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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 several 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.

The 2026 season will feature a major set of regulation changes with a revised power unit configuration and new active aerodynamics. Audi, who acquired Sauber in 2024, will enter as a works team with its own power unit, while Cadillac is set to make its series debut using Ferrari power units, marking the first time an eleventh team has competed since 2016. Honda, through its Honda Racing Corporation subsidiary, will enter into an exclusive works team agreement with Aston Martin, and will supply them with their own power unit after ending its current relationship with Red Bull Racing. Ford will return to the sport for the first time since 2004, supporting Red Bull Powertrains in supplying Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls. Renault will no longer be an engine supplier as Alpine will switch to Mercedes power units.

Entries

Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.[1] All teams are due to compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.[2]

Teams and drivers that are contracted to compete in the 2026 World Championship
Entrant Constructor Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name
France BWT Alpine F1 Team[3] Alpine-Mercedes Mercedes[4][5] 10 France Pierre Gasly[6]
TBC TBA
United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco Honda[7] Aston Martin Aramco-Honda Honda[8] 14 Spain Fernando Alonso[9]
18 Canada Lance Stroll[10]
Germany Audi F1 Team[11][12] Audi Audi[11] 5 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto[13]
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg[14]
United States Cadillac Formula 1 Team[15][16][17] Cadillac-Ferrari Ferrari[18] TBC TBA
TBC TBA
Italy Scuderia Ferrari HP[19] Ferrari Ferrari[20] 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc[21]
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton[22]
United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team[23] Haas-Ferrari Ferrari[24][25] 31 France Esteban Ocon[26]
87 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman[27]
United Kingdom McLaren Formula 1 Team McLaren-Mercedes Mercedes[28] 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris[29]
81 Australia Oscar Piastri[30]
Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team[31] Mercedes Mercedes[20] TBC TBA
TBC TBA
Italy Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team[32] Racing Bulls-Red Bull Ford Red Bull Ford[33] TBC TBA
TBC TBA
Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing[34] Red Bull Racing-Red Bull Ford Red Bull Ford[33] 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen[35]
TBC TBA
United Kingdom Atlassian Williams Racing[36] Williams-Mercedes Mercedes[37] 23 Thailand Alexander Albon[38]
55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.[39]
Source:[40]

Team changes

Audi and Cadillac (logo not shown) will enter Formula One for the first time, while Ford will return for the first time since 2004. Honda will return as an independent engine supplier for the first time since 2021.

Cadillac will become the eleventh team in Formula One, marking Cadillac's first appearance in the series and the first new team on the grid since Haas in 2016. The team will use Ferrari power units and gearboxes,[15][16][17][18] with plans to develop their own engine for use in a future season. Cadillac had previously tried to enter Formula One in conjunction with Andretti Global.[41][42]

Three new engine manufacturers will enter Formula One, coinciding with the engine regulation changes. Audi will enter the sport for the first time, having purchased the existing Sauber team in 2024. Audi's predecessor company Auto Union did however compete in Grand Prix racing prior to World War II and the inception of the World Championship in 1950.[43] The team will race in the 2024 and 2025 seasons as Kick Sauber, using Ferrari engines, before becoming the Audi factory team in 2026. As a result, Haas and new entrant Cadillac will become the two Ferrari customer teams.[11][44]

Ford will return to Formula One as an engine supplier for the first time since it provided engines for its own works team Jaguar and its former customers Jordan and Minardi in 2004.[45] It will form a partnership with Red Bull Powertrains, which will supply Red Bull Racing and their second team Racing Bulls. Honda, which partially withdrew from Formula One in 2021 whilst remaining as partners of Red Bull Powertrains, will split from the two Red Bull-owned teams and relaunch a fully-independent engine program starting with Aston Martin under the Honda Racing Corporation subsidiary. Aston Martin had used Mercedes power units since they rejoined the sport, with Mercedes having supplied engines to Aston Martin's predecessors since 2009. Honda had previously collaborated with Aston Martin's predecessor Jordan from 1998 to 2002.[8][33][46]

Renault will cease to provide engines for Alpine from 2026 onwards after achieving poor results since the beginning of the hybrid power unit regulations in 2014. It will thus be the first season without any Renault engine since the 2000 championship. Alpine will become a customer team as opposed to a full works outfit as had been the case since Renault reacquired Team Enstone ahead of the 2016 season.[4] Alpine will become a customer team of Mercedes, utilising their engines and gearboxes from this season onwards.[5]

Calendar

Nations that are scheduled to host a Grand Prix in 2026 are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked with a black dot. Former host nations are shown in dark grey, and former host circuits are marked with a white dot.

