The 2026 Formula 1 season will consist of 24 races. The action beings with the Australian Grand Prix on 8th March and culminates with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 6th December.
F1 2026 Calendar
There is one race change for the 2026 season. The Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid has been added to the schedule, whilst the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola has been removed.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be held on a Saturday to accommodate Azerbaijan’s Remembrance Day on the Sunday of that weekend.
| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Race date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne | 8th March |
| 2 | Chinese Grand Prix | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 15th March |
| 3 | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 29th March |
| 4 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 12th April |
| 5 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah | 19th April |
| 6 | Miami Grand Prix | Miami International Autodrome, Florida | 3rd May |
| 7 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal | 24th May |
| 8 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 7th June |
| 9 | Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 14th June |
| 10 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 28th June |
| 11 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 5th July |
| 12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 19th July |
| 13 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | 26th July |
| 14 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 23rd August |
| 15 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 6th September |
| 16 | Spanish Grand Prix | Madring, Madrid | 13th September |
| 17 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Baku City Circuit, Baku | 26th September |
| 18 | Singapore Grand Prix | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore | 11th October |
| 19 | United States Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | 25th October |
| 20 | Mexican Grand Prix | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 1st November |
| 21 | São Paulo Grand Prix | Autódromo de Interlagos, São Paulo | 8th November |
| 22 | Las Vegas Grand Prix | Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada | 21st November |
| 23 | Qatar Grand Prix | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | 29th November |
| 24 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 6th December |
2026 F1 drivers list
| Constructor | Driver | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| McLaren | 🇬🇧 Lando Norris | 🇦🇺 Oscar Piastri |
| Ferrari | 🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc | 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton |
| Red Bull | 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen | 🇫🇷 Isack Hadjar |
| Mercedes | 🇬🇧 George Russell | 🇮🇹 Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
| Aston Martin | 🇪🇸 Fernando Alonso | 🇨🇦 Lance Stroll |
| Alpine | 🇫🇷 Pierre Gasly | 🇦🇷 Franco Colapinto |
| Haas | 🇫🇷 Esteban Ocon | 🇬🇧 Oliver Bearman |
| Racing Bulls | 🇳🇿 Liam Lawson | 🇬🇧 Arvid Lindblad |
| Williams | 🇹🇭 Alexander Albon | 🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz |
| Audi | 🇧🇷 Gabriel Bortoleto | 🇩🇪 Nico Hülkenberg |
| Cadillac | 🇲🇽 Sergio Pérez | 🇫🇮 Valtteri Bottas |
Cadillac will become the eleventh team in F1 for the 2026 season. This will be the first time Cadillac has competed in F1, and they will be the first new team to take their place on the grid since Haas in 2016. Driving for Cadillac will be Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas, who both last drove in the 2024 season.
Many of the other teams have retained their drivers from the 2025 season, including McLaren, who will again be represented by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
Of those drivers who are changing teams, the most notable is Isack Hadjar, who moves from Racing Bulls to join Max Verstappen at Red Bull. The British driver, Arvid Lindblad, joins the Racing Bulls team after moving up from Formula 2.
2026 Drivers’ Championship Betting Odds
After one of the most exciting F1 seasons for many years, can the 2026 F1 season match the same levels of excitement? Max Verstappen is the early favourite after ending just two points behind Lando Norris in his attempt to win his fifth successive title. Here are the latest odds to win the 2026 Drivers’ Championship:
| Driver | Odds |
|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 3.54 |
| Lando Norris | 3.80 |
| George Russell | 4.05 |
| Oscar Piastri | 6.55 |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 11.00 |
| Fernando Alonso | 17.25 |
| Charles Leclerc | 34.00 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 51.00 |
| Alexander Albon | 106.00 |
| Oliver Bearman | 106.00 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 106.00 |
| Pierre Gasly | 106.00 |
| Isack Hadjar | 106.00 |
| Carlos Sainz | 106.00 |
| Lance Stroll | 106.00 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 165.00 |
| Liam Lawson | 226.00 |
| Arvid Lindblad | 226.00 |
| Esteban Ocon | 226.00 |
| Sergio Pérez | 226.00 |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | 285.00 |
| Franco Colapinto | 675.00 |
2026 Constructors’ Championship Betting Odds
Whilst McLaren may have dominated the Constructors’ Championship last season, the odds suggest that 2026 will be a much closer affair. Although Mercedes captured just two Grand Prix wins in 2025, they are currently a similar price to McLaren for the 2026 title:
| Constructor | Odds |
|---|---|
| McLaren | 2.38 |
| Mercedes | 2.41 |
| Ferrari | 7.20 |
| Red Bull | 12.50 |
| Aston Martin | 14.50 |
| Audi | 23.00 |
| Williams | 43.00 |
| Alpine | 46.00 |
| Racing Bulls | 96.00 |
| Haas | 106.00 |
| Cadillac | 251.00 |
How do drivers score points in F1 2026?
