Motor racing’s prestigious Formula 1 (F1) series has renewed its contract with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but its race at that location will now be held on a rotating basis with the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
F1 has agreed a multi-year extension with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to host Grands Prix in 2028, 2030, and 2032 in addition to the event scheduled in 2026. From this year, the event will also be renamed as the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
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The Grands Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, meanwhile, will take place in 2026, 2027, 2029, and 2031.
The Barcelona circuit has hosted the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991. Its current hosting contract was due to expire after the 2026 edition, leading to speculation that Barcelona would lose its place on the F1 calendar with the arrival of the Madrid race.
Under the deal, the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix will pay around €28 million ($33.2 million) per year to host the events, in line with the price increase imposed by series promoter Liberty Media.
Last year, F1 announced that Madrid would host the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026. That designated race will be held in the Spanish capital until at least 2035.
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By GlobalDataMadrid will replace Italy's iconic Imola track on the 24-race calendar.
In January 2025, the Belgian Grand Prix secured its agreement with F1 to stage four races in alternate years across six seasons.
The F1 calendar is likely to see changes in the future as the series tries to accommodate eager host circuits and cities, while still limiting itself to 24 grands prix per season. In December, F1 announced it would swap out Zandvoort in the Netherlands for Portugal’s Portimao for two years in 2027 and 2028.
Most recently, F1 announced it will return to the Portimão track in Portugal in 2027 after a six-year break.
Before that, the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, US renewed its hosting rights contract through 2034, while the Baku City Circuit in the Azerbaijan capital cemented its place on the series calendar through 2030.
The extension with the Barcelona track follows significant investment at the circuit in recent years, including the construction of the Circuit Rooftop, a new hospitality space. In 2025, around 300,000 fans attended the race weekend.
Pol Gibert, CEO of Circuits de Catalunya SL and general secretary of the Department of Business and Employment, has said: “This renewal is the result of a strong relationship and close collaboration, and represents a very important step in further consolidating Catalonia as a key fixture on the international calendar.
“Formula 1 generates an economic impact of more than €300 million per edition, but above all, it is a strategic event that helps project Catalonia worldwide as a country capable of hosting top-level sporting competitions.”
