The pre-season schedule for the 2026 System 1 season has been confirmed, with three assessments to permit extra preparation time as a part of the brand new rules.
With a change to each the ability unit and chassis rules for subsequent season, groups will get to kick off the yr from January 26-30 with a personal check in Barcelona. No media or spectator entry might be allowed to the occasion – agreed straight between the groups and the circuit – with solely personnel concerned within the automotive operating permitted as the brand new designs hit the observe for the primary time.
There’ll then be two three-day assessments in Bahrain to additional discover the 2026 automobiles, operating from February 11-13 and February 18-20, previous to the primary race of the season in Australia on March 8.
On prime of the testing schedule being confirmed, there has additionally been a change to the previously-announced calendar, with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix transferring to turn out to be a Saturday race.
The occasion had been introduced on 27 September 2026, however will now happen in the future earlier on 26 September, as a result of Remembrance Day nationwide vacation on the Sunday. The swap means there might be two Saturday races in 2026, with Las Vegas retaining its typical Saturday night time slot in late November.