The 2026 calendar comprises twenty-four Grands Prix, as with the previous two seasons:[47]

Round Grand Prix Circuit Race date
1 Australian Grand Prix Australia Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 8 March
2 Chinese Grand Prix China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 15 March
3 Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 29 March
4 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 12 April
5 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 19 April
6 Miami Grand Prix United States Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida 3 May
7 Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 24 May
8 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 7 June
9 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 14 June
10 Austrian Grand Prix Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 28 June
11 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 5 July
12 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 19 July
13 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 26 July
14 Dutch Grand Prix Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 23 August
15 Italian Grand Prix Italy Monza Circuit, Monza 6 September
16 Spanish Grand Prix Spain Madring, Madrid 13 September
17 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku 26 September[a][b]
18 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 11 October
19 United States Grand Prix United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 25 October
20 Mexico City Grand Prix Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 1 November
21 São Paulo Grand Prix Brazil Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 8 November
22 Las Vegas Grand Prix United States Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada 21 November[a]
23 Qatar Grand Prix Qatar Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 29 November
24 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 6 December
Source:[47]

Calendar changes

The Spanish Grand Prix will move from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló to a new street circuit in Madrid built around the IFEMA.[49] The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will continue to host a race under the name "Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix".[50] The Dutch Grand Prix will feature the sprint format for the first time after the organisers announced that 2026 would be the final time that the Grand Prix would be held.[51] The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola was discontinued after their contract to host their race until 2025 was not renewed.[47] The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be held on a Saturday following a request from the promoter and relevant government stakeholders to accommodate their Remembrance Day.[48][52]

Teams will have the opportunity to run their cars in a series of three separate three-day tests, a significant expansion over previous testing programs to account for the new chassis and engine regulations.[53]

Regulation changes

Power unit, aerodynamic, geometric, and safety regulations are all set to be altered for the 2026 season.[54]

Power units

New power unit regulations are due to be introduced for the 2026 season.[55][56] The new power units will still produce over 1,000 bhp (750 kW), although the power will come from different sources. The engine regulations will see the turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 internal combustion engine configuration used since 2014 retained. However, the MGU-H (Motor Generator Unit – Heat), which has also been in use since 2014, will be banned, while the MGU-K (Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic) output will increase to 470 bhp (350 kW) from 160 bhp (120 kW). The power output of the internal combustion part of the power unit will decrease to 540 bhp (400 kW) from 850 bhp (630 kW). In addition, fuel flow rates will be measured and limited based on energy, rather than mass of the fuel itself. The power units will use a fully sustainable fuel being developed by Formula One.[57][58] The power units are expected to recover twice as much electrical energy as before.[59] During the Commission meeting in early 2025, it was agreed to explore for catch-up options for power unit development for manufacturers who may have fallen behind their competitors in the initial development phase. The Commission also suggested that a relevant advisory committee look at whether the energy deployment of new power units should be reduced in race trim from the planned 470 bhp (350 kW) after some teams became concerned about the possibility of their cars running out of deployable energy in a race.[60]

Car size and aerodynamics

On 6 June 2024, the 2026 car concept was revealed. The concept featured new active aerodynamics in both the front and rear wings. The concept saw the elimination of the drag reduction system, being replaced by a new manual override engine mode.[61] The wheelbase was reduced from 360 cm (140 in) to 340 cm (130 in), the width was reduced from 200 cm (79 in) to 190 cm (75 in), and the minimum mass was reduced by 30 kg (66 lb). The tyres' widths will also be reduced by 2.5 cm (0.98 in) on the front pair and by 3.0 cm (1.2 in) on the rears.[59][62] The floor will have reduced ground effect to ease the issues cars have suffered with porpoising.[63]

In October 2024, FIA announced that the downforce reduction of the 2026 cars compared to the 2022–2025 generation of cars would be less than initially proposed for performance and safety reasons.[64] Later in the month, the FIA confirmed that the reduction in downforce from the 2026 generation of cars would be around 15%, a significantly smaller reduction than the originally drafted regulations which the FIA claimed had given the 2026 cars downforce reduction of over 40% compared to their predecessors. In terms of lap time difference this will make the 2026 cars two seconds slower than the 2022–2025 generation of cars rather than the four seconds slower initially envisaged in the initial draft of the 2026 technical regulations.[65]

Safety features

The regulations for the Front Impact Structure (FIS) will be updated with the intent to enhance safety during crashes. A two-stage FIS design has been introduced to address previous issues where the structure detached near the survival cell after a primary collision, leaving the vehicle vulnerable to further impacts. Side intrusion protection, particularly around the cockpit and fuel cell will also be improved. These upgrades aim to shield critical areas of the car during side collisions, while maintaining the vehicle's weight. The roll hoop's strength will be improved, withstanding loads increased from 16G to 20G, aligning with safety standards of other single-seater series. The load testing requirements will be raised from 141 kN to 167 kN.[66]

To further safeguard drivers and track marshals, lateral safety lights will be mandated. These lights will display the Energy Recovery System (ERS) status of a car when it stops on track, providing visual indicators of potential electrical risks, especially in emergency situations.[66]

Season summary

Pre-season

Three pre-season tests will be held; the first will be a private test and will take place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 26–30 January, while the second will be held at the Bahrain International Circuit on 11–13 February. The last will be held on the same track on 18–20 February.[48]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Saturday race.
  2. ^ The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was originally to take place on 27 September before being moved to the day before following a request from the promoter and relevant government stakeholders to accommodate their Remembrance Day.[47][48]

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