The FIA and Formula 1 have formalized the sport’s pre-season testing schedule for 2026 while a slight date change has been confirmed for next year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The 2026 race in Baku City will take place a day earlier than initially planned "following a request from the Azerbaijan promoter and relevant government stakeholders” in order to accommodate the country’s Remembrance Day on September 27.
The event will therefore unfold over four days as normal – including media day – starting on September 23, with race day now scheduled on Saturday, September 26.
As the race weekend is not part of a double-header, no disruption is expected for the teams’ logistics as a consequence of the rescheduling tweak.
In addition to this change, Formula 1 has confirmed its pre-season testing dates that will provide teams with three specific test periods - instead of two - in a bid to give everyone more time to get to grips with the sport’s 2026 sweeping changes to both engine and chassis regulation.
26-30 January – Private test, Barcelona-Catalunya 11-13 February – Test 1, Bahrain 18-20 February – Test 2, Bahrain
As previously announced, Formula 1’s first five-day test in Barcelona will be held behind closed doors, with no TV coverage available and the circuit closed to spectators.
Two additional pre-season tests are scheduled in February in Bahrain, with both set to follow a more traditional format. The final test is confirmed for February 11–13 and will precede the start of the F1 season in Melbourne on March 8.
2026 Formula 1 Calendar
Country Circuit Date 1 Australia Melbourne March 6-8 2 China Shanghai March 13-15 3 Japan Suzuka March 27-29 4 Bahrain Sakhir April 10-12 5 Saudi Arabia Jeddah April 17-19 6 USA Miami May 1-3 7 Canada Montreal May 22-24 8 Monaco Monaco June 5-7 9 Spain Barcelona-Catalunya June 12-14 10 Austria Spielberg June 26-28 11 United Kingdom Silverstone July 3-5 12 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps July 17-19 13 Hungary Budapest July 24-26 14 Netherlands Zandvoort August 21-23 15 Italy Monza September 4-6 16 Spain Madrid September 11-13 17 Azerbaijan Baku September 24-26 18 Singapore Singapore October 9-11 19 USA Austin October 23-25 20 Mexico Mexico City October 30 - November 1 21 Brazil Sao Paulo November 6-8 22 USA Las Vegas November 19-21 23 Qatar Lusail November 27-29 24 Abu Dhabi Yas Marina December 4-6Keep up to date with all the F1 news via X and Facebook
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