F1 returned to China earlier in 2024 after a five-year absence. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images )

The Chinese Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 (F1) motor racing calendar through the 2030 season after the organizers agreed a five-year extension to continue staging the race.

The renewal, agreed with race promoter Shanghai Jiushi Group and announced today, follows the top motor racing series’ return to China earlier in 2024 after a five-year absence.

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The Chinese Grand Prix will continue to be held at the Shanghai International Circuit. The track first held an F1 race 20 years ago.

In the 2025 season, the China race will be the second round on the calendar, taking place March 21-23, and will host the first F1 Sprint event of the season, as well as the first round of F1 Academy.

F1 claims its fanbase in China has climbed to over 150 million, with more than half of this group starting to follow the series in the last four years, and 50% being women.

The series says it is seeing growth across all metrics, including TV viewership, with 2024 TV audiences up 39% versus the 2023 season average, and online where F1’s following on Chinese social media channels has grown by over 1 million in 2024, with a combined following of 4.4 million across Weibo, WeChat, Toutiao, and Douyin.

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Stefano Domenicali, president and CEO of Formula 1, has now said: “Our return to China this season for the first time since 2019 was a fantastic moment for the sport, and it is incredible to see the levels of support that we enjoy in the country continuing to grow year-on-year.”

Earlier this week, the organizers of the Dutch Grand Prix secured an extension to continue staging the race at the Zandvoort circuit for an additional year – but also announced it will drop off the F1 calendar after the 2026 season.

F1 has renewed several hosting contracts recently, including those for the Monza and Monaco Grands Prix, on six-year deals through 2031.

Other locations with contracts currently set to expire after 2025 include Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, Mexico City, and Las Vegas in the US.

The current F1 season will conclude this weekend with the traditional final race in Abu Dhabi. Max Verstappen has already retained the world championship but the constructors' championship winners are still undecided.

The 2025 campaign will again feature a 24-race calendar, starting with the Australian Grand Prix on March 16 and finishing in Abu Dhabi in early December.