There are two ways drivers can score points in the 2026 Formula 1 season—a top-10 finish in a Grand Prix or a top-eight finish in a sprint race. The awarding of points for the fastest lap was discontinued in 2025.
Driver points awarded – Grand Prix
In each of the 24 races, points will be awarded based on the finishing position of each driver. The top 10 finishers in each race will earn points as follows:
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 25 |
| 2nd | 18 |
| 3rd | 15 |
| 4th | 12 |
| 5th | 10 |
| 6th | 8 |
| 7th | 6 |
| 8th | 4 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 10th | 1 |
Driver points awarded – Sprint
There are six sprints during the course of the 2026 Formula 1 season. These are separate races that take place on the Saturday of six specified F1 weekends. Points for sprint races are awarded as follows:
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |
| 2nd | 7 |
| 3rd | 6 |
| 4th | 5 |
| 5th | 4 |
| 6th | 3 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th | 1 |
What is the different between a Grand Prix and a Sprint race?
A sprint takes place over 100km, roughly a third of the distance of a regular Grand Prix race. Points are awarded for the top eight finishers in a sprint race, and they count towards the season’s driver standings. However, they do not count as official race wins, nor do they affect the grid positions in the main race, which are still decided by the qualifying rounds.
Which six weekends will hold sprint races in 2026?
The sprint races will be held during the following Grand Prix weekends. Only the Chinese and Miami Grand Prix sprint races remain from last year’s schedule.
• Chinese Grand Prix
• Miami Grand Prix
• Canadian Grand Prix
• British Grand Prix
• Dutch Grand Prix
• Singapore Grand Prix
Who won the F1 Sprint races in 2025?
2025 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint result
🥇 Lewis Hamilton
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Max Verstappen
2025 Miami Grand Prix Sprint result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Lewis Hamilton
2025 Belgian Grand Prix Sprint result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Lando Norris
2025 United States Grand Prix Sprint result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 George Russell
🥉 Carlos Sainz
2025 São Paulo Grand Prix Sprint result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Andrea Kimi Antonelli
🥉 George Russell
2025 Qatar Grand Prix Sprint result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 George Russell
🥉 Lando Norris
Guide to the 2026 Grand Prix circuits
Australian Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1996 |
| Race length | 306.124 km |
| Circuit length | 5.278 km |
| Number of laps | 58 |
| Number of turns | 16 |
| Fastest lap | 1:19.813 – Charles Leclerc (2024) |
2025 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 George Russell
2024 Result
🥇 Carlos Sainz
🥈 Charles Leclerc
🥉 Lando Norris
Chinese Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2004 |
| Race length | 305.066 km |
| Circuit length | 5.451 km |
| Number of laps | 56 |
| Number of turns | 16 |
| Fastest lap | 1:32.238 – Michael Schumacher (2004) |
2025 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 George Russell
2024 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Sergio Pérez
Japanese Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1987 |
| Race length | 307.471 km |
| Circuit length | 5.807 km |
| Number of laps | 53 |
| Number of turns | 18 |
| Fastest lap | 1:30.965 – Andrea Kimi (2025) |
2025 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Oscar Piastri
2024 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Sergio Pérez
🥉 Carlos Sainz
Bahrain Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2004 |
| Race length | 308.238 km |
| Circuit length | 5.412 km |
| Number of laps | 57 |
| Number of turns | 15 |
| Fastest lap | 1:31.447 – Pedro de la Rosa (2005) |
2025 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 George Russell
🥉 Lando Norris
2024 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Sergio Pérez
🥉 Carlos Sainz
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2021 |
| Race length | 308.45 km |
| Circuit length | 6.174 km |
| Number of laps | 50 |
| Number of turns | 27 |
| Fastest lap | 1:30.734 – Lewis Hamilton (2021) |
2025 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 Charles Leclerc
2024 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Sergio Pérez
🥉 Charles Leclerc
Miami Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Miami International Autodrome, Florida, USA |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2022 |
