Just how secure is the long-term future of each of the 24 grands prix on the 2026 Formula 1 calendar?We’ve wrapped up when each race’s contract expires, from the shortest to the longest deal.Dutch Grand Prix – 2026In late 2024 the Dutch Grand Prix agreed to a one-year extension to its current deal that was due to expire in 2025.The 2026 race – the first Dutch GP to feature a sprint race – will be the final F1 weekend at Zandvoort.Zandvoort was one of the prime contenders to be a part of the rotation of European races from 2026, but the Dutch GP promoter took the decision to take a one-year extension and bow out after 2026.Portuguese Grand Prix – 2028Portimao will return to the F1 calendar in 2027 as part of a new two-year deal announced in December 2025. F1 raced there twice in COVID-disrupted seasons in 2020 and 2021. Mexican Grand Prix – 2028The Mexican Grand Prix was in the final year of its current contract at the start of 2025 and is now without a home representative on the grid following Sergio Perez’s Red Bull exit at the end of 2024. But its future on the F1 calendar was secured for another three years in April 2025. Singapore Grand Prix – 2028F1’s original night race has a deal until 2028, having agreed a new seven-year deal in 2022.Japanese Grand Prix – 2029Suzuka signed a five-year contract extension with F1 in 2024 that will keep it on the calendar until 2029.Chinese Grand Prix – 2030In December 2024, Shanghai agreed a new five-year deal that will keep it on the F1 calendar until 2030.China won’t have its first-ever F1 driver Zhou Guanyu on the grid in 2025.Azerbaijan Grand Prix – 2030F1’s Baku race has a contract until 2030, having signed a new four-year extension in September 2025.It joined t …
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Author: The Race Team
