2026 Formula One World Championship

2026 FIA Formula One
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The 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars which will be the 77th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship will be contested over twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world.

Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively.

Entries

The following constructors and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2026 World Championship. All teams are due to compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.[1]

Teams and drivers that are contracted to compete in the 2026 World Championship
Entrant Constructor Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name
 BWT Alpine Formula 1 Team Alpine-Mercedes Mercedes[2] 10  Pierre Gasly[3]
TBC TBA
 Aston Martin Aramco Honda Aston Martin Aramco-Honda Honda 14  Fernando Alonso[4]
18  Lance Stroll[5]
 Revolut Audi F1 Team Audi Audi 5  Gabriel Bortoleto[6]
27  Nico Hülkenberg[7]
 Cadillac Formula 1 Team[8][9] Cadillac-Ferrari Ferrari[10] 11  Sergio Pérez[11]
77  Valtteri Bottas[11]
 Scuderia Ferrari HP Ferrari Ferrari 16  Charles Leclerc[12]
44  Lewis Hamilton[13]
  MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas-Ferrari Ferrari 31  Esteban Ocon[14]
87  Oliver Bearman[15]
  McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team McLaren-Mercedes Mercedes 4  Lando Norris[16]
81  Oscar Piastri[17]
 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes Mercedes TBC TBA
TBC TBA
 Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team Racing Bulls-Red Bull Ford Red Bull Ford TBC TBA
TBC TBA
 Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing-Red Bull Ford Red Bull Ford 33  Max Verstappen[18]
TBC TBA
 Atlassian Williams Racing[19] Williams-Mercedes Mercedes 23  Alex Albon[20]
55  Carlos Sainz Jr.[21]

Calendar

The 2026 calendar comprises twenty-four Grands Prix, as with the previous two seasons:[22]

Round Grand Prix Circuit Race date
1 Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 8 March
2 Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 15 March
3 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 29 March
4 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 12 April
5 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 19 April
6 Miami Grand Prix Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida 3 May
7 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 24 May
8 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 7 June
9 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 14 June
10 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 28 June
11 British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 5 July
12 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 19 July
13 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Mogyoród 26 July
14 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 23 August
15 Italian Grand Prix Monza Circuit, Monza 6 September
16 Spanish Grand Prix Madring, Madrid 13 September
17 Azerbaijan Grand Prix[a] Baku City Circuit, Baku 26 September
18 Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 11 October
19 United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 25 October
20 Mexico City Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 1 November
21 São Paulo Grand Prix Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 8 November
22 Las Vegas Grand Prix[b] Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada 21 November
23 Qatar Grand Prix Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 29 November
24 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 6 December
Source:[22]

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Formula One Sporting Regulations – Issue 2" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Alpine to use Mercedes power units and gearboxes from 2026". Formula 1.com. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gasly commits long-term future to Alpine as he signs new contract extension". Formula 1.com. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Alonso signs new deal with Aston Martin to end speculation over F1 future". Formula 1. 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Aston Martin confirm Stroll to remain as Alonso's team mate after contract extension". Formula 1. 27 June 2024. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Barretto, Lawrence (6 November 2024). "Kick Sauber confirm rookie Bortoleto as second driver for 2025". Formula 1. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kick Sauber sign Nico Hulkenberg for 2025 ahead of Audi transformation". Formula 1. 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Statement on General Motors application to join FIA Formula One World Championship in 2026". Formula 1.com. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "General Motors launches Cadillac Formula 1 Team and power unit". news.gm.com. 25 November 2024. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Ferrari enters a multi-year agreement with Andretti Formula Racing". Ferrari.com. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Barretto, Lawrence (26 August 2025). "Perez and Bottas to make F1 returns in 2026 with Cadillac". Formula 1. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "F1: Ferrari anuncia extensão de contrato de Leclerc". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  13. ↑ Coleman, Madeline (2 February 2024). "Ferrari's prestige lured Lewis Hamilton – and cost Carlos Sainz his seat". The Athletic. The NY Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Haas confirm signing of Ocon on multi-year contract". Formula 1. 25 July 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "F2 star Ollie Bearman promoted to F1 with Haas for 2025". Formula 1.com. 4 July 2024. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Nobel, Jonathan (26 January 2024). "F1: Norris assina extensão de contrato multianual com a McLaren". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  17. ↑ Nobel, Jonathan (20 September 2023). "F1: Piastri prorroga contrato com a McLaren até 2026". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  18. ↑ Cooper, Adam (3 March 2022). "Verstappen renova com Red Bull até o fim de 2028; contrato é o mais longo da história da F1". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  19. ↑ Mann-Bryans, Mark (11 February 2025). "Record title sponsorship for Williams F1 as Atlassian deal announced". Autosport.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "Albon signs multi-year contract extension with Williams". Formula 1. 15 May 2024. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Sainz signs for Williams as Spaniard's F1 future is confirmed". Formula 1. 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Formula 1 reveals calendar for 2026 season". Formula 1.com. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.


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