| Race length | 308.236 km |
| Circuit length | 5.412 km |
| Number of laps | 57 |
| Number of turns | 19 |
| Fastest lap | 1:29.708 – Max Verstappen (2023) |
2025 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 George Russell
2024 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 Charles Leclerc
Canadian Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1978 |
| Race length | 305.27 km |
| Circuit length | 4.361 km |
| Number of laps | 70 |
| Number of turns | 14 |
| Fastest lap | 1:13.078 – Valtteri Bottas (2019) |
2025 Result
🥇 George Russell
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 Andrea Kimi Antonelli
2024 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 George Russell
Monaco Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1950 |
| Race length | 260.286 km |
| Circuit length | 3.337 km |
| Number of laps | 78 |
| Number of turns | 19 |
| Fastest lap | 1:12.909 – Lewis Hamilton (2021) |
2025 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Charles Leclerc
🥉 Oscar Piastri
2024 Result
🥇 Charles Leclerc
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Carlos Sainz
Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1991 |
| Race length | 307.236 km |
| Circuit length | 4.657 km |
| Number of laps | 66 |
| Number of turns | 14 |
| Fastest lap | 1:15.743 – Oscar Piastri (2025) |
2025 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Charles Leclerc
2024 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Lewis Hamilton
Austrian Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1970 |
| Race length | 306.452 km |
| Circuit length | 4.318 km |
| Number of laps | 71 |
| Number of turns | 10 |
| Fastest lap | 1:05.619 – Carlos Sainz (2020) |
2025 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Charles Leclerc
2024 Result
🥇 George Russell
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Carlos Sainz
British Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1948 |
| Race length | 306.198 km |
| Circuit length | 5.891 km |
| Number of laps | 52 |
| Number of turns | 18 |
| Fastest lap | 1:27.097 – Max Verstappen (2020) |
2025 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Nico Hülkenberg
2024 Result
🥇 Lewis Hamilton
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 Lando Norris
Belgian Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1950 |
| Race length | 308.052 km |
| Circuit length | 7.004 km |
| Number of laps | 44 |
| Number of turns | 19 |
| Fastest lap | 1:44.701 – Sergio Pérez (2024) |
2025 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Charles Leclerc
2024 Result
🥇 Lewis Hamilton
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Charles Leclerc
Hungarian Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Hungaroring, Mogyoród |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1986 |
| Race length | 306.630 km |
| Circuit length | 4.381 km |
| Number of laps | 70 |
| Number of turns | 14 |
| Fastest lap | 1:16.627 – Lewis Hamilton (2020) |
2025 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 George Russell
2024 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Lewis Hamilton
Dutch Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1952 |
| Race length | 306.587 km |
| Circuit length | 4.259 km |
| Number of laps | 72 |
| Number of turns | 14 |
| Fastest lap | 1:11.097 – Lewis Hamilton (2021) |
2025 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 Isack Hadjar
2024 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 Charles Leclerc
Italian Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1950 |
| Race length | 306.72 km |
| Circuit length | 5.793 km |
| Number of laps | 53 |
| Number of turns | 11 |
| Fastest lap | 1:20.901 – Lando Norris (2025) |
2025 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Oscar Piastri
2024 Result
🥇 Charles Leclerc
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Lando Norris
Spanish Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Madring, Barajas, Madrid, Spain |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2026* |
| Race length | TBC |
| Circuit length | 5.474 km |
| Number of laps | TBC |
| Number of turns | 22 |
| Fastest lap | New circuit |
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Baku City Circuit, Baku |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2016 |
| Race length | 306.049 km |
| Circuit length | 6.003 km |
| Number of laps | 51 |
| Number of turns | 20 |
| Fastest lap | 1:43.009 – Charles Leclerc (2019) |
2025 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 George Russell
🥉 Carlos Sainz
2024 Result
🥇 Oscar Piastri
🥈 Charles Leclerc
🥉 George Russell
Singapore Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2008 |
