The Australian Grand Prix’s future is probably the most safe on the Components One schedule, whereas the contracts’ of seven tracks will expire on the finish of the forthcoming season. F1Technical’s lead journalist Balazs Szabo reveals when the contracts of the present tracks expire.
Components One introduced the calendar of the 2025 F1 season again in April, and its most important feeder collection, Components 2, Components 3 and the F1 Academy have additionally finalized their schedule for the approaching season.
As for the head of motorsport, the racing will begin on the Australian Grand Prix, which signifies that Melbourne will regain its standing because the season-opening spherical subsequent season whereas the Bahrain and the Saudi Arabian races transfer again resulting from Ramadan.
In complete, the calendar will function 24 races and can conclude in Abu Dhabi on 7 December. Ramadan will likely be all through March in 2025, and subsequently the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will likely be held in April.
The adjustments made to the calendar in 2024 to create a greater geographical circulate of races have been carried over to 2025, with Japan in April following Australia and China, adopted predominantly by the European races over the summer time and the Americas through the Autumn, earlier than Qatar and Abu Dhabi end the season back-to-back.
Circuits’ contracts
Three contracts will expire subsequent yr, with Belgium, Mexico and Imola required to increase their present contracts after subsequent season’s race.
Austin and Azerbaijan nonetheless have two years of their present contract. The Netherlands have not too long ago introduced that they’ll go away the F1 schedule after the 2026 race. With Madrid set to take over the internet hosting position of the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026 onwards, Barcelona finds itself in a tough state of affairs, however it may nonetheless safe its future on the F1 schedule underneath a unique identify.
Singapore, which hosted the primary ever night-race again in 2008, has a contract till 2028, whereas the game introduced in February 2024 that the enduring Suzuka circuit will keep on the F1 schedule till at the very least 2029.
China, Sao Paulo, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and Austria all have contracts till inclusive 2030, whereas the contracts of Miami, Montreal, Monaco and Monza will expire within the following yr.
Hungary, Qatar and Las Vegas will host races till at the very least 2032, whereas Britain, Madrid, Bahrain and Australia will keep on the F1 schedule for greater than ten additional years.
2025: Mexico, Imola, Belgium
2026: Austin, Barcelona, Azerbaijan, Netherlands
2028: Singapore
2029: Japan
2030: China, Sao Paulo, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Austria
2031: Miami, Montreal, Monaco, Monza
2032: Hungary, Qatar, Las Vegas
2034: Britain
2035: Madrid
2036: Bahrain
2037: Australia
