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The clock above counts down to the 2026 Madrid Grand Prix, the inaugural Formula 1 race at IFEMA Madrid, on September 13, 2026.
The 2026 Madrid Grand Prix is the inaugural F1 race at the new IFEMA Madrid circuit, a 5.47-kilometer hybrid layout combining street sections with purpose-built corners around the IFEMA convention center on the northern edge of the city. The 22-turn track is designed for both spectacular high-speed sections and tight street-style braking zones, modeled in part on what worked for the Las Vegas Grand Prix while keeping a more traditional permanent-pit-paddock structure.
The race anchors the late-September European leg of the new-regulation 2026 F1 season — the first under the new power-unit and chassis rules that brought Audi and Cadillac into the sport. Madrid is positioned as a co-Spanish Grand Prix alongside the continued Barcelona round, though long-term, IFEMA Madrid is expected to take over as Spain's exclusive F1 round once Barcelona's contract winds down.
The Madrid Grand Prix runs Friday-Saturday-Sunday, September 11-13, 2026. Practice and qualifying air on F1 TV, Sky Sports F1 (UK), and ESPN (US). The race itself begins Sunday afternoon Madrid time.
For more 2026 F1 events, see the Daytona 500 2026 countdown for NASCAR's season opener and the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix countdown for the MotoGP season opener.
When is the Madrid Grand Prix? September 13, 2026. Where is the circuit? IFEMA Madrid, northern Madrid. Is this replacing Barcelona? Initially co-hosted; Madrid expected to take over fully once Barcelona's contract ends. Track length? 5.47 km, 22 turns.
