User:Phoenix84621/2026 Formula One season

The 2026 FIA Formula One world championship will be the 76th Formula One world championship, the top division of single-seater, open wheel racing. This season featured new regulations with revised power unit and new "active" aerodynamics. Anything in italics is not confirmed.

Teams and Drivers

Nat.	Team	Constructor	Tyre	№	Nat.	Drivers
	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine–Mercedes	P	10		Pierre Gasly
				TBA		TBA
	Aston Martin Aramco Honda	Aston Martin–Honda	P	14		Fernando Alonso
				18		Lance Stroll
	Audi F1 Team	Audi	P	27		Nico Hülkenberg
				85		Gabriel Bortoleto
	Cadillac F1 Team	Cadillac–Ferrari	P	TBA		TBA
				TBA		TBA
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	P	16		Charles Leclerc
				44		Lewis Hamilton
	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas–Ferrari	P	31		Esteban Ocon
				87		Oliver Bearman
	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren–Mercedes	P	4		Lando Norris
				81		Oscar Piastri
	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	Mercedes	P	TBA		TBA
				TBA		TBA
	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls–Ford	P	TBA		TBA
				TBA		TBA
	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull–Ford	P	33		Max Verstappen
				11		Sergio Pérez
	Williams Racing	Williams–Mercedes	P	55		Carlos Sainz
				23		Alex Albon

Team Changes

• General Motors (GM) made their debut in 2026, after an US House Judiciary Committee investigation allegedly put pressure on FOM (Formula One Management). Their previous application was rejected, when partnered with Andretti Global. Andretti will still be involved in a minor capacity, with former F1 world champion, Mario Andretti sitting on the board. It is rumoured they will be powered by Ferrari until they introduce their own engine in 2028.
• Audi entered F1 for the first time, after buying Sauber. Although the chassis was still made at Hinwil in Switzerland, Audi made engines in Neuburg an der Donau in Germany.
• Ford returned to F1 for the first time since 2004, supplying the two Red Bull owned teams with engines made adjacent to Red Bull's base at Milton Keynes.
• Aston Martin left Mercedes engines to partner with Honda, the first since 2002, when the team was known as Jordan. This ended a 16 year partnership with Mercedes.
• Renault announced they wouldn't be making an engine for the first time since 1988. Alpine later announced a customer agreement with Mercedes, a move denounced by the French press. Mercedes previously powered the team, then Lotus, in 2015.

Calendar

The following 24 Grands Prix were held as part of the 2026 World Championship. Each race is to run over 305 km (189.5 mi) plus one additional lap; the only exception is the Monaco Grand Prix, which is run to a distance of 270 km (167.8 mi) plus an additional lap.

Rnd.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park, Melbourne	15 March
2	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	5 April
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	19 April
4	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	26 April
5	Miami Grand Prix	Miami International Autodrome, Miami	10 May
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	17 May
7	Spanish Grand Prix	IFEMA Madrid Circuit, Madrid	31 May
8	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	7 June
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	28 June
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone, Silverstone	5 July
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Budapest	2 August
12	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	30 August
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	6 September
14	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	20 September
15	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	4 October
16	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	18 October
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos), São Paulo	8 November
18	Qatar Grand Prix	Lusail International Circuit, Lusail	29 November
19	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	6 December
Contracted Grand Prixs with Unknown Status
	Catalan Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	12 July
Out of Contract Grand Prixs
	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	22 March
	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	14 June
	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	26 July
	Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	25 October
	Las Vegas Grand Prix	Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas	21 November

Calendar Changes

• The Spanish Grand Prix was moved to a new street circuit in Madrid, the first time the capital had held the Spanish Grand Prix since 1981.
• The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya does have a contract for 2026, but this is unknown if it is to be fulfilled.
• The Monaco Grand Prix was moved to the first full weekend in June, after historically being in late May.
• The Canadian Grand Prix was moved to the third or fourth weekend in May, after previously being held in June.
• This year will be the final Dutch Grand Prix to be held, and will also be the only Sprint to be held at the circuit.
• It has been hinted that new Grand Prixs could be held in 2026, in destinations such as Turkey, Thailand & Africa all trying to get spots on the 2026 calendar.

Regulation Changes

Power Units

• The new power units still produced over 1,000 bhp, although the power came from different sources.
• The turbocharged 1.6 V6 internal combustion engine configuration used since 2014 was retained, but with the MGU-H (Motor Generator Unit – Heat) removed, and the MGU-K (Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic) output increased to 470 bhp, up from 160 bhp.
• The power output of the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) was decreased from 850 bhp to 540 bhp.
• Fuel flow rates was measured and limited based on energy, rather than mass of the fuel itself.
• The power units used a fully sustainable fuel developed by Formula One, and was also able to recover twice as much electrical energy compared to the previous regulations.

Chassis & Aerodynamics

• DRS (Drag Reduction System) was removed as an overtaking aid after first being introduced in 2011. It was replaced by a new "push to pass" system, a manual engine override mode. DRS has instead has been reformatted into Active Aerodynamics, which opened flaps in the front and rear wings on straights.
• 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 were reduced by 2.5 cm (0.98 in) on the front pair and by 3.0 cm (1.2 in) on the rears.
• The floor had reduced ground effects to ease the issues cars had suffered with porpoising in the previous regulations.