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Formula 1 has confirmed a 24-race schedule for 2026 that will see Australia remain as the host of the opening round of the season.
Madrid, as had already been confirmed, is the only circuit added to the schedule as the new host of the Spanish Grand Prix, with Barcelona staying on in the final year of its current contract with F1.
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola drops off the calendar, as expected, having held five races since returning as an F1 host in 2020.
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As was the case in 2025, the timing of Ramadan means Bahrain cannot host the first round in March, which means Albert Park in Melbourne will tick off the second of five occasions of which it is contracted to host the race as part of a deal until 2037.
The Canadian Grand Prix will take place in May for the first time having been brought forward several weeks from its usual slot to follow the Miami Grand Prix in an attempt to make the calendar more sustainable.
Switching later to facilitate the move is the Monaco Grand Prix, which will kick off an uninterrupted European summer of racing at the start of June.
The British Grand Prix remains in its familiar slot, with the Silverstone race scheduled for July 5.
The newly-added Madrid race will close out the European races in September.
There are only two triple-headers on next year's calendar, closing out the season.
The races in Austin, Mexico City and Sao Paulo revert to running on three consecutive weekends, while Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi again form a triple-header to close out the campaign.
2026 F1 calendar
Australia - March 8
China - March 15
Japan - March 29
Bahrain - April 12
Saudi Arabia - April 19
Miami - May 3
Canada - May 24
Monaco - June 7
Spain (Barcelona) - June 14
Austria - June 28
Great 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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