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These circuits could fear for their place in the '26 F1 calendar
The 2025 calendar has been already announced, so for circuits, focus is on the 2026 season. At the moment, 17 circuits have a place in the schedule, with a contract signed. Which tracks are yet to sign an extension ahead of the '26 season, once the new regulation change come into effect in the competition.
Seventeen tracks have a contract signed for 2026, and one has been announced to make its debut. The Spanish Grand Prix will then take place in Madrid. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya also had a deal signed beyond 2026, but they have to at least go through a name change. Classic tracks like Silverstone, Suzuka and Interlagos have also secured a deal already.
If the race in Barcelona continues to be on the calendar, depending whether Liberty Media would like to have two weekends in Spain, there will be seven spaces remaining on the 2026 calendar. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has been on the record saying multiple times that they have drawn the limit at 24 Grands Prix a year. Based on the Italian's words, at the moment, with the introduction of the street circuit in Madrid, out of the eight circuits with a contract that ends in 2025, one will definitely miss out.
Current circuits without a deal for '26
Five European tracks are yet to get an extension. Monte-Carlo, Spa-Francorchamps, Zandvoort, Monza and Imola are all historic circuits. About Zandvoort, Robert van Overdijk, the tracks director has already declared to De Telegraaf that it is not certain that the Dutch Grand Prix will remain on the calendar. Rotating tracks could also be a possibility. As an example, Zandvoort could be the host one year, then Spa-Francorchamps following that.
The Chinese and the Mexican Grands Prix are also yet to sign an extension for 2026. There is also an outlier on the list, the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, as it is one of the weekends F1 include on their list of biggest spectacles.