| Race length | 306.143 km |
| Circuit length | 4.94 km |
| Number of laps | 62 |
| Number of turns | 23 |
| Fastest lap | 1:33.808 – Lewis Hamilton (2025) |
2025 Result
🥇 George Russell
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 Lando Norris
2024 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Max Verstappen
🥉 Oscar Piastri
United States Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2012 |
| Race length | 308.405 km |
| Circuit length | 5.513 km |
| Number of laps | 56 |
| Number of turns | 20 |
| Fastest lap | 1:36.169 – Charles Leclerc (2019) |
2025 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Charles Leclerc
2024 Result
🥇 Charles Leclerc
🥈 Carlos Sainz
🥉 Max Verstappen
Mexican Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1963 |
| Race length | 305.354 km |
| Circuit length | 4.304 km |
| Number of laps | 71 |
| Number of turns | 17 |
| Fastest lap | 1:17.774 – Valtteri Bottas (2021) |
2025 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Charles Leclerc
🥉 Max Verstappen
2024 Result
🥇 Carlos Sainz
🥈 Lando Norris
🥉 Charles Leclerc
São Paulo Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Autódromo de Interlagos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 1973 |
| Race length | 305.879 km |
| Circuit length | 4.309 km |
| Number of laps | 71 |
| Number of turns | 15 |
| Fastest lap | 1:10.540 – Valtteri Bottas (2018) |
2025 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Andrea Kimi Antonelli
🥉 Max Verstappen
2024 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Esteban Ocon
🥉 Pierre Gasly
Las Vegas Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada, USA |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2023 |
| Race length | 309.958 km |
| Circuit length | 6.201 km |
| Number of laps | 50 |
| Number of turns | 17 |
| Fastest lap | 1:33.365 – Max Verstappen (2025) |
2025 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 George Russell
🥉 Andrea Kimi Antonelli
2024 Result
🥇 George Russell
🥈 Lewis Hamilton
🥉 Carlos Sainz
Qatar Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2021 |
| Race length | 308.611 km |
| Circuit length | 5.419 km |
| Number of laps | 57 |
| Number of turns | 16 |
| Fastest lap | 1:22.384 – Lando Norris (2024) |
2025 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Carlos Sainz
2024 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Charles Leclerc
🥉 Oscar Piastri
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 🏁
| Venue | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| First Grand Prix hosted | 2009 |
| Race length | 306.183 km |
| Circuit length | 5.281 km |
| Number of laps | 58 |
| Number of turns | 16 |
| Fastest lap | 1:25.637 – Kevin Magnussen (2024) |
2025 Result
🥇 Max Verstappen
🥈 Oscar Piastri
🥉 Lando Norris
2024 Result
🥇 Lando Norris
🥈 Carlos Sainz
🥉 Charles Leclerc
• Notes: The year for the ‘First Grand Prix hosted’ denotes the first running of that Grand Prix at the current circuit, when it was included in the World Championship schedule, but there may have been other circuits used between the first race and this season. As the specifics of each circuit may have changed over the years, the fastest lap shown is based on the set-up of the current circuit.
2025 Drivers’ Championship Standings
These were the final standings in the 2025 Drivers’ Championship:
| Driver | Points | Race Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Lando Norris | 423 | 7 |
| Max Verstappen | 421 | 8 |
| Oscar Piastri | 410 | 7 |
| George Russell | 319 | 2 |
| Charles Leclerc | 242 | 0 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 156 | 0 |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 150 | 0 |
| Alexander Albon | 73 | 0 |
| Carlos Sainz | 64 | 0 |
| Fernando Alonso | 56 | 0 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 51 | 0 |
| Isack Hadjar | 51 | 0 |
| Oliver Bearman | 41 | 0 |
| Liam Lawson | 38 | 0 |
| Esteban Ocon | 38 | 0 |
| Lance Stroll | 33 | 0 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 33 | 0 |
| Pierre Gasly | 22 | 0 |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | 19 | 0 |
| Franco Colapinto | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Doohan | 0 | 0 |
2025 Constructors’ Championship Standings
These were the final standings in the 2025 Constructors’ Championship:
| Constructor | Points | Race Wins |
|---|---|---|
| McLaren | 833 | 14 |
| Mercedes | 469 | 2 |
| Red Bull | 451 | 8 |
| Ferrari | 398 | 0 |
| Williams | 137 | 0 |
| Racing Bulls | 92 | 0 |
| Aston Martin | 89 | 0 |
| Haas | 79 | 0 |
| Audi | 70 | 0 |
| Alpine | 22 | 0 |
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