F1 Schedule: 2026 Formula 1 Calendar and Sprint Race Dates

Each Sprint Weekend gives drivers the opportunity to score eight more points than they would on a traditional race weekend. With the new era in 2026, Sprint Weekends will carry greater influence with limited practice time for the teams.

This year, China, Miami, Canada, Silverstone, Zandvoort, and Singapore will make up the 6-race Sprint schedule – a heavier emphasis on the start of the season.

Race Weekend Day-by-Day Make-up

There is a standard schedule that race weekends follow in Formula 1, in case a refresher is needed.

On Thursday, the teams, drivers, and media convene on the track for media day, where press conferences are held, content is filmed, and the FIA holds meetings. This day is not open to the public.

Friday for a standard race weekend is Practice 1, followed by Practice 2. For a Sprint Race weekend, Friday has the only Practice followed by Sprint Race Qualifying.

Saturday for a standard race weekend hosts the final Practice 3, followed by Qualifying to set the 22-driver grid starting order for Sunday's Race. For a Sprint weekend, the day will open with the Sprint race and close with Qualifying for Sunday's Race.

Sunday, naturally, is race day with the full-length race even on Sprint Race Weekends.

After a dramatic finish to the 2025 season in which Lando Norris clinched his first World Drivers' Championship and McLaren secured their 2nd World Constructors' Championship in a row, 2026 offers a potentially new landscape.

New technical regulations are set to reshape car performance as outlined by Bahrain Pre-Season testing, and the biggest question is which team will master this new era in Formula 1.