid street circuit. That means the race in Barcelona will now be called the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, which will take place in June.

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku has been moved to a Saturday to avoid a clash with the national day of remembrance.

The season began at Albert Park in Australia, with the Chinese Grand Prix then kicking off a run of four races in Asia, as was the case in 2025.

Miami followed before the action headed to Europe in June, beginning with the Monaco Grand Prix on June 7. All races will then be held in that continent until October.

Azerbaijan and Singapore are next on the schedule before F1 heads to the Americas, with Grands Prix to be held in the United States (Las Vegas and Austin), Mexico and Brazil.

The last two races of the season will take place in the Middle East, with Abu Dhabi to host the finale, as usual.

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia Grands Prix cancelled

F1 organisers chose to cancel the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia because of the conflict in the Middle East that began with the United States and Israel's attack on Iran.

The event in Bahrain was due to take place over the weekend of April 10-12, with the season heading to Jeddah a week later.

The races were cancelled rather than postponed, so rather than have them rescheduled or replaced, the season has been shortened to 22 races.

F1 2026 sprint race schedule

Three of the six sprint venues for 2026 will host these shortened races for the first time.

The first sprint once more took place in the second race weekend of the season in Shanghai. The next was in Miami in early May.

Montreal then hosted its first sprint at the end of that month, with the Dutch and Singapore Grands Prix also staging the race for the first time, after Silverstone in July.

Full F1 2026 race calendar 

*Sprint format
**Race moved to Saturday to accommodate national remembrance day

Where to watch the Formula 1 Tag Heuer Gran Premio de Espana 2026 

Fans in the United States can watch the Formula 1 Tag Heuer Gran Premio de Espana 2026 and every race this season live on Apple TV, the exclusive home of F1 in the US. 

For the 2026 season, Apple TV will host all Free Practice, Qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix with select races and all Free Practice sessions throughout the season available to watch for free in the Apple TV app.

New subscribers to Apple TV can sign up for a 7-day FREE trial. After that, the subscription will cost $14.99/month. 

F1 2026 driver lineup, grid

New on the grid this year are Audi and Cadillac, the former having taken the place and drivers of Sauber.

Cadillac line up with veteran drivers Sergio Perez, formerly of Red Bull, and Valtteri Bottas, twice a world championship runner-up with Mercedes.

The big change near the top of the field sees Isack Hadjar take over as Red Bull's teammate for Max Verstappen. British driver Arvid Lindblad replaces Hadjar at Racing Bulls for his debut year.