The 2027 calendar of motor racing's top-tier Formula 1 (F1) will contain 10 sprint events, up from six this season.
Next year's 24-race calendar was formally announced today, with sprints to take place for the first time in Australia, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Japan, and the iconic Monaco circuit.
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Sprints feature two races: the usual Sunday event and a short race on the Saturday (as well as two sets of qualifying).
Aside from the new locations mentioned above, this format – first brought into the F1 race weekend in 2021 – will also be used in Canada, the UK, Italy, Brazil, and Qatar.
The 2027 calendar also reintroduces F1 racing to both Portugal (June 20) and Turkey (October 3).
Next year's season will begin on March 14 with the Bahrain Grand Prix and end in Abu Dhabi on December 12.
Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1's president and chief executive, commented: "We are thrilled to welcome Portugal and Turkey to the championship and to expand sprint racing to 10 events, giving our fans even more intensity, drama, and the wheel-to-wheel action that make our sport so special."
Sprint races, while costing the local event organizers more in overheads, do also provide the chance for those same bodies to sell significantly more tickets over the course of a three-day race weekend.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA governing body which regulates F1, added: "With 24 grands prix across five continents, the return of Portugal and Turkey, and the opportunity for an expanded sprint programme, the calendar combines tradition, innovation, and fan engagement while maintaining the highest sporting standards."
The 2026 F1 season is 14 races in, with 23 rounds in total. It is currently due to finish in Abu Dhabi in early December, but this is very much contingent on the situation regarding the ongoing Middle East conflict – which has already caused multiple race postponements for the series this campaign.
As such, the first two races of next season – Bahrain and Saudi Arabia – are also dependent on a resolution to the conflict being arrived at by then.
Late last month, F1 restated its intention to host the final grand prix of 2026 in Abu Dhabi if possible, at its originally intended location of the Yas Marina Circuit.
F1's substantial revenue decrease during the three months up to June 30 this year was mostly due to four fewer races being held in that period than were hosted in the equivalent period last year (five, as opposed to nine) – primarily a consequence of the regional conflict in the Middle East.
F1's Q2 income, therefore, only came to $764 million, as opposed to $1.22 billion the prior year, while its profits amounted to just $73 million, down from $293 million for Q2 in 2025.
