F1 and the FIA jointly confirm the dates for next year’s championship

Next year’s FIA Formula One World Championship will begin in Bahrain on 14 March, marking the start of an action-packed 24-race season, taking the sport across 22 countries and five continents. With the calendar jointly announced by F1 and the FIA, there are two new venues to look forward to, as both Portugal and Turkey (Türkiye) return to the schedule in 2027.

Following approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, next year will also feature an increase in Sprint events, rising from the current six to ten. Just one week of pre-season testing will be held next year — in Bahrain from 24-27 February — before the opening round in Sakhir which will host a Sprint for the first time. Other venues to feature the shorter race format are Melbourne, Suzuka, Montréal, Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, São Paulo, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

After starting the championship in the Middle East, with Jeddah to follow Bahrain a week later, a triple header follows with trips to Australia, Japan and China. After crossing the Atlantic to visit Miami and Montréal in North America, there is the usual European tour, featuring eight rounds. This starts with the famous streets of Monaco on 6 June and ends with a return to Madrid on 12 September, with a gap of four weeks across the summer.

The European season includes the returning Portuguese GP, which will be held at Portimão on 20 June. Previously, F1 raced at the Algarve venue during the Covid years of 2020 and 2021, and drivers will relish racing on its undulating layout once more.

Another drivers’ favourite returning to the calendar in 2027 is Istanbul Park, which also last hosted Grands Prix in ’20 and ’21. Prior to that, the track — located on the Asian side of the Bosphorus — held seven races between 2005 and 2011. Next year, the Turkish Grand Prix has been allocated a date of 3 October, splitting the street races in Baku and Singapore.

The 2027 schedule has been put together by Formula One with its long-term sustainability goals in mind, with a more efficient flow of races within the same geographical regions. As in previous years, a group of races in the Americas fill the latter end of the calendar — Austin, Mexico City, São Paulo and Las Vegas — before a return to the Middle East to close out the season.

The introduction of additional Sprint races, up from six to ten, will deliver more on-track action for fans. First introduced in 2021, the shorter Saturday Sprint races add an extra competitive element to the weekend and data supplied by F1 states that total viewership is 12% higher than on non-Sprint weekends.

Additionally, Formula One adds that Sprint Qualifying is up to three times more popular with fans than Free Practice, while 82% of attendees at Sprint weekends say it adds value to their ticket. With ten Sprint events and 24 races across five continents, the 2027 season promises to be another busy year of Formula One action.