2026 Formula One World Championship

The 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship is a motor racing championship season for Formula One cars which is 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 is being contested over twenty-two Grands Prix held around the world.

Drivers and teams compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively.

The following constructors and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2026 World Championship. All teams are due to compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.^[1]

Teams and drivers that are contracted to compete in the 2026 World Championship

Entrant	Constructor	Power unit	Race drivers
			No.	Driver name
BWT Alpine Formula 1 Team	Alpine-Mercedes	Mercedes[2]	10	Pierre Gasly[3]
			43	Franco Colapinto[4]
Aston Martin Aramco Honda	Aston Martin-Honda	Honda	14	Fernando Alonso[5]
			18	Lance Stroll[6]
Audi Revolut F1 Team	Audi	Audi	5	Gabriel Bortoleto[7]
			27	Nico Hülkenberg[8]
Cadillac Formula 1 Team[9][10]	Cadillac-Ferrari	Ferrari[11]	11	Sergio Pérez[12]
			77	Valtteri Bottas[12]
Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari	Ferrari	16	Charles Leclerc[13]
			44	Lewis Hamilton[14]
TGR Haas F1 Team	Haas-Ferrari	Ferrari	31	Esteban Ocon[15]
			87	Oliver Bearman[16]
McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team	McLaren-Mercedes	Mercedes	4	Lando Norris[17]
			81	Oscar Piastri[18]
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	Mercedes	12	Kimi Antonelli[19]
			63	George Russell[19]
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls-Red Bull Ford	Red Bull Ford	30	Liam Lawson[20]
			41	Arvid Lindblad[20]
Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing-Red Bull Ford	Red Bull Ford	6	Isack Hadjar[21]
			33	Max Verstappen[22]
Atlassian Williams F1 Team[23][24]	Williams-Mercedes	Mercedes	23	Alex Albon[25]
			55	Carlos Sainz Jr.[26]
Sources:[27][28]

The 2026 calendar comprises twenty-two Grands Prix, as with the previous two seasons:^[29]

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

*Cancelled due to international events in the Middle East.^[30]

**Saturday Race.