– What does the Formula 1 race calendar look like for the 2027 season? This question was answered by Formula 1 on September 16, 2026, when it published its dates for the coming year.
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So it remains at 24 Grands Prix, as it has been since 2024. Because Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali considers this to be “the right number”.
He said in 2023: “It is the number demanded by the market. I would say it is the right balance for the complex logistics and the people involved. And I would also say it is the number we should keep stable for a long time.”
Of the 24 Formula 1 tracks for the 2026 season, only one does not have a follow-up contract for 2027: The organizers in Zandvoort are letting their contract expire and will therefore drop out of the Formula 1 race calendar after 2026.
But: Barcelona is also out of the calendar for 2027. However, the Spanish race track will return in 2028 and alternate annually with Spa-Francorchamps – Belgium is scheduled for 2027.
This means conversely: 22 tracks from 2026 are confirmed for 2027. Two new tracks will join. The complete list and the associated contract durations can be found further down in this overview.
Are there new tracks in Formula 1 in 2027?
Yes. Portimao, a former Formula 1 circuit, is making a comeback in the calendar. Portimao served for years as a test track and during the Corona pandemic was awarded a Formula 1 race for the first time: in 2020 and 2021, Portimao hosted the Portuguese Grand Prix. The new two-year contract sees Portimao remain in the Formula 1 calendar through 2028.
In addition, the comeback of Istanbul Park is perfect. Turkey returns to the calendar after a five-year break. During the Corona years 2020 and 2021, the race track briefly returned to the calendar after having been represented from 2005 to 2011. The new contract runs until 2031.
Are current tracks dropping out of the calendar in 2027?
Yes. Zandvoort will no longer be included after 2026 at its own request. Also, the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona-Catalonia is scheduled to rotate out.
Where will the Formula 1 season start in 2027?
Formula 1 will start the 2027 season in Bahrain. What happens in 2028 is still open: By contract, Melbourne (Australia) still has the opportunity to host the first Grand Prix of the year three times until 2035. (Photo gallery: These tracks have hosted the Formula 1 season opener)
Where will the Formula 1 finale take place in 2027?
At the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. This was sealed with the recent contract extension: The circuit in the United Arab Emirates is set as the venue for the season finale until 2030.
Formula 1 has been racing in Abu Dhabi since 2009. Since then, the Grand Prix was only not the final race from 2011 to 2013. Sebastian Vettel (2010), Lewis Hamilton (2014), Nico Rosberg (2016), Max Verstappen (2021), and Lando Norris (2025) each became Formula 1 world champions in Abu Dhabi. In all other years, the championship decision was made before the last Grand Prix of the year.
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How many sprint races will there be in 2027 and where?
Formula 1 has confirmed ten sprint dates for the 2027 season for the first time, including a sprint in Monaco for the first time. When Formula 1 introduced sprint races in 2021, it was limited to three sprints per year. Recently, there have been six sprint races.
Will there be a German Grand Prix again in 2027?
No. Despite Audi’s entry in the 2026 season, there are so far no concrete signs of a Formula 1 comeback on German soil. Although Hockenheimring and Nürburgring could basically be considered as venues for races, they have had no Formula 1 ambitions for years.
Photo gallery: What happened to old Formula 1 tracks?
The reason: Both race tracks rely on external funds to financially manage a Grand Prix sensibly. That has not changed.
Hockenheim last hosted the German Grand Prix in 2019. The Nürburgring last hosted the one-time Eifel Grand Prix in 2020.
How the Formula 1 calendar is approved:
The race dates for the Formula 1 season in the following year are initially negotiated by the rights holder Liberty Media with the race tracks. Usually, the teams are also involved in these negotiations and continuously informed about progress. However, the teams have no decision-making power.
Once a first draft is ready, it is usually published by the rights holder. This draft often still contains one or another “asterisk” – for example, if a contract with a race track has not yet been signed but an agreement is foreseeable.
Once all contracts are finalized and the last “asterisk” is removed, the rights holder submits the calendar draft to the FIA World Motor Sport Council. Only when its 26 members have approved it (usually a mere formality) is the Formula 1 calendar for the next season officially published by the FIA.
Photo gallery: The contract durations of the current Formula 1 tracks
The council usually meets four times a year, including in October and December. Ratification beforehand is possible, see the announcement for 2025 with a lead time of almost eight months.
In practice, however, the Formula 1 calendar was mostly only officially announced and confirmed after the December meeting (shortly before the FIA year-end gala with the Formula 1 World Championship award ceremony). Only then are all Grand Prix dates 100 percent binding.
Formula 1 venues 2027 (alphabetically, by country):
– Abu Dhabi: Yas Marina Circuit (until 2030)
– Azerbaijan, Baku: Baku City Circuit (until 2030)
– Australia, Melbourne: Albert Park Circuit (until 2037)
– Bahrain, Sakhir: Bahrain International Circuit (until 2036)
– Belgium, Spa: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (until 2031)
– Brazil, Sao Paulo: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (until 2030)
– China, Shanghai: Shanghai International Circuit (until 2030)
– Great Britain, Silverstone: Silverstone Circuit (until 2034)
– Italy, Monza: Autodromo Nazionale Monza (until 2031)
– Japan, Suzuka: Suzuka International Racing Course (until 2029)
– Canada, Montreal: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (until 2035)
– Qatar, Losail: Losail International Circuit (until 2032)
– Mexico, Mexico City: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (until 2028)
– Monaco: Circuit de Monaco (until 2035)
– Austria, Spielberg: Red Bull Ring (until 2041)
– Portugal, Portimao: Autodromo Internacional do Algarve (until 2028)
– Saudi Arabia, Jeddah: Jeddah Street Circuit (until 2030)
– Singapore: Marina Bay Circuit (until 2028)
– Spain, Madrid: Madrid Street Circuit (until 2035)
– Turkey, Istanbul: Istanbul Park (until 2031)
– Hungary, Budapest: Hungaroring (until 2032)
– USA, Austin: Circuit of The Americas (until 2034)
– USA, Las Vegas: Las Vegas Street Circuit (until 2037)
– USA, Miami: Miami International Autodrome (until 2041)
Current Formula 1 venues without contract for 2027:
– Netherlands, Zandvoort: Circuit Park Zandvoort (until 2026)
– Spain, Barcelona: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (until 2032), rotation with Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) and therefore only in even years in the Formula 1 calendar
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