The identify for the brand new Madrid F1 circuit set to host the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026 has been revealed.
F1 may have two races in Spain subsequent yr, with the Spanish Grand Prix formally shifting to a brand new hybrid road circuit in capital metropolis Madrid.
Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya has a contract for yet another yr however won’t be titled the Spanish Grand Prix from subsequent season.
Madrid will take over that identify because it hosts its first ever grand prix as a part of an extended deal initially working till 2035.
Organisers of the race have now confirmed that the monitor will likely be named the ‘Madring’.
“Madrid is the primary main European capital to host a Formulation 1 Grand Prix, and the circuit’s identify displays this milestone,” the race’s promoters stated in an announcement.
“MADRING merge ‘Madrid’ with ‘ring’, a time period usually related to racing circuits within the F1 world.
“The result’s a contemporary and up to date identification, aligned with the brand new period of spectacle circuit – akin to Abu Dhabi, Miami, and Las Vegas, the place the occasion transcends the monitor and permeates all the metropolis.
“Formulation 1 circuits are usually referred to by town or area the place they’re positioned – Monza, Imola, Interlagos, Spa, Silverstone, Miami, Las Vegas.
“Nevertheless, their full official names are hardly ever used. For that reason, Madring goals to ascertain a concise and memorable identification that immediately references its host metropolis, is immediately recognisable worldwide, and requires no translation.
“In the end, it’s greater than only a identify – it’s a real, distinctive, and iconic model, designed to resonate with a contemporary and engaged F1 viewers.”
The Madring will likely be a 3.39-mile monitor which runs across the IFEMA exhibition venue.
A qualifying lap of 1m32s has been projected for the 20-turn circuit.
Madrid’s IFEMA exhibition centre is near the primary worldwide airport and has transport connections to town centre.
F1 say using public transport will make the race “one of the crucial sustainable F1 occasions of the season